WO1993016445A1 - Credit card with magnifying lens - Google Patents

Credit card with magnifying lens

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Publication number
WO1993016445A1
WO1993016445A1 PCT/US1993/001176 US9301176W WO9316445A1 WO 1993016445 A1 WO1993016445 A1 WO 1993016445A1 US 9301176 W US9301176 W US 9301176W WO 9316445 A1 WO9316445 A1 WO 9316445A1
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base
card
magnifying lens
thickness
lens
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PCT/US1993/001176
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French (fr)
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Alan Finkelstein
Robert H. Boede
Donald A. Dixon
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Alan Finkelstein
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Priority to KR1019940702767A priority Critical patent/KR100297612B1/en
Priority to CA002129355A priority patent/CA2129355C/en
Priority to DK93905847T priority patent/DK0626085T3/en
Priority to BR9305870A priority patent/BR9305870A/en
Priority to EP93905847A priority patent/EP0626085B1/en
Priority to DE69318824T priority patent/DE69318824T2/en
Publication of WO1993016445A1 publication Critical patent/WO1993016445A1/en
Priority to GR980401897T priority patent/GR3027719T3/en
Priority to HK98112357A priority patent/HK1011512A1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/369—Magnetised or magnetisable materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B25/00—Eyepieces; Magnifying glasses
    • G02B25/002—Magnifying glasses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/02—Simple or compound lenses with non-spherical faces
    • G02B3/08—Simple or compound lenses with non-spherical faces with discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lens
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/04—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the shape
    • G06K19/041—Constructional details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S283/00—Printed matter
    • Y10S283/904—Credit card

Definitions

  • This invention is related to pocket magnifiers ft. 5 and is specifically directed to a credit having an integral magnifying lens. Description of the Prior Art
  • a book mark such as that shown in U.S. Patent 3,140,883 issued to R.L. Anthony on July 14, 1964 may be integrally attached to a book such as a telephone directory or a dictionary, wherein the end of the book mark is provided with a
  • the magnifying lens may be moved up and down the page as desired to provide magnification of the text in the book. This permits the user to read the text without first putting on his eyeglasses.
  • the user can immediately read and verify the financial transaction at the point-of-sale by placing the magnifying lens incorporated in the credit card over the printed material on the transaction form.
  • the print is magnified with the card used for the transaction, eliminating the need to locate a pocket magnifier or the time and effort required to put on reading glasses in order to verify the transaction.
  • a typical credit card blank is subdivided into a plurality of zones, specifically a data zone and a non-data zone.
  • the data zone is adapted for receiving and carrying machine readable information such as a magnetic strip including magnetically encoded information and embossed alpha numeric lettering for creating an imprint on the credit card transaction form.
  • the non-data zone is generally free of any information required to be machine read, although this zone often includes identifying indicia, logo types and other information relating to the issuing institution.
  • a portion of the non-data zone includes an integral magnifying lens carried in and forming a part of the credit card.
  • a second embodiment of the invention incorporates a lens with a larger usable area.
  • this particular embodiment requires alteration of the data zone.
  • one embodiment may be more desirable over the other, depending on the flexibility of the location and format of the data zones on the card.
  • Fig. 3 shows the top side of an alternative embodiment of a credit card incorporated magnifying lens in accordance with the subject invention.
  • Fig. 4 shows the bottom side of the credit card of Fig. 3.
  • the magnetic strip 14 and embossed lettering 12, along with the signature strip 16, identify a data zone on the card.
  • This data zone is generally controlled by financial institutions in an effort to standardize the cards so that various cards issued by a multiplicity of institutions may be used on standardized terminals at the point-of-sale.
  • the placement of the magnetic strip 14 relative to the top edge 18 of the card is standardized, as is the width of the strip 14 in order to permit ready readability of the magnetically coded information by any typical point-of-sale magnetic reader.
  • the font, size and position of the embossed lettering 12 is controlled to assure machine readability of the information imprinted from the card when a point-of-sale transaction is made on a typical credit card imprinter. Only the position of the signature strip 16 can be altered without interfering with the machine readability of the card.
