Closure article with auxiliary fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11738910-B2
Application number	US-202117202587-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	Mar 20, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

In one aspect, an article is configured to close a first product and attach to a second product. The article includes a tag and a fastener. The tag has a perimeter. The tag includes an aperture and a first cut connecting the aperture and the perimeter. The aperture and first cut are configured to accept a portion of the first product. The fastener is connected to the tag at a joint, wherein the fastener is configured to attach to the second product.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of attaching an article to separate first and second products to thereby connect the first and second products, the method including:
obtaining the article including:
a tag having a perimeter, the tag including an aperture and a first cut connecting the aperture and the perimeter; and
a fastener attached to the tag

gathering a first flexible container of the first product and inserting a gathered portion of the first flexible container through the first cut and into the aperture; and
holding a portion of the second product in a closed loop of the fastener.

2. The method of claim 1 in which the gathering of the first flexible container closes the first flexible container.

3. The method of claim 1 including stretching the closed loop while inserting the portion of the second product.

4. The method of claim 1 including suspending the second product from the first product.

5. The method of claim 1 including gathering a second flexible container of the second product and inserting a gathered portion of the second flexible container through a closed loop of the fastener.

6. The method of claim 5 in which the gathering of the second flexible container closes the second flexible container.

7. The method of claim 1 including resiliently flexing the tag while inserting the gathered portion of the first flexible container through the first cut and into the aperture.

8. A method of attaching an article to separate first and second products to thereby connect the first and second products, the method including:
obtaining the article including:
a tag having a perimeter, the tag including an aperture and a first cut connecting the aperture and the perimeter; and
a fastener;

bonding the tag and fastener together with an adhesive;
inserting a portion of the first product through the first cut and into the aperture; and
holding a portion of the second product with the fastener.

9. The method of claim 8 including removing a release liner from the adhesive.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the fastener comprises a closed loop, the method comprising stretching the closed loop while inserting the portion of the second product.

11. The method of claim 8 comprising bending the fastener around the portion of the second product.

12. A method of attaching an article to separate first and second products to thereby connect the first and second products, the method including:
obtaining the article including:
a tag having a perimeter, the tag including an aperture and a first cut connecting the aperture and the perimeter; and
a fastener attached to the tag;

inserting a portion of the first product through the first cut and into the aperture; and
gathering a first flexible container of the second product and holding a gathered portion of the first flexible container with the fastener.

13. The method of claim 12 including gathering a second flexible container of the first product and inserting a gathered portion of the second flexible container through the first cut and into the aperture.

14. The method of claim 13 in which the gathering of the second flexible container closes the second flexible container.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein the fastener has a closed loop, the method including stretching the closed loop while inserting the gathered portion of the first flexible container of the second product.

16. The method of claim 12 including suspending the second product from the first product.

17. The method of claim 12 in which the gathering of the first flexible container closes the first flexible container.

18. The method of claim 12 including resiliently flexing the tag while inserting the portion of the first product through the first cut and into the aperture.

19. The method of claim 12 comprising closing the fastener around the gathered portion of the first flexible container.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein closing the fastener comprises bending the fastener.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

• Milbrandt Jay
• Schiller David
• Wintz Trevor
• Tschetter Jeffrey
• O'Donnell Colin

Classifications

• B65D33/1625 Primary

  Small plates or the like made of one piece and presenting slits or a central aperture to jam the neck of the bag · CPC title

• B65D23/14

  of tags {, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like (B65D23/008 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D71/063

  Wrappers formed by one or more films or the like, e.g. nets (B65D71/08 takes precedence; wrappers formed by folding a single blank B65D71/12; wrappers formed by folding two or more blanks B65D71/38) · CPC title

• B65D71/504

  the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article · CPC title

• B65D75/02

  Articles partially enclosed in folded or wound strips or sheets, e.g. wrapped newspapers · CPC title