Financial transaction card

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a financial transaction card, according to a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof; the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view; and,

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; the bottom view being a mirror image of the top view.

The embodiments of the claimed Financial Transaction Card as illustrated herein show wood grain shading on the front and rear surfaces thereof, which may be actual wood grain or simulated wood grain (e.g., created via printing and/or another suitable technique). The Financial Transaction Card is useful as a gift card, credit card, telephone card, debit card or other card adapted for access to an account or record tracking a value thereof and optionally includes a bar code (as illustrated in broken lines in FIG. 3), magnetic strip, RFID device, computer chip, electronic device or other element for accessing the account or record.

The features shown in broken lines in FIG. 3 depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D573182
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 2, 2008
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 2008
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Roger Howard Ricketts (Apple Valley, MN), Joseph Tenyer (Barrington, IL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: David G Muller
Attorney: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
Application Number: 29/299,694
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