Transaction product with paddle

US8701987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TARGET BRANDS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Chad Albers · Minneapolis, US
• Robert J. Weaver · Kirkland, US
• Melissa M. Andrykowski · Minneapolis, US
• Marta Harding · Minneapolis, US
• Jessica D. Albrecht · Woodbury, US
• Timothy P. Clegg · Manhattan Beach, US
• Primoz Samardzija · Chino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 22, 2014
• Expiry date: May 23, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/08
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A transaction product includes a paddle, a string, a ball, and an account identifier. The paddle defines an enlarged portion and an elongated handle extending from the enlarged portion. The paddle is formed as a single piece of material. The string defines a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the string is coupled to the paddle. The ball is coupled to the second end of the string and is configured to bounce on the paddle. The account identifier is statically connected to the paddle and links the paddle to at least one of an account and a record and is machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal.