Self-laminating rotating cable marker with breakaway portion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10636328-B2
Application number	US-201916680828-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2019
Priority date	May 9, 2008
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A self-laminating rotatable cable marker for use with a cable comprising:
a first non-adhesive clear material layer;
a clear adhesive layer attached to the first non-adhesive clear material layer;
a second non-adhesive clear material layer attached to the first clear adhesive layer opposite the first non-adhesive clear material layer, the second non-adhesive clear material located at a distance from a first end of the cable marker and has a length greater than a circumference of the cable and less than a length of the cable marker; and
a perforation located at a distance from the first end of the cable marker greater than the distance the second non-adhesive clear material layer is located from the first end of the cable marker.

2. The self-laminating rotatable cable marker of claim 1 wherein the second non-adhesive clear material layer is stiffer than the first non-adhesive clear material layer.

3. The self-laminating rotatable cable marker of claim 2 further comprising a label layer attached to the first non-adhesive clear material layer opposite the clear adhesive layer.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Caveney Jack E
• Morrison David Scott
• Adams Michael Scott

Classifications

• Y10T428/28

  Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer · CPC title

• G09F3/0295 Primary

  Labels or tickets for tubes, pipes and the like · CPC title

• Y10T428/14

  Layer or component removable to expose adhesive · CPC title

• G09F3/10

  by an adhesive layer · CPC title

• B32B37/142

  Laminating of sheets, panels or inserts, e.g. stiffeners, by wrapping in at least one outer layer, or inserting into a preformed pocket · CPC title