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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Mark A. Schultz, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Meg Leszko, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jesse Gadola, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Maggie Harn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian R. Holt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jared P. Kreuzer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aaron Muther, Crystal, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Anthony V. Roberts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Mark A. Schultz, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Meg Leszko, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jesse Gadola, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Maggie Harn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian R. Holt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jared P. Kreuzer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aaron Muther, Crystal, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Anthony V. Roberts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
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.