US 12,299,511 B1
Transaction card with a removable weight
Samuel Rapowitz, Atlanta, GA (US); Bryant Yee, Silver Spring, MD (US); and Armando Martinez Stone, Arlington, VA (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/505,568.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/044 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction card assembly, comprising:
a card body;
an EMV™ chip, visible cardholder information, and a receiving portion disposed on the card body;
a weighted card component comprising an attachment portion, the weighted card component being heavier than the card body;
wherein, in a first configuration, the weighted card component is coupled to the card body via engagement between the receiving portion and the attachment portion, and in a second configuration, the weighted card component is uncoupled from the card body by disengagement between the attachment portion and the receiving portion,
wherein, in the first configuration, the weighted card component obfuscates the visible cardholder information, and
wherein:
the attachment portion comprises one or more first magnets;
the receiving portion comprises one or more second magnets; and
in the first configuration, the weighted card component is coupled to the card body by an attraction between the one or more first magnets and the one or more second magnets.