  • the lens element 124 is of a substantially square cross section utilizing a fresnel lens comprising the concentric circle configuration shown at 60, and mounted in a complementary window 125 in the base 11.
  • This particular configuration of the invention is useful when it is possible to alter the shape of the data zone and the placement of the embossed lettering 112.
  • the magnetic encoding strip 14 (Fig. 4) more commonly used as the source for machine readable information, the importance of the embossed lettering is becoming diminished. This will permit alteration of the placement of the embossed lettering on the card without interfering with the machine readability of the card at the point-of-sale.
  • the typical credit card base 11 is a laminated composite member including a solid core material as shown at 11 with a thin plastic laminate 50 on the top surface and a similar thin plastic material 52 laminated on the bottom surface.
  • the laminates 50 and 52 are generally printed in a four-color format, permitting attractive logotypes identifying the financial institution and permitting customized color schemes for the card
  • the laminate materials 50 and 52 also early the magnetic encoding strip 14, the signature strip 16 and the hologram panel 22.
  • the fresnel lens element 124 is located in the window 125 of the credit card and may be secured therein by sonic welding, adhesives or the like along the side edges of the window, as at 60.
  • the laminate materials 50 and 52 may overlap the edges 62, 64 of the window and the lens 124 may include a peripheral lip or rim 58 for holding the lens in place.
  • the lens may also be of a rectangular cross section and sonically welded or adhesively secured to the base 11 with or without use of the laminates 50 and 52.

Abstract

A credit card (10) includes an integral magnifying lens (24) positioned in the non-data area on the credit card for permitting magnification of the credit card transaction form at the point-of-sale. The placement of the lens assures that the machine readability of the magnetic encoding strip (14) and the embossed indicia (12) associated with the card is not impaired. The magnifying lens (24) incorporates a fresnel-type contour lens (36) mounted in a window (25) provided in the credit card base.

Description

CREDIT CARD WITH MAGNIFYING LENS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention
This invention is related to pocket magnifiers ft. 5 and is specifically directed to a credit having an integral magnifying lens. Description of the Prior Art
There have long been reading lenses and magnifying glasses available to assist people in
10 reading books, documents and the like without the use of reading glasses. These are particularly useful when the person encounters small print during an activity which makes it inconvenient or difficult to stop and put on reading glasses.
15 As an example, a book mark such as that shown in U.S. Patent 3,140,883 issued to R.L. Anthony on July 14, 1964 may be integrally attached to a book such as a telephone directory or a dictionary, wherein the end of the book mark is provided with a
20 sealed pocket for receiving a plastic magnifying lens. The magnifying lens may be moved up and down the page as desired to provide magnification of the text in the book. This permits the user to read the text without first putting on his eyeglasses.
25 A pocket magnifier such as that shown in U.S. Patent 3,409,347 issued to R. Vogel on November 5, 1968 includes a pocket pouch adapted to be carried in the breast or hip pocket of the user or in a purse or wallet. The lens is formed of a transparent plastic
30 sheet material having a substantial degree of stiffness and having fresnel lens contours molded into its upper surface. The lens unit may be slidably retracted into and extended out of the pocket. The pocket magnifier may be easily utilized to magnify
35 small print and the like when the user is in a location where it is not feasible or desirable to stop an activity in order to put on reading glasses- Other examples of special purposes magnifying lens structures shown, by way of example, in U.S. Patent No. 4,044,889 entitled "COSMETIC CONTAINER INCLUDING INTEGRATED LENS STRUCTURE" issued to S. Orentreich et al on August 30, 1977 and U.S. Patent No. 4,393,610 entitled "CARD CARRYING MICROFILM AND ASSOCIATED READING LENS AND PROCESS OF FORMING SAME" issued to D. Adrian on July 19, 1983.
