IP Library Granted Patent US 8,978,882
Granted Patent B2
US 8,978,882 · App. 13/594,851 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Swing tag card holder

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,978,882
App. No.
13/594,851
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly for holding a transaction card, such as a gift card, upon a panel that pivots to be received within a pouch, pocket or sleeve to hold and retain the card during transport and storage.

Claims (16)

1. A gift card holder assembly comprising:

an insert configured to receive and retain a transaction card, the insert including a header panel removable attached to the insert; and

a sleeve including a pocket for receiving the insert,

wherein the insert is pivotable from an open position for display and use to a closed position for transport and storage within the sleeve,

wherein the insert has a first length that inhibits its insertion into the pocket when the header panel is attached to the insert, and

wherein the insert has a second length that allows its insertion into the pocket when the header panel is removed from the insert, the second length being shorter than the first length.

2. A gift card holder assembly comprising:

an insert pivotally connected to a sleeve about a pivot point so that the insert and the sleeve may pivot relative to each other about the pivot point, the insert including means for receiving and removably holding a transaction card thereupon, the insert including a header panel removably attached to the insert,

wherein the insert has a first length that inhibits its insertion into a pocket of the sleeve when the header panel is attached to the insert, and

wherein the insert has a second length that allows its insertion into the pocket when the header panel is removed from the insert, the second length being shorter than the first length.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a transaction card removably mounted to the insert.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , further comprising an aperture sized and located in the insert to allow indicia on the surface of the card proximate the insert to be at least one of viewed, scanned or accessed through the aperture.

5. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the header panel extends from an end of the insert distal to the pivot point.

6. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the header panel is removable attached to the insert using a line of perforations formed from a single piece of material.

7. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the header panel includes an aperture configured to receive a peg of a display stand.

8. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the indicia comprises at least one of a barcode or a magnetic strip.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: E2INTERACTIVE, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061604/0493 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2020
From: GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC
To: E2INTERACTIVE, INC. D/B/A E2INTERACTIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 051685/0525 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 050097/0118 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 28, 2019
From: GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048465/0430 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2019
From: GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048105/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2012
From: GLASS, BRETT R.; GLASS, NICOLE E.
To: GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 029442/0765 →