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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Brian R. Holt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Charlotte Ariss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel A. Weston, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Allison G. Bender, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, CA (US);
Brian R. Holt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Charlotte Ariss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel A. Weston, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Allison G. Bender, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, CA (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A transaction product has an account identifier and includes one or more cosmetic articles. The cosmetic article may be held in place by a tray such that both are readily removable from the housing. The transaction product and its various components, taken together, have a visual appeal accentuated by a sense of depth provided by employing indicia on different visual planes and by using transparent and/or translucent panels. The indicia may be evocative of the nature of cosmetic article, including graphics that depict the color, texture, or other physical properties of the particular cosmetic article enclosed within the transaction product. The account identifier is associated with the housing and links the transaction product to an account or record having a value configured to be used toward one or more of a purchase and a use of goods or services.