U.S. patent application number 13/742423 was filed with the patent office on 2014-07-17 for removable cover for cards bearing magnetic strips and bar codes on a rear surface of the card.
The applicant listed for this patent is Robert J. Gray, O'Neal A. Isaac. Invention is credited to Robert J. Gray, O'Neal A. Isaac.
Application Number | 20140196820 13/742423 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51164278 |
Filed Date | 2014-07-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140196820 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Gray; Robert J. ; et
al. |
July 17, 2014 |
REMOVABLE COVER FOR CARDS BEARING MAGNETIC STRIPS AND BAR CODES ON
A REAR SURFACE OF THE CARD
Abstract
A protective cover for cards that can conveniently be snapped
into place on the back of the card and readily removed and replaced
any number of times for convenience. Such a protective cover does
not interfere with the use of the card. in addition, the protective
cover protects the magnetic strip of the card or the bar codes of
the card such that attempts to retrieve the information on the
magnetic strips and the bar codes by radio frequency use is
prevented.
Inventors: |
Gray; Robert J.; (Auburn,
MI) ; Isaac; O'Neal A.; (Saginaw, MI) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Gray; Robert J.
Isaac; O'Neal A. |
Auburn
Saginaw |
MI
MI |
US
US |
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Family ID: |
51164278 |
Appl. No.: |
13/742423 |
Filed: |
January 16, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
150/147 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 11/182 20130101;
A45C 2011/186 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
150/147 |
International
Class: |
A45C 1/06 20060101
A45C001/06 |
Claims
1. A removable cover for cards bearing magnetic strips and bar
codes on a rear surface of the card, comprising: a. a snap on
edging, said snap on edging having a side wall with a top edge and
a bottom edge; b. said bottom edge having an interior surface, said
interior surface having a plurality of perpendicular lipped
protrusions extending therefrom; the top edge having fixedly
surmounted thereon, a clear plastic cover.
2. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
clear plastic cover is colorless.
3. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
clear plastic cover is colored.
4. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
snap on edge is colorless.
5. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
snap on edge is colored.
6. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
plastic cover is a security cover that limits radio frequency
identification access.
7. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
plastic cover has a security strip placed thereon that is a
security strip that limits radio frequency identification
access.
8. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
thickness of the perpendicular lipped protrusions extending from
the bottom edge of the side wall is in the range of from 0.010 to
about 0.020 inches.
9. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
length of the perpendicular lipped protrusions extending from the
bottom edge of the side wall is in the range of from about 0.08 to
about 0.12 inches.
10. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
thickness of the removable cover is in the range of about 0.045 to
about 0.050 inches, including the clear plastic cover.
11. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
thickness of the clear plastic cover is in the range of about 0.001
to about 0.003 inches.
12. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 7 wherein the
security strip is aluminum.
13. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 7 wherein the
security strip is lead.
14. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 7 wherein the
security strip is a polymeric plastic containing aluminum.
15. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 7 wherein the
security strip is a polymeric plastic containing lead.
16. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 7 wherein the
security strip is a coating containing aluminum.
17. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 7 wherein the
security strip is a coating containing lead.
18. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
clear plastic cover is imprinted.
19. A removable cover for cards as claimed in claim 18, wherein the
imprinting is advertising.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Cards carried by most people today bear magnetic strips
and/or bar codes on the rear surface of the card. Since the cards
are carried in numerous locations upon the person, it is a given
that such cards will eventually be abraded and scored such that the
magnetic strips and/or the bar codes will not work when placed in a
machine for verification and identification.
[0002] Such cards are used in virtually every type of business in
existence and are primarily used for identification, medical
information, financing, in general commerce, medical treatment,
insurance information and identification, and most especially in
the purchase of gasoline and other common everyday goods and
services.
[0003] In addition, there is wear problems with the ink on the
front and back surfaces of the cards that creates problems with
identification and the like.
[0004] This results in the user/owner having to replace the card
and this requires that the card owner or servicer has to be
contacted and a new card mailed to the user. This entails time,
but, the most egregious of the problems is the time that the user
is without the card as he or she waits for the arrival of the new
card.
THE INVENTION
[0005] Thus, there is disclosed and claimed herein, a removable
cover for cards bearing magnetic strips and bar codes on a rear
surface of the card. The card comprises a snap on edging wherein
the snap on edging has a side wall with a top edge and a bottom
edge. The bottom edge has an interior surface, the interior surface
having a plurality of perpendicular lipped protrusions extending
from it. The top edge has fixedly surmounted on it, a clear plastic
cover.
[0006] Thus, there is provided a protective cover for cards that
can conveniently be snapped into place on the back of the card and
readily removed and replaced any number of times for convenience.
Such a protective cover does not interfere with the use of the
card. In addition, the protective cover of this invention protects
the magnetic strip of the card or the bar codes of the card such
that attempts to retrieve the information on the magnetic strips
and the bar codes by radio frequency use, is prevented.
[0007] This device differs from the prior art, in that, the use of
the protective covers as opposed to protective devices of the prior
art mean that less bulk is carried in purses, pockets and billfolds
by the user. In addition, the plastic cover of the protective
device can be imprinted with advertising and the like.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a full front view of a device of this
invention.
[0009] FIG. 2 is a full back view of a device of this invention
containing a credit card.
[0010] FIG. 3 is a full side view of a device of this
invention.
[0011] FIG. 4 is a full cross sectional end view of a device of
this invention taken through line A-A of FIG. 2.
[0012] FIG. 5 is a full back view of a device of this invention
showing imprinting thereon.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0013] Turning now to a full description of the device of this
invention, there is shown a removable cover 1 for cards 9 (FIG. 4)
that bear magnetic strips 10 (FIG. 5) and/or bar codes on a rear
surface of the card. There is shown a snap edge 2 and a clear
plastic cover 3. The snap edge 2 has a side wall 4 as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4, that has a top edge 5 and a bottom edge 6. (FIG.
4).
[0014] The bottom edge 6 has an interior surface 7 and there are a
plurality of perpendicular (perpendicular to the side wall) lipped
protrusions 8, extending from the side wall interior surface 7. The
card 9 with the magnetic strip 10 facing the clear plastic cover 3
is inserted into the cover 3 and the lipped protrusions 8 slip over
the edge 11 of the card 9 and hold the cover 3 in place on the
card.
[0015] In this manner, the information on the card 9 is protected
from abrasion and scoring.
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