GB2241689A - Packaged card - Google Patents
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- GB2241689A GB2241689A GB9021878A GB9021878A GB2241689A GB 2241689 A GB2241689 A GB 2241689A GB 9021878 A GB9021878 A GB 9021878A GB 9021878 A GB9021878 A GB 9021878A GB 2241689 A GB2241689 A GB 2241689A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
- B42D25/40—Manufacture
- B42D25/405—Marking
- B42D25/43—Marking by removal of material
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
- B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
- B42D25/22—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for use in combination with accessories specially adapted for information-bearing cards
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
- A45C11/18—Ticket-holders or the like
- A45C11/182—Credit card holders
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Abstract
A sealed envelope has two walls 1, 2 between which a card eg a 'phone card, is sandwiched. The envelope includes a frangible closure portion adjacent one edge of the card, defined by perforated or score lines 6, 5, line 6 having a notch 7, whereby, when the closure portion has been detached, an exposed area of the card can be gripped for removal. <IMAGE>
Description
PACKAGED CARD
The invention relates to packaging for a card, and to packaging such as an envelope for a planar card such as a telephone card, credit card, travel card or the like.
The use of planar cards of this type has increased substantially in recent years. Planar cards, such as telephone cards, have impressed therein a number of credits, and such cards are sold LOr money in various retail outlets, a problem arises in that, with the known packaging, it is possible for a retailer to remove the card, use one or more of the credits, replace it within its packaging and place it back on display for sale without any evidence that the card has been tampered with. The cards are also delicate and prone to damage, so that it would be useful if the card could be stored both prior to sale and by the purchaser within its original packaging and so protected against surface damage and flexure until the card has expired or is no longer require.The known packaging suffers from the further disadvantage that it is substantially bigger than the card, which means that the card and its packaging will not fit readily within the standard size pockets present in wallets, purses, filofaxes and the like.
It is accordingly one object of the invention to provide a packaging for a planar card which is both capable of displaying conspicuous evidence if the packaging has been tampered with prior to purchase, or use by the intended user, and which after the packaging has been opened can still be used to house the card even when the card is received in the pocket of a wallet or like carrier.
In one aspect the invention provides an envelope comprising a pouch portion containing a planar card, the pouch portion being of substantially the same size as the card and including an opening in one side, a portion of at least one face of the card being exposed to define a finger grip area for removal of the card; and a closure portion frangibly connected to the pouch portion and adapted to close the opening7 removal of the card from the pouch portion only being possible upon separation of the closure portion from the pouch portion.
Preferably an edge portion of at least one face extends beyond the opening to define the finger grip area.
In a preferred aspect the envelope comprises a rectangular back and front wall sealed together on all four sides, a perforated or score lIne being present in each wall overlying at least one edge portion of the card, thereby to define the pouch portion on one side of the line, and the closure portion on the other.
Preferably the perforated line on at least one of the walls is spaced a short distance before one edge of the card, so that the portion of the underlying face of the card protruding beyond the line defines a finger grip area. Preferably the perforated line on the other wall is substantially level with the one edge of the card, but includes a generally semicircular notch-like portion overlying an edge portion of the adjacent face of the card to define a finger grip area on that face of the card.
The back wall is preferably formed from a relatively stiff material sch as a cardboard, and the front wall is formed from a relatively iible material such as plastics sheLing, which may be clear or opaque. Because of the relatively stiff back wall the card is easy to replace in the pouch portion even though that pouch portion is substantially the same size as the card.
Furthermore, the stiff wall also resists flexure of the card.
Such an envelope is better adapted to being stacked in a dispenser of cards.
The front wall may comprise a single layer of plastics sheeting which is adhered or otherwise attached to the back wall, or may comprise a separate two or more layer envelope of sheeting in which the card is received and which is then attached to a separate relatively stiffer back wall.
In another aspect the invention provides an envelope as defined, in which a further wall is hingedly attached to one edge of the back wall and arranged so that when the closure portion is separated from the pouch portion, the underlying further wall may be hinged outwardly to reveal a writing surface for notes or, say, a space for advertising matter.
