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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Shawn P. Boyd, St. Paul, MN (US);
Charissa J. Peterson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Erin M. Borkowski, Andover, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, CA (US);
Shawn P. Boyd, St. Paul, MN (US);
Charissa J. Peterson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Erin M. Borkowski, Andover, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, CA (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A financial transaction card including an account identifier, a cover, and a pop-up member. The account identifier links the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record. The cover is configured to fold about a fold line between an open and a closed position. The pop-up member is coupled with the cover on both sides of the fold line and is configured to transition between a relatively flat position when the cover is in the closed position and an extended position when cover is in the open position. The pop-up member is stored between at least two portions of the cover when the cover is in the closed position. Methods of assembling a financial transaction card, methods of encouraging purchase and facilitating use of a stored-value card, and other embodiments are also disclosed.