Patent ID: 7721956

Claim:
A financial transaction card system comprising: a foldable financial transaction card having a folded state and an unfolded state wherein said foldable financial transaction card further comprises a first section and a second section; and a foldable housing having a first portion and a second portion for housing said foldable financial transaction card when said foldable financial transaction card is in said folded state, wherein a portion of said second section of said foldable financial transaction card unfolds outside said foldable housing while said first section of said foldable financial transaction card is retained within said foldable housing upon manual activation of a closing mechanism of said foldable housing, wherein said foldable financial transaction card facilitates a financial transaction at a point of financial transaction while said portion of said second section of said foldable financial transaction card is unfolded outside said housing and a portion of said first section is retained within said foldable housing.