Transaction product with removable transaction card

US8434680B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• TARGET BRANDS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark Alan Schultz · Carmel, US
• Meg Leszko · Maple Grove, US
• Jesse Gadola · Minneapolis, US
• Ted C. Halbur · Lino Lakes, US
• Maggie Harn · Minneapolis, US
• Brian R. Holt · Minneapolis, US
• Jared P. Kreuzer · Minneapolis, US
• Aaron Muther · Crystal, US
• Timothy P. Clegg · Manhattan Beach, US
• Anthony V. Roberts · Lomita, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 2011
• Grant date: May 7, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49826
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A transaction product includes a housing and a transaction card. The housing defines a storage chamber and a substantially planar surface. The substantially planar surface defines a perimeter portion and a recessed portion surrounded by, spaced from, and extending substantially parallel to the recessed portion to define a recess. The housing includes opposing tabs extending from the perimeter portion, toward each other, and partially across the recessed portion. The transaction card includes a machine-readable account identifier linking the transaction card to an account or record remote from the transaction product and having a value available for use as payment toward a purchase. The transaction card defines two opposing edges each selectively secured between the recessed portion of the substantially planar surface and a different one of the opposing tabs.