In order that the invention may be better understood, various embodiments thereof will now be described by way of example with reference to accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 is a plan view from below of the embodiment of
Figure 1; igure 3 is the same as Figure 1, but with the closure
portion detached;
Figure X is a perspective exploded view of another
embodiment of the invention with the closure portion
detached;
Figure 5 is a perspective exploded view of yet another
embodiment of the invention at a preliminary stage of
assembly;
Figure 6 is a plan view of the embodiment of Figure 5 in a
completed stage; and
Figure 7 is a perspective exploded view of the embodiment of
Figures 5 and 6, but with the closure portion and tearstrip
detached.
Figure 8 is a perspective exploded view of yet another
embodiment of the invention; and
Figure 9 is a perspective exploded view of a still further
embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figures 1 to 3, an envelope comprises a back wall 1 formed from a relatively stiff material such as cardboard, and a front wall 2 formed from a relatively flexible transparent material, such as plastics sheeting. The front wall 2 is secured to the back wall 1, as shown by peripheral flap portions 4 folded over and adhered to the reverse face of the back wall 1.
rectangular telephone card 3 of standard size, e.g. about 8.5 x 5.3 cm, is sandwiched between the two walls 1,2.
The front wall 2 includes a perforated or scored line 5 spaced a short distance, e.g. 2 or 3 mm, from one short end of the card 3.
The back wall 1 includes a perforated line 6 which is substantially flush with that short edge, but which includes a semi-circular inwardly extending notch-like portion 7. The front and back walls 1,2 extend beyond the perforated lines 5,6 to define a tearstrip or closure portion 8 at one side of the line, and a pouch portion 9 on the other. As shown, the words "tear to open" are written on the tearstrip 3.
In use, the purchaser, or intended user, of the packaged card merely has to detach the tears trip 8 from the pouch portion 9 along the lines 5,6 to gain access to the card, secure in the knowledge that, as long as the perforated lines are unbroken, the envelope has not even tampered with. The card is easy to remove because each face of the card 3 includes a portion that protrudes beyond the open edge of the pouch portion 9, as shown in Figure 3. Because the pouch portion 9 is of substantially the same size as the card, it will fit within the standard pockets of wallets and the like, where it will serve to protect the card against damage.
In the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 5 to 7, the back wall 1 comprises a single sheet of cardboard or the like which is hinged about one edge to define a back wall 10 and a further wall 11.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 4 the hinge is present on one of the shorter edges and the closure portion 8 comprises two opposing shorter edge portions of the back and further walls 10,11 which, together with a portion of front wall 2 of plastics film, form a sealed sandwich frangibly attached to the pouch portion. Advertising matter, or a space for notes may be present on the innermost surface of the back and further walls 10,11.
In the embodiment shown in Figures 5 to 7 the further wall 11 is hinged about one of the longer edges of the back wall 10. The envelope is made in a different way. As shown in Figure 5, the card is initially inserted into an envelope or sleeve 12 of plastics film which is sealed on three edges. The fourth edge, the shorter edge to the right as shown, remains unsealed.
Perforated lines 5 are present in each wall of the envelope spaced from the fourth edge.
The back and further walls 10,11 comprise a single sheet of cardboard having two perforated lines 6 each extending parallel to one of two opposing edges (the left and right, as shown). An inwardly extending notch 7 is present in the back wall 10. The single sheet of card is then folded over about the middle and adhesive placed on the innermost sides of portions of the back and further walls beyond the perforated lines 6. The back and further walls 10,11 are then stuck together.
The plastics envelope 12 containing the card is then adhered or otherwise attached to the outermost face of the back wall 10, so that the fourth edge overlies that perforated line 6 on the back wall carrying the notch portion 7. The fourth edge of the plastics envelope 12 is sealed, e.g. with heat. In this way a packaged card is provided having a closure portion 8 which comprises a four ply layer comprising two layers of plastics film and two of card. At the opposite edge a tearstrip portion 13 comprises two layers of cardboard 13. The back and further walls 10,11 are attached together along three edges. To gain access to the card it is only necessary to detach the closure portion 8, while if it is desired to open up the further wall portion 11, the tearstrip 13 must be detached also to reveal, as shown in
Figure 7, a writing surface for notes or, say, advertising matter.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 8 a plastics envelope 12 containing a card generally as described with reference to
Figures 5 to 7, is adhered to a one-ply back wall 1, generally similar to that described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.
