Transaction product assembly with pocket and supporting backer

US8231058B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TARGET BRANDS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Jessica D. Eriksen · Windom, US
• Erin M. Borkowski · Andover, US
• Phillip L. Clark · Minneapolis, US
• Timothy P. Clegg · Manhattan Beach, US
• Anthony V. Roberts · Lomita, US
• Dennis R. Smith · Lubbock, US
• John Dwyer · Muskego, US
• Stacy M. Jensen · Bemidji, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 24, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 31, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/0833
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A transaction product assembly includes a transaction product and a supporting backer. The transaction product includes an account identifier, a primary article, and a panel. The account identifier links the transaction product to at least one of an account and a record, and the account identifier is machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal. The primary article defines a substantially planar surface. The panel extends across the substantially planar surface to define a pocket between the panel and the substantially planar surface. The supporting backer is formed separately from the transaction product and includes a flap extending into the pocket to at least partially couple the supporting backer to the transaction product. Other products, assemblies, combinations and associated methods are also disclosed.