Flag label

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12597370-B2
Application number	US-202118008041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2021
Priority date	Jun 5, 2020
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

The flag label for attachment around an elongated object has a pair of faces oppositely facing from one another surrounded by a peripheral edge, One of the pair of faces is bifurcated into uneven portions at a line. Those uneven portions include an adhesive-bearing portion having adhesive received thereon and further include a non-adhesive bearing portion not having adhesive thereon. The non-adhesive bearing portion may be larger in surface area than the adhesive bearing portion such that, when folded onto one another, there is little to no possibility that adhesive remains exposed about the periphery of joining due to imperfect alignment of the edges of the two contacting portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A flag label for attachment around an elongated object, the flag label comprising a pair of faces oppositely facing from one another surrounded by a peripheral edge in which one of the pair of faces is bifurcated into uneven portions at a line including an adhesive bearing portion having adhesive received thereon which is exposed up to the line of bifurcation and further including a non-adhesive bearing portion not having adhesive exposed thereon up to the line of bifurcation, wherein the non-adhesive bearing portion not having adhesive exposed comprises a deadened adhesive in which the deadened adhesive is an adhesive upon which an ink coating is applied to deaden the adhesive, and further wherein a width of the adhesive bearing portion of the flag label as measured in a direction parallel to the line of bifurcation decreases as the width is measured at positions further from the line of bifurcation.

2 . The flag label of claim 1 , wherein the non-adhesive bearing portion is larger in surface area than the adhesive bearing portion.

3 . The flag label of claim 2 , wherein, when the flag label is folded at the line of bifurcation to contact the adhesive bearing portion with the non-adhesive bearing portion, at least a portion of a surface area of the face of the non-adhesive bearing portion contacted by the adhesive bearing portion