Inventors:
Rebecca Stich - Chicago IL
Douglas Ramsburg - Thurmont MD
Ginger A. Rice - Thurmont MD
John L. Wantz - Thurmont MD
Don Dalgauer - Rockaway NJ
Stephen R. Nassoiy - Vienna VA
Assignee:
Moore Business Forms, Inc. - Grand Island NY
International Classification:
G06K 500
G06K 700
H04M 1500
Abstract:
Debit cards, such as long distance telephone cards, may be attractively packaged and even readily mounted for point of purchase display, in such a manner that the card is inactive until activated at the point of purchase. The card may be activated at the point of purchase without the necessity of in any way opening up the attractive packaging, or moving any portion of the packaging out of the way, and by merely "swiping" the card while still mounted in the package through a conventional card reader. The card is mounted between first and second panels of primarily cellulose material including an area significantly greater than that of the card, with the card magnetic strip completely exposed (that is uncovered by the panels or any other packaging material). The majority of the card is typically sandwiched between the first and second panels and is removably held to the panels, for example by hold melt adhesive, and the panels are affixed to each other.