Patent ID: 7014120

Claim:
A smart document comprising a pliable thin portion carrying on the thin portion's front and/or rear face imprinted visible data, and a thick portion wherein a magnetic ship and/or storage chip (contact or contactless) is merged, the magnetic strip and/or storage chip storing encoded data that is readable by means of a reader, characterized in that the thick portion that includes the magnetic strip and/or storage chip (contact or contactless) is a planar thick card portion attached to an edge of the thin portion in a manner allowing inclination of the thick card portion relative to the thin portion, the thick card portion being divided into first and second parts on either side of the attachment to the edge of the thin portion, the thick card portion being inclinable between: a flat position, in which the first part of the thick card portion overlays an adjacent section or the thin portion, and in which the second part of the thick card portion protrudes beyond the attached edge of the thin portions, and inclined positions in which the thick card portion is at a variable angle to the pliable thin portion, and in which the first and second parts of the thick card portion protrude in opposite directions from the attached edge of the thin portion at a variable angle to the adjacent section of the thin portion, wherein the thick card portion and the pliable thin portion remain connected by said attachment edge during and after inclination of the thick card portion relative to the pliable thin portion, allowing the thick card portion and the pliable thin portion to remain as a unitary smart document with a selectively inclinable thick card portion whose first and second parts on either side or the attachment edge remain accessible.