Arrangement and assembly of a set of wristbands

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12093770-B2
Application number	US-202117319745-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2021
Priority date	May 13, 2021
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

An arrangement and/or assembly of a set of wristbands is disclosed. In some implementations, an arrangement of a set of wristbands may include a first wristband formed from a first portion of the wristband web. The arrangement may include a second wristband formed from a second portion of the wristband web. The first length of the first wristband may be different from a second length of the second wristband. The arrangement may include a cut formation, in the wristband web, that is between the first wristband and the second wristband. The cut formation may be configured to enable the first wristband to be separated from the second wristband.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wristband web arrangement, comprising:
a plurality of sets of wristbands, the plurality of sets of wristbands including a first set of wristbands comprising:
a first wristband formed from a first portion of the wristband web;
a second wristband formed from a second portion of the wristband web,
wherein a first length of the first wristband is different from a second length of the second wristband; and
a cut formation, in the wristband web, that is between the first wristband and the second wristband,
wherein the cut formation is configured to enable the first wristband to be separated from the second wristband,

wherein the first set of wristbands includes a first print marking that indicates a first print area of the first set of wristbands and a second set of wristbands in the plurality of sets of wristbands includes a second print marking that indicates a second print area of the second set of wristbands, and
wherein the wristband web includes multiple cut formations that are between the first print marking and the second print marking,
wherein the first wristband includes a first edge contour extending along a longitudinal direction of the wristband web and a second edge contour extending along the longitudinal direction,
wherein the first edge contour and the second edge contour define a maximum first wristband width and a minimum first wristband width,
wherein the minimum first wristband width is less than the maximum first wristband width, and
wherein the first wristband includes an adhesive section that is narrower than the maximum wristband width.

2. The wristband web arrangement of claim 1 , further comprises:
a print area that includes a first print surface of the first wristband and a second print surface of the second wristband.

3. The wristband web arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second set of wristbands comprises:
a third wristband having the first length or the second length; and
at least one of the multiple cut formations, in the wristband web, is between the second wristband and the third wristband,
wherein the at least one of the multiple cut formations is configured to enable the second wristband to be separated from the third wristband.

4. An apparatus, comprising:
a cartridge;
a wristband material disposed in the cartridge, the wristband material includes multiple sets of wristbands,
wherein a set of wristbands of the multiple sets of wristbands comprises:
a first wristband having a first length, and
a second wristband having a second length,
wherein the set of wristbands includes a first print marking that indicates a first print area of the first set of wristbands and a further set of wristbands of the multiple sets of wristbands includes a second print marking that indicates a second print area of the further set of wristbands, and wherein the wristband web includes multiple cut formations that are between the first print marking and the second print marking;
wherein the further set of wristbands of the multiple sets of wristbands comprises:
a third wristband having the first length, and
a fourth wristband having the second length; and
wherein one end of the third wristband is attached to one end of the second wristband.

5. The wristband cartridge of claim 4 , wherein one or more ties of one of the multiple cut formations are configured to maintain the first wristband and the second wristband within the set of wristbands and enable separation between the first wristband and the second wristband.

6. The wristband cartridge of claim 4 , wherein the set of wristbands comprises at least one of:
a third wristband having the first length, or
a fourth wristband having the second length.

7. The wristband cartridge of claim 4 , further comprising:
a controller configured to facilitate printing on the first wristband and the second wristband according to a print instruction,
wherein the controller, to facilitate printing, is configured to:
cause a wristband printer to print content on the first wristband and the second wristband,
wherein a portion of the content is configured to be printed on the first wristband is the same as a portion of the content that is to be printed on the second wristband.

8. The wristband cartridge of claim 7 , wherein the same content is configured to:
indicate a relationship between a first wearer of the first wristband and a second wearer of the second wristband.

Assignees

• Zebra Tech Corp

Inventors

• Wilkinson Elaine L

Classifications

• G09F3/005

  Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person · CPC title

• B41J3/36

  for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J11/663

  Controlling cutting, cutting resulting in special shapes of the cutting line, e.g. controlling cutting positions, e.g. for cutting in the immediate vicinity of a printed image · CPC title

• B41J3/50

  Mechanisms producing characters by printing and also producing a record by other means {, e.g. printer combined with RFID writer} · CPC title

• B41J3/407 Primary

  for marking on special material · CPC title