With the ever expanding use of credit cards and other financial transaction cards, there is an increasing requirement that the card user be able to verify a transaction at the point-of-use, This means the user must be able to read the card invoice to determine the accuracy of the information before he signs the invoice to indicate his acceptance. Since most of the information on the invoice is impact printed either on a carbon set or carbonless form, the print is not only controlled in size but is often of a low contrast with respect to the base form paper. This makes the form difficult to read, particularly for those who normally require reading glasses. Also, when the transaction card is used, it is often not convenient to take the time to put on reading glasses before reviewing the card invoice. While the pocket magnifiers of the prior art could be used for this purpose, use of such devices requires a separate activity which does not provide a great improvement over the use of reading glasses. As a result, many credit card users simply do not take the time and effort to accurately verify a transaction at the point-of-sale, relying on the sales clerk for the accuracy of the information. It is, therefore, desirable to provide ready means for immediate verification of credit card and other financial card transactions at the point-of-sale in a convenient manner not requiring extraneous activity such as locating and using a pocket magnifier or taking the time to put on reading glasses in order to be able to accurately read the invoice. None of the devices of the prior art address this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The subject invention is directed to a financial transaction card such as a credit card or the like which incorporates an integral magnifying lens. Use of the card of the subject invention automatically places a magnifying lens at the disposal of the user, whereby he may immediately verify a financial transaction at the point-of-sale without first locating a magnifying glass or taking the time and effort to put on reading glasses. The invention is particularly useful when making credit card transactions during an activity where the user would not normally be wearing his reading glasses. For example, during sports activities or other types of activities where a person does not normally encounter reading material, it may be desirable to make a credit card transaction in order to pay for rental of equipment or user fees or the like. By using the credit card of the subject invention, the user can immediately read and verify the financial transaction at the point-of-sale by placing the magnifying lens incorporated in the credit card over the printed material on the transaction form. Thus, the print is magnified with the card used for the transaction, eliminating the need to locate a pocket magnifier or the time and effort required to put on reading glasses in order to verify the transaction.
In the preferred form of the invention, a typical credit card blank is subdivided into a plurality of zones, specifically a data zone and a non-data zone. The data zone is adapted for receiving and carrying machine readable information such as a magnetic strip including magnetically encoded information and embossed alpha numeric lettering for creating an imprint on the credit card transaction form. The non-data zone is generally free of any information required to be machine read, although this zone often includes identifying indicia, logo types and other information relating to the issuing institution. In the preferred form of the invention, a portion of the non-data zone includes an integral magnifying lens carried in and forming a part of the credit card. It has been found that a substantially rigid, transparent plastic material of a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the credit card base may be incorporated in a window provided in the base. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the transparent plastic includes fresnel lens contours on the top surface for defining a magnifying lens. By placing the lens in the non-data zone, the lens does not interfere with the machine transactions required in order to use the credit card at a point-of-sale.
In one embodiment of the invention, the lens is an elongated rectangle generally placed in parallel with the magnetic strip which is commonly attached to the back of the credit card. In this embodiment, there is no alteration of the data zone as commonly incorporated on credit cards.
A second embodiment of the invention incorporates a lens with a larger usable area. However, this particular embodiment requires alteration of the data zone. Depending on the issuing institution, one embodiment may be more desirable over the other, depending on the flexibility of the location and format of the data zones on the card.
In a typical credit card, the base is made of a substantially rigid plastic material which is laminated with a thin printed material on both the top surface and the bottom surface thereof, including identifying indicia, logo types and the like on the top, the magnetic strip, a signature strip and various terms and conditions on the bottom. In one embodiment of the invention, the lens may be placed in the credit card prior to the laminating process, whereby the laminate cover materials may be used to overlap the edge of the lens and help retain it in the credit card. The lens may be sonic welded, adhesively secured or otherwise mounted in a window in the credit case base, with or without utilizing the laminate material to assist in framing and mounting the lens in the credit card.
It is, therefore, an object and feature of the subject invention to provide for a credit card having an integral magnifying lens permitting the user to immediately verify financial transactions at the point-of-sale without first requiring that the user put on reading glasses or the like.
It is another object and feature of the invention to enhance the use of credit cards by permitting immediate verification of credit card transactions by users normally having difficulty in reading small print, without requiring an additional activity of locating a magnifying lens or putting on reading glasses.
