Transaction card and support assembly

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of a transaction card and support assembly showing a first embodiment of our new design in a first configuration;

FIG. 2 is a rear, perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front, perspective view of the transaction card and support assembly of FIG. 1 in a second, folded configuration;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a front, perspective view of a transaction card and support assembly showing a second embodiment of our new design in a first configuration;

FIG. 15 is a rear, perspective view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 20 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 21 is a front, perspective view of the transaction card and support assembly of FIG. 14 in a second, folded configuration;

FIG. 22 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 25 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 26 is a bottom view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines depict environmental or other associated subject matter (e.g., a ribbon or other strip of material across a front surface of the transaction card and support assembly) and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines indicate boundaries of the claim, and all other broken lines indicate other unclaimed portions of the design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D622763
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 24, 2009
Date of Patent: Aug 31, 2010
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Katherine Lamm (Minneapolis, MN), Pamela Ahlvers (Lakeville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Abraham Bahta
Attorney: Griffiths & Seaton PLLC
Application Number: 29/352,745
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Credit Card, Certificate, Or Stamp (D19/9)