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US 8,166,733 · App. 13/166,956 · Granted May 1, 2012

Method for making tamper evident card carrier

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Patent No.
US 8,166,733
App. No.
13/166,956
Granted
May 1, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for providing cost effective and tamper evident prepaid card packaging are described. By forming a cutout in a panel of the prepaid card packaging, covering the cutout with a material such as red glassine, and aligning an activation bar code or other indicia on the card with the cutout when mounting the card within the packaging, the security of the activation indicia can be better maintained. After purchase, the bar code can be scanned through the red glassine but prior to purchase, the red glassine prevents photocopying.

Claims (18)

1. A method for making a tamper evident card carrier comprising:

forming a bi-panel having a fold line with a first panel to one side of the fold line and a second panel to the other side of the fold line, the first panel having a cutout and an area reserved for a product literature insert on an inside face and the second panel having an area reserved for a card located within a region on an inside face;

establishing a glue area extending inward from the edges of the second panel; and

covering the cutout with a material with optical properties which allow barcode scanning therethrough, but prevent photocopying therethrough.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

scoring the fold line.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

applying glue to the glue area and wherein the glue area is at least 0.5 inches wide.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

gluing a gift card to the area for a card with fugitive glue; and

gluing a product literature insert to the area for a product literature insert with fugitive glue.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

applying glue to the glue area;

folding the bi-panel about the fold line; and

activating the glue to form a tamper evident seal which is at least 0.5 inches wide.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

aligning an activation indicia on a gift card with the cutout and mounting the gift card on the gift card carrier in the area reserved for the card.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said material is red glassine.

Assignments (1)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Oct 18, 2013
From: OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES OF AMERICA CORP.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT
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