Attachment tags and methods of manufacture and use thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10252835-B2
Application number	US-201715730191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2017
Priority date	Aug 29, 2012
Publication date	Apr 9, 2019
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019

Abstract

A method for using an attachment tag with a product includes affixing an adhesive layer of the attachment tag to the product. The attachment tag includes an elastomer portion and a tag portion bonded to the elastomer portion along a bond zone, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed on the tag portion. The method also includes expanding the elastomer portion by at least partially separating at least two of a plurality of leg segments of the elastomer portion and securing the expanded elastomer portion around at least a portion of the product.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for using an attachment tag with a product, the method including:
affixing an adhesive layer of the attachment tag to the product, wherein the attachment tag also includes an elastomer portion and a tag portion bonded to the elastomer portion along a bond zone, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed on the tag portion;
expanding the elastomer portion, by at least partially separating at least two of a plurality of leg segments of the elastomer portion, to form an expanded elastomer portion; and
securing the expanded elastomer portion around at least a portion of the product.

2. The method of claim 1 , and further including:
opening the product; and
closing the product by securing the expanded elastomer portion around the product.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein affixing the adhesive layer includes a pressing the adhesive layer to the product.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer portion includes an expandable loop, and wherein expanding the elastomer portion includes expanding the loop.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein expanding the elastomer portion includes forming a loop from the separated leg segments.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of leg segments include two to ten leg segments.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer portion includes a hook engaging aperture, wherein the tag portion includes a hook, and wherein securing the expanded elastomer portion around the product includes inserting the hook into the hook engaging aperture.

8. The method of claim 1 , further including separating a release liner from the adhesive layer before affixing the adhesive layer to the product.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least partially separating at least two of the plurality of leg segments includes rupturing a separation line between the at least two plurality of leg segments.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein expanding the elastomer portion further includes stretching the elastomer portion.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product undergoes further formation processing subsequent to the affixing of the adhesive layer to the product.

12. The method of claim 1 , further including rolling the product prior to securing the expanded elastomer portion around the product.

13. The method of claim 1 , further including folding the product prior to securing the expanded elastomer portion around the product.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the elastomer portion includes a tab, and wherein expanding the elastomer portion includes pulling upon the tab.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

• O'Donnell Colin M
• Heinrichs Curtis J
• Tschetter Jeffrey
• Schultz Mike
• Schiller David

Classifications

• B32B38/0032

  increasing porosity (B32B38/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D25/205 Primary

  Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; (cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D65/14

  with areas coated with adhesive · CPC title

• Y10T428/1476

  Release layer · CPC title

• Y10T428/24008

  including fastener for attaching to external surface · CPC title