The embodiment shown in Figure 9 comprises an initially L-shaped piece of card 20 which is folded in the direction of the arrows 21. The back wall comprises two portions 22,23 hinged along one shorter edge 24 of the envelope and, as shown, a further wall 25 is hinged along one long edge 26 of the underlying back wall portion 23. The package is assembled by inserting the uppermost back wall portion 22 into a plastics envelope 12 containing a card, and then folding the wall portion 22 over on top of the underlying wall portion 23 and adhering them together. The further wall is then hinged upwardly and adhered to the opposing face of the back wall portion 23 along the margins 26,27 which are separated by perforated lines 6.In this way a packaged card is formed which has the advantage that because a portion of the back wall is received within the plastics envelope 12 carrying the card, any slackness of the envelope 12 is taken up so that, in effect, the pouch portion can be made correspondingly smaller and an even closer size to that of the card.
Other embodiments of the invention can have the following features: a) Because the pouch is rigid and well matched to the card, a
pattern printed on a transparent front wall may be blended
with one on the front face of the card to create a
holographic effect. The inside face of the back wall may
also be printed with a pattern to blend with that of the
transparent front face even when the card is outside the
pouch. Information or advertising matter may be printed on
any of these surfaces.
b) The edge of the portion 7 may include a small cut or notch
to match that present on the card itself. Such notch on the
card is there to guide the isually handicapped which end to
lead the card into a telephone machine slot; the presence
of a corresponding notch in the portion 7 will aid the
visually handicapped in orienting the insert ion of the card
into the pouch.
c) Information may be printed on the closure portion, for
example, a bar code of the value of the credits on the card.
With the known design it is necessary to see the top face of
a card to determine the credit value which means that each
package in a stock must be examined individually; whereas
if the information is present on the closure tear strip it
may be seen even in a column of cards.
The invention is not limited to the embodiments shown. For example, the envelope may be arranged to open along one of the long edges.
Claims (11)
1. An envelope comprising a pouch portion containing a planar
card, the pouch portion being of substantially the same size
as the card and including an opening in one side, a portion
of at least one face of the card being exposed to define a
finger grip area for removal of the card; and a closure
portion frangibly connected to the pouch portion and adapted
to close the opening, removal of the card from the pouch
portion only being possible upon separation of the closure
portion from the pouch portion.
2. kn envelope according to Claim 1, characterised in that an
edge portion of at least one face extends beyond the opening
to define the finger grip area.
3. An envelope according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterised by
a rectangular back and front wall sealed together on all
four sides, a perforated or score line being present in each
wall overlying at least one edge portion of the card,
thereby to define the pouch portion on one side of the line,
and the closure portion on the other.
4. An envelope according to Claim 2, characterised in that the
perforated line on at least one of the walls is spaced a
short distance before one edge of the card, so that the
portion of the underlying face of the card protruding beyond
the line defines the finger grip area.
5. An envelope according to Claim 3, characterised in that the
perforated line on the other wall is substantially level
with the one edge of the card, and includes a generally
semicircular notch-like portion overlying an edge portion of
the adjacent face of the card to define a finger grip area
on that face of the card.
6. An envelope according to any of Claims 2 to 4, characterised
in that the back wall is formed from a relatively stiff
material such as a cardboard, and the front wall is formed
from a relatively flexible material such as plastics
sheeting or film.
7. An envelope according to Claim 5, characterised in that the
front wall comprises a single layer of sheeting secured by
peripheral flap portions folded over and adhered to the
reverse face of the back wall.
8. An envelope according to Claim 5, characterised in that the
front wall comprises one face of a separate envelope of
sheeting or film in which the card is received and which is
then attached to a separate back wall.
9. An envelope according to Claim 7, characterised in that at
least a portion of the back wall is received within the
separate envelope of sheeting.
