Card Product Package Assembly Having Enhanced Security

Abstract

A package for display and sale of a card product comprising a first portion including a first panel connected to a second panel via a first fold line and a third panel connected to the second panel via a second fold line, the first panel including a first opening, the third panel including a second opening, which, in a folded state where the first panel has been folded to overlap the second panel via the first fold line and the second panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via a second fold line and the fourth panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via the third fold line, the first opening at least partially overlaps the second opening, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, wherein the second portion displays information about the card product, a first fastener, and a second fastener releasably attached to the first fastener when the first portion and the second portion are in a closed position, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener re-attachably separate from one another when the first portion and the second portion are in an open position.

What we claim is: 
     
         1 . A method for display and sale of a card product comprising:
 providing a first portion of a package having the card product removably attached therein;   enclosing the card product within the first portion when the first portion is in a folded state;   providing a second portion of the package foldably connected to the first portion;   releasably attaching a first fastener to a second fastener when the first and second portions are in the closed position, wherein the first and second fasteners are reattachably-separable;   displaying information relating to the card product on the second portion when the first and second portions are in the closed position and in an open position; and   revealing at least a portion of the card product through an opening formed in the first portion.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first and second fasteners comprise a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first portion comprises a first panel connected to a second panel via a first fold line, a third panel connected to the second panel via a second fold line, and a fourth panel connected to the third panel via a third fold line, wherein the second panel includes a first opening, wherein the fourth panel includes a second opening, which, in the folded state, the first panel has been folded to overlap the second panel via the first fold line and the second panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via a second fold line and the fourth panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via the third fold line and the first opening at least partially overlaps the second opening. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 folding a first panel of the first portion against a second panel of the first portion via a first fold line of the first portion; 
 folding the second panel of the first portion against a third panel via a second fold line of the first portion; 
 folding a fourth panel of the first portion against the third panel via a third fold line of the first portion, wherein the second panel includes a first opening, wherein the fourth panel includes a second opening; and 
 at least partially overlapping the first opening with the second opening to reveal at least a portion of the card product through the first and second openings. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising:
 folding an inner panel of the second portion against the first portion, wherein the first portion is in the folded state, wherein the first fastener is positioned on the first portion, wherein the second fastener is positioned on the inner panel of the second portion. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising:
 folding an outer panel of the second portion against an inner panel of the second portion; and 
 folding the outer panel of the second portion against the first portion, wherein the first portion is in the folded state, wherein the first fastener is positioned on the first portion, wherein the second fastener is positioned on the outer panel of the second portion. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising:
 folding an intermediate panel of the second portion against an inner panel of the second portion so that an outer panel of the second portion extends over the first portion; and 
 folding the intermediate panel of the second portion against the outer panel of the second portion, wherein the first portion is in the folded state, wherein the first fastener is positioned on the first portion, wherein the second fastener is positioned on the intermediate panel of the second portion. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising:
 folding a third portion against the first portion, wherein the third portion is foldably connected to the first portion; and 
 folding the second portion against the third portion, wherein the first portion is in the folded state, wherein the first fastener is positioned on the third portion, wherein the second fastener is positioned on the second portion. 
 
     
     
         9 . A system for the display of a package, the package comprising:
 a first portion including a first panel connected to a second panel via a first fold line and a third panel connected to the second panel via a second fold line, the first panel including a first opening, the third panel including a second opening, which, in a folded state where the first panel has been folded to overlap the second panel via the first fold line and the second panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via a second fold line and the fourth panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via the third fold line, the first opening at least partially overlaps the second opening;   a card product on which information is recorded, wherein the card product is removably attached to the first portion, wherein information on the card product is scannable or viewable through the first and second openings;   a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, wherein the second portion displays information about the card product.   a first fastener; and   a second fastener releasably attached to the first fastener when the first portion and the second portion are in a closed position, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener re-attachably separated from one another when the first portion and the second portion are in an open position.   
     
     
         10 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 9  further comprising:
 a first fastener; and 
 a second fastener releasably attached to the first fastener when the first portion and the second portion are in a closed position, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener re-attachably separated from one another when the first portion and the second portion are in an open position. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 9  further comprising:
 a third portion foldably connected to the first portion, wherein the third portion displays information about the card product. 
 
     
     
         12 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 10  wherein the first and second fasteners together comprise a hook-and-loop fastener, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener differ in size. 
     
     
         13 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 9  wherein the first panel of the first portion includes at least one tab, bounded in part, by perforated portions of the first panel, the at least one tab extending to an edge of the first panel opposite the first fold line. 
     
     
         14 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 9  wherein the card product includes a barcode and a magnetic portion, wherein the barcode and magnetic portion both include recorded information. 
     
     
         15 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 9  wherein the barcode is scannable through the first and second openings. 
     
     
         16 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 9  wherein the card product includes an entry code and a magnetic portion, wherein the magnetic portion includes recorded information. 
     
     
         17 . The system for the display of a package of  claim 15  wherein the entry code is viewable through the first and second openings. 
     
     
         18 . A method for display and sale of a card product comprising:
 providing a first portion of a package having the card product removably attached therein;   enclosing the card product within the first portion when the first portion is in a folded state;   providing a second portion of the package foldably connected to the first portion;   displaying information relating to the card product on the second portion when the first and second portions are in the closed position and in an open position; and   revealing at least a portion of the card product through an opening formed in the first portion.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising releasably attaching a first fastener to a second fastener when the first and second portions are in the closed position, wherein the first and second fasteners are reattachably-separable; 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the first and second fasteners comprise a hook-and-loop fastener.