Financial transaction card with stake

Description

The embodiments of the claimed financial transaction card with stake as illustrated herein include a first portion and a second portion, which can be broken off or otherwise separated from the first portion. The first portion is useful as a gift card, credit card, debit card, or other card adapted for access to a financial account or record, for example, a card that can be recharged or "reloaded" at the direction of a user of the card. Such first portion optionally includes a bar code (as illustrated in broken lines in FIG. 3), magnetic stripe, RFID device, computer chip, electronic device, or other element for accessing the financial account or record. In one embodiment, the second portion is useful as a ground stake, for example, to mark where a plant has been planted in the ground or in a pot.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a financial transaction card with stake showing our new design;

FIG. 2 a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a financial transaction card with stake, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Parker; Jamie (St. Paul, MN), Schweigert; Heidi (Golden Valley, MN)
Assignee:	Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Appl. No.:	D/317,457
Filed:	April 30, 2008

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29278689	Apr 5, 2007	D570910

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Current U.S. Class:	D19/9
Current International Class:	1901
Field of Search:	;D19/1-34 ;40/124.01-124.15,672,661,726,776,617 ;283/72,74,75,103,105,106 ;206/449 ;D21/385 ;D20/10,22,27,40,42,11 ;D14/435-437

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Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Louis S
Assistant Examiner: Muller; David G
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.