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US4892335A
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Card construction
Assignee: Rand McNally and Co
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Filing: 1986-11-14
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Granted: 1990-01-09
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Expires: 2006-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A card construction is adapted for preparation of several information-carrying mediums, insertion of the mediums and completion of the construction at a location different than the location for the prior manufacturing of the construction. The construction is particularly formed to avoid false indications of a card edge in apparatus which receives the card, e.g., to read magnetically-coded information on the card or to initially encode such information on the card. The card construction incorporates: first and second protective coverings, each capable of transmitting information through the covering; and structure between the coverings defining first and second openings, the first opening disposed toward the first protective covering and the second opening disposed toward the second protective covering; wherein the openings have boundaries, along a boundary of the card construction, which are out of registration with one another. One of the protective coverings carries magnetic material for magnetically-coded information. In addition, the openings each have substantially rectangular-shaped boundaries and this boundary of one of the openings is disposed inwardly of the boundary of the other opening. The structure defining the openings incorporates substantially opaque material.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton C. Taft
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:37
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/20; B42D25/22; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/083; B42D25/30; B42D25/309; B42D25/36; B42D25/369
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A card construction for carrying information, comprising: first and second protective coverings, each capable of transmitting information through said covering; structure between said protective coverings defining first and second openings positioned to communicate with one another in the direction of the thickness of the card construction, said first opening disposed toward said first protective covering and said second opening disposed toward said second protective covering, said openings having boundaries, along a boundary of the card construction, which are out of registration with one another; and a first information-carrying medium in said first opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said first information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said first protective covering, and a second information-carrying medium in said second opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said second information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said second protective covering, said mediums being positioned in said openings to abut each other along said back faces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A card construction for carrying information, comprising: first and second protective coverings, each capable of transmitting information through said covering; structure between said protective coverings defining first and second openings positioned to communicate with one another in the direction of the thickness of the card construction, said first opening disposed toward said first protective covering and said second opening disposed toward said second protective covering, said openings having boundaries, along a boundary of the card construction, which are out of registration with one another; and a first information-carrying medium in said first opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said first information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said first protective covering, and a second information-carrying medium in said second opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said second information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said second protective covering, said mediums being positioned in said openings to abut each other along said back faces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A card construction as defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of said protective coverings carries magnetic material for magnetically-coded information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A card construction as defined in claim 2 wherein said magnetic coding material forms a stripe of said material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A card construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said out-of-registration opening boundaries are substantially parallel to one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A card construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said boundary of said first opening is disposed inwardly of said boundary of said second opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A card construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said first and second openings have substantially rectangular-shaped boundaries.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A card construction as defined in claim 6 wherein said substantially rectangular-shaped boundary of said first opening is disposed inwardly of said substantially rectangular-shaped boundary of said second opening.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A card construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said structure defining said openings comprises substantially opaque material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
181 words
A card construction for carrying information, comprising: first and second protective coverings, each capable of transmitting information through said covering; structure between said protective coverings-defining first and second overlapping openings positioned to communicate with one another in the direction of the thickness of the card construction, said first opening disposed toward said first protective covering and said second opening disposed toward said second protective covering, said openings having boundaries, along a boundary of the card construction, which are out of registration with one another, said boundary of said first opening being disposed inwardly of said boundary of said second opening; and a first information-carrying medium in said first opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said first information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said first protective covering, and a second information-carrying medium in said second opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said second information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said second protective covering, said mediums being positioned in said openings to abut each other along said back faces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
181 words
A card construction for carrying information, comprising: first and second protective coverings, each capable of transmitting information through said covering; structure between said protective coverings-defining first and second overlapping openings positioned to communicate with one another in the direction of the thickness of the card construction, said first opening disposed toward said first protective covering and said second opening disposed toward said second protective covering, said openings having boundaries, along a boundary of the card construction, which are out of registration with one another, said boundary of said first opening being disposed inwardly of said boundary of said second opening; and a first information-carrying medium in said first opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said first information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said first protective covering, and a second information-carrying medium in said second opening having a front face and a back face, said front face of said second information-carrying medium carrying information and facing said second protective covering, said mediums being positioned in said openings to abut each other along said back faces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A card construction as defined in claim 9 wherein at least one of said protective coverings carries magnetic material for magnetically-coded information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A card construction as defined in claim 10 wherein said magnetic coding material forms a stripe of said material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A card construction as defined in claim 9 wherein said opening boundaries are substantially parallel to one another.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A card construction as defined in claim 9 wherein said first and second openings have substantially rectangular-shaped boundaries.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A card construction as defined in claim 13 wherein said substantially rectangular-shaped boundary of said first opening, along all portions of said boundary, is disposed inwardly of said substantially rectangular-shaped boundary of said second opening.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A card construction as defined in claim 9 wherein said structure defining said openings comprises substantially opaque material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A card construction as defined in claim 9 wherein said first and second information-carrying mediums comprise substantially opaque material.
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