Patent ID: 6109439
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B32B,B65D

Abstract:
A data card security package, comprising:a data card having an outer surface fabricated of a polymeric material and coded data disposed on at least one side thereof;a covering constructed of paper, the covering including a first cover portion and a second cover portion, each of the first and second cover portions having a first side, and a second side, at least one of the first and second cover portions having a layer of polyethylene disposed on one of the first side and the second side, the first cover portion overlaying at least a portion of the second cover portion, at least a portion of the data card positioned between the first cover portion and the second cover portion with the polymeric outer surface of the data card engaging the layer of thermoplastic material and the coded data positioned against one of the first and second cover portions such that the coded data of the data card is masked from view, the first cover portion bonded to the second cover portion via the layer of thermoplastic material so as to form a non-resealable seal between the first cover portion and the second cover portion such that unauthorized tampering with the covering to gain access to the data card is readily detectable and at least one of the first and second cover portions bonded to the outer surface of the data card via the layer of thermoplastic material so as to form a non-resealable seal between the data card and the covering, the seal between the data card and the covering being such that the layer of thermoplastic material peels from the outer surface of the data card so as to leave no portion of the layer of thermoplastic material on the outer surface of the data card upon opening the covering and removing the data card from the covering.