10. An envelope according to any of Claims 2 to 8, characterised
in that a further wall is hingedly attached to one edge of
the back wall and arranged so that when the closure portion
is separated from the pouch portion, the underlying further
wall may be hinged outwardly to reveal an innermost writing
surface for notes o adve4ising matter.
11. An envelope substantially as described with reference to any
of the accompanying drawings.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU74607/91A AU7460791A (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1991-03-05 | Combination of card and envelope |
| PCT/GB1991/000345 WO1991013767A2 (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1991-03-05 | Combination of card and envelope |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB909005378A GB9005378D0 (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Packaged token |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB9021878D0 GB9021878D0 (en) | 1990-11-21 |
| GB2241689A true GB2241689A (en) | 1991-09-11 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB909005378A Pending GB9005378D0 (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Packaged token |
| GB9021878A Withdrawn GB2241689A (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1990-10-09 | Packaged card |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB909005378A Pending GB9005378D0 (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Packaged token |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2270895A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1994-03-30 | Dalgety Spillers Foods | Package with apertures for carrying |
| GB2282120A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-03-29 | Mayer Oskar Foods | Easily opened package |
| GB2283007A (en) * | 1993-10-19 | 1995-04-26 | Mars Inc | Boil-in-bag sachet with tear-off strip |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB291183A (en) * | 1927-03-23 | 1928-05-31 | Frederick Clements | Improvements in and relating to show cards, display cards and the like |
| US4190162A (en) * | 1974-06-19 | 1980-02-26 | William R. O'Meara | Stationery having snap-open envelope with remailable portion |
| US4380315A (en) * | 1981-01-14 | 1983-04-19 | Wallace Computer Services, Inc. | Mailer |
| US4461661A (en) * | 1980-03-21 | 1984-07-24 | Fabel Warren M | Non-tenting business form assemblies and method and apparatus for making the same |
| WO1985003039A1 (en) * | 1984-01-02 | 1985-07-18 | Ab Sture Ljungdahl | A device for use in envelopes |
| GB2154540A (en) * | 1984-02-24 | 1985-09-11 | David John Instance | Labels in the form of an envelope |
| EP0230796A1 (en) * | 1985-12-18 | 1987-08-05 | HERVE ET FILS SA (Société anonyme) | Two-way envelope |
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- 1990-03-09 GB GB909005378A patent/GB9005378D0/en active Pending
- 1990-10-09 GB GB9021878A patent/GB2241689A/en not_active Withdrawn
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB291183A (en) * | 1927-03-23 | 1928-05-31 | Frederick Clements | Improvements in and relating to show cards, display cards and the like |
| US4190162A (en) * | 1974-06-19 | 1980-02-26 | William R. O'Meara | Stationery having snap-open envelope with remailable portion |
| US4461661A (en) * | 1980-03-21 | 1984-07-24 | Fabel Warren M | Non-tenting business form assemblies and method and apparatus for making the same |
| US4380315A (en) * | 1981-01-14 | 1983-04-19 | Wallace Computer Services, Inc. | Mailer |
| WO1985003039A1 (en) * | 1984-01-02 | 1985-07-18 | Ab Sture Ljungdahl | A device for use in envelopes |
| GB2154540A (en) * | 1984-02-24 | 1985-09-11 | David John Instance | Labels in the form of an envelope |
| EP0230796A1 (en) * | 1985-12-18 | 1987-08-05 | HERVE ET FILS SA (Société anonyme) | Two-way envelope |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2270895A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1994-03-30 | Dalgety Spillers Foods | Package with apertures for carrying |
| GB2282120A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-03-29 | Mayer Oskar Foods | Easily opened package |
| US5443154A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-08-22 | Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation | Easy separating package and method |
| GB2282120B (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1998-03-04 | Mayer Oskar Foods | Easy separating package and method |
| GB2283007A (en) * | 1993-10-19 | 1995-04-26 | Mars Inc | Boil-in-bag sachet with tear-off strip |
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| GB9021878D0 (en) | 1990-11-21 |
| GB9005378D0 (en) | 1990-05-02 |
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