It is another object and feature of the subject invention to provide for a credit card having an integral magnifying lens and adapted for enlarging the small print generally used in the confined space of the credit card transaction form.
It is yet another object and feature of the invention to provide for an integral lens in a financial transaction card wherein the lens does not interfere with the machine readable information required on the card in order to complete a point- of-sale transaction. Other objects and features of the invention will be readily apparent from the accompanying drawing and description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 shows the top side of a credit card incorporating a magnifying lens, in accordance with the subject invention. Fig. 2 shows the bottom side of the credit card of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows the top side of an alternative embodiment of a credit card incorporated magnifying lens in accordance with the subject invention. Fig. 4 shows the bottom side of the credit card of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of the credit card and lens combination, taking generally along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A typical financial transaction card such as the credit card 10 is shown in Fig. 1 and includes, as is common, embossed lettering at 12, which is machine readable for permitting the credit card to be imprinted at a point-of-sale transaction. As is shown in Fig. 2, most credit cards now contain a magnetic strip material 14 which includes magnetically encoded information readable by computer terminals utilized in many point-of-sale terminals. Also included is a signature strip 16 which is on the back of the card and adapted for receiving a manually applied signature to be applied by the user of the card.
The magnetic strip 14 and embossed lettering 12, along with the signature strip 16, identify a data zone on the card. This data zone is generally controlled by financial institutions in an effort to standardize the cards so that various cards issued by a multiplicity of institutions may be used on standardized terminals at the point-of-sale. For example, the placement of the magnetic strip 14 relative to the top edge 18 of the card is standardized, as is the width of the strip 14 in order to permit ready readability of the magnetically coded information by any typical point-of-sale magnetic reader. Likewise, the font, size and position of the embossed lettering 12 is controlled to assure machine readability of the information imprinted from the card when a point-of-sale transaction is made on a typical credit card imprinter. Only the position of the signature strip 16 can be altered without interfering with the machine readability of the card.
Today, many cards also include identifying indicia such as logo types and the like as indicated at 20 for identifying the issuing institution. An increasing number of cards also include a hologram patch 22 which includes issuing institution indicia. The hologram panel 22 is generally located in or near the portion of the data zone including the embossed lettering 12. In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a magnifying lens 24 is positioned in a window 25 provided in the base 11 of the card 10 such that it is in noninterfering relationship with the magnetic strip 14 and the embossed lettering 12. The magnetic lens 24 is an elongate, rectangular lens mounted parallel to the magnetic strip 14 in the space between the magnetic strip and the embossed lettering. This space is generally sufficient in size to accommodate the lens 24 since it is required that the embossed lettering 12 be spaced sufficiently from the magnetic strip 14 to assure that the embossing of the card does not in any way alter the functionality of the magnetic strip. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the lens member 24 comprises a substantially rigid, transparent plastic element having approximately the same rigidity as the credit card base. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the credit card base 11 includes a window 25 having a top edge 30, a bottom edge 31 and side edges 32 and 33. The lens element 24 is adapted to be placed in the window 25 and has outer edges common with the window edges 30-33. The lens may then be sonic welded or adhesively secured to the credit card base 11 in the manner well known to those who are skilled in the art. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the lens 24 is of a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the credit card base 11, assuring that the presence of the lens in the credit card does not interfere in any manner with the machine readability of the information contained in the embossed lettering 12 or in the magnetic strip 14. It will be understood that the lens could be incorporated in the card a variety of ways, including being an integral, unitary member of the card base. A fresnel-type contour lens has been found to be particularly useful for this type of application. The fresnel contour lines 36 or ribs are typically contained on the top side of the lens, or the front of the credit card as shown in Fig. 1. This permits the credit card to be held With the front side up in typical manner, when utilizing the magnifying lens. An alternative embodiment of the invention is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. There, the lens element 124 is of a substantially square cross section utilizing a fresnel lens comprising the concentric circle configuration shown at 60, and mounted in a complementary window 125 in the base 11. This particular configuration of the invention is useful when it is possible to alter the shape of the data zone and the placement of the embossed lettering 112. As terminal encoders come more widely accepted, and the magnetic encoding strip 14 (Fig. 4) more commonly used as the source for machine readable information, the importance of the embossed lettering is becoming diminished. This will permit alteration of the placement of the embossed lettering on the card without interfering with the machine readability of the card at the point-of-sale. This permits the embossed lens element 124 to be customized to varying desires and taste without interfering with the overall machine readability of the credit card.
As is shown in Fig. 5, the typical credit card base 11 is a laminated composite member including a solid core material as shown at 11 with a thin plastic laminate 50 on the top surface and a similar thin plastic material 52 laminated on the bottom surface. The laminates 50 and 52 are generally printed in a four-color format, permitting attractive logotypes identifying the financial institution and permitting customized color schemes for the card The laminate materials 50 and 52 also early the magnetic encoding strip 14, the signature strip 16 and the hologram panel 22. As shown in Fig. 5, the fresnel lens element 124 is located in the window 125 of the credit card and may be secured therein by sonic welding, adhesives or the like along the side edges of the window, as at 60. Where the laminated card is used, the laminate materials 50 and 52 may overlap the edges 62, 64 of the window and the lens 124 may include a peripheral lip or rim 58 for holding the lens in place. Of course, the lens may also be of a rectangular cross section and sonically welded or adhesively secured to the base 11 with or without use of the laminates 50 and 52.
While certain objects and features of the invention have been described in detail herein, it will be readily understood that the invention includes all modifications and enhancements within the scope and spirit of the following claims.

Claims

CLAIMSWe claim. —
1. A financial transaction card for individual use. the card of the type having machine readable information contained thereon identifying the user and the issuing institution for transacting business . at locations remote from the issuing institution, the card comprising:
(a) a substantially rectangular base;
(b) machine readable information carried on the base for identifying the user and the issuing institution; and
(c) a magnifying lens positioned in the base in non-interfering relationship with the machine readable information.
2. The financial transaction card of claim 1, wherein said base includes a front surface and a back surface and further including a magnetic tape strip adapted for carrying magnetically encoded machine readable information, said strip being secured to one of said surfaces of said base.
3. The financial transaction card of claim 1, wherein said base includes a front surface and a back surface and further including a predetermined area on said base adapted to be embossed with raised alpha-numeric indicia on the front surface of the base to provide alpha-numeric information identifying the user and the issuing institution.
4. The financial transaction card of claim 1, wherein said base is subdivided into a plurality of zones, including a data zone for the machine readable information and a non-data zone which is free of any machine readable information.
5. The financial transaction card of claim 4, wherein said magnifying lens is confined to the non-data zone.
6. The financial transaction card of claim 4, wherein said data zone includes a section adapted for receiving a magnetic information strip adapted for carrying magnetically encoded machine readable information.
7. The financial transaction card of claim 4, wherein said data zone includes a section adapted to receive embossed lettering comprising alpha-numeric indicia identifying the user and the issuing institution.
8. The financial transaction card of claim 4, further including a signature strip located on the base in the data zone and adapted for receiving a manually applied signature of the user.
9. The financial transaction card of claim 2, wherein said magnetic tape strip spans the base of the card and is disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and wherein the magnifying lens is an elongated rectangle mounted in the base parallel to the magnetic tape strip.
10. The financial transaction card of claim l, wherein the magnifying lens is of a substantially square cross-section.
11. The financial transaction card of claim 1, wherein the base is of a predetermined thickness and the magnifying lens is of a thickness substantially the same as the predetermined thickness of the base.
12. The financial transaction card of claim 1, wherein the magnifying lens is a transparent plastic element having a top surface and a bottom surface and includes fresnel contour lines on the top surface thereof.
13. The financial transaction card of claim 1, wherein the base further includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a through window, the card further including a top layer of sheet material secured to the top surface of the base and a bottom layer of sheet material secured to the bottom surface of the base, and wherein the magnifying lens is mounted in the window thereof.
14. The financial transaction card of claim 13, wherein the top layer of sheet material, the bottom layer of sheet material and the base are of combined predetermined thickness and wherein the magnifying lens is of a thickness substantially the same as the combined predetermined thickness.
15. The financial transaction card of claim 13, wherein the magnifying lens includes a peripheral rim conforming to the shape of the window and of a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the base, and wherein the remaining portion of the lens is of a thickness corresponding to the combined thickness of the bottom layer of sheet material, the top layer of sheet material and the base, and wherein each layer of sheet material extends into the window and over the peripheral rim of the magnifying lens.
16. A credit card for point-of-sale credit transactions, the card including machine readable information thereon for identifying the card user and the issuing institution, the card of the type having a substantially rectangular base having a top surface and a bottom surface and including a data zone wherein the machine readable information is located and a non-data zone free of machine readable information, the card further comprising:
(a) a window in the base located in the non-data zone; and
(b) a magnifying lens secured in the window.
17. The credit card of claim 16, further including a magnetic encoding strip secured to the bottom surface of the base and adapted for receiving and storing magnetically encoded machine readable information identifying the card user and the issuing institution, and a signature strip on the bottom surface of the base adapted for receiving a manually applied signature.
18. The credit card of claim 17, wherein a portion of the data zone is adapted for receiving embossed alpha-numeric indicia in a machine readable format in non-interfering relationship with the magnetic encoding strip and the signature strip.
19. The credit card of claim 17, wherein said magnetic strip spans the base of the card and is disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and wherein the magnifying lens is an elongated rectangle mounted in the base parallel to the magnetic tape strip.
20. The credit card of claim 16, wherein the magnifying lens is of a substantially square cross-section.
21. The credit card of claim 16, wherein the base is of a predetermined thickness and the magnifying lens is of a thickness substantially the same as the predetermined thickness of the base.
22. The credit card of claim 16, wherein the magnifying lens is a transparent plastic element having a top surface and a bottom surface and includes fresnel contour lines on the top surface thereof.
23. The credit card of claim 22, wherein the base further includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a through window, the card further including a top layer of sheet material secured to the top surface of the base and a bottom layer of sheet material secured to the bottom surface of the base, and wherein the magnifying lens is mounted in the window thereof.
24. The credit card of claim 23, wherein the top layer of sheet material, the bottom layer of sheet material and the base are of combined predetermined thickness and wherein the magnifying lens is of a thickness substantially the same as the combined predetermined thickness.
25. The credit card of claim 23, wherein the magnifying lens includes a peripheral rim conforming to the shape of the window and of a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the base, and wherein the remaining portion of the lens is of a thickness corresponding to the combined thickness of the bottom layer of sheet material, the top layer of sheet material and the base, and wherein each layer of sheet material extends into the window and over the peripheral rim of the magnifying lens.
26. A card containing information, the card comprising:
(a) a substantially non-foldable rigid base; and
(b) a magnifying lens disposed within the card.
27. The card according to claim 26 further including a magnetic strip, wherein the base has a front surface and a back surface, and wherein the magnetic strip is secured to at least one of the surfaces of the base.
28. The card according to claim 26 wherein the base is plastic.
29. The card according to claim 26 wherein the base has a length and the lens extends substantially across the entire length of the base.
30. A card containing information, the card comprising:
(a) a planar base having a width and length, wherein the length is greater than the width; and (b) a magnifying lens extending substantially across the entire length of the base.
31. The card according to claim 30 further including a magnetic strip, wherein the base has a front surface and a back surface, and wherein the magnetic strip is secured to at least one of the surfaces of the base.
32. The card according to claim 30 wherein the base is substantially rigid.
33. The card according to claim 32 wherein the base is plastic.
34. A card containing information, the card comprising:
(a) a substantially planar base the base having a thickness; and
(b) a magnifying glass disposed within the base, the magnifying glass having a thickness, the thickness of the magnifying glass being less than the thickness of the base, whereby the lens does not extend outside of the base.
35. The card according to claim 34 wherein the base is substantially rigid.
36. A card according to claim 35 wherein the base is plastic.
37. The card according to claim 34 further including a magnetic strip, wherein the base has a front surface and a back surface, and wherein the magnetic strip is secured to at least one of the surfaces of the base.
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