Patent ID: 7040049

Claim:
An integrated gift card packet comprising a paper form having at least two panels, said panels being retained in facial contact by detachable means and each said panels defining inner and outer surfaces, printed information on some or all of said surfaces, card information printed in a removable card area on said inner and outer surface of one of said panels, said card information containing a bar code identifying goods/services and a dollar value associated therewith, a single poly patch adhesively secured over said card area on said inner surface of one of said panels; a multi-layer patch secured over said card area on said outer surface of said one of said panels, said multi-layer patch having an adhesive coating to secure a poly film on said outer surface of said card area of said one of said panels, an adhesive release coating on an outer surface of said poly film and a further dry release adhesive over said adhesive release coating to secure an outer backing sheet thereto, a card die-cut in said removable card area from said inner surface of said one of said panels to delineate a card containing said card information, said die-cut extending through said single poly patch and through said poly film of said multi-layer patch up to said adhesive release coating, said adhesive release coating providing a friction retention force to maintain said die-cut card in said one of said panels and permitting said card to be peeled off said one of said panels from said inner surface thereof.