	US 7,584,558 B2
	Financial transaction card with pop-up member
Shawn P. Boyd, St. Paul, Minn. (US); Charissa J. Peterson, Woodbury, Minn. (US); Erin M. Borkowski, Andover, Minn. (US); Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, Calif. (US); and Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/735,766.
Application 11/735766 is a continuation of application No. 11/615861, filed on Dec. 22, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2008/0149709 A1, Jun. 26, 2008
Int. Cl. G09F 1/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 40—124.08 [446/148; 206/308.1]

27 Claims

1. A financial transaction card comprising: an account identifier linking the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record, wherein the account identifier is readily readable by a point-of-sale terminal; a panel; a plurality of pop-up members each being coupled with one of the panel and another one of the plurality of pop-up members, each of the plurality of pop-up members being configured to transition between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein the financial transaction card is substantially flat when the plurality of pop-up members are each in the collapsed position, and the plurality of pop-up members each extend outwardly from the panel in the extended position; and

a substrate rigidly secured to the panel and opposite the pop-up members to strengthen the panel;

wherein the account identifier is applied to at least one of the panel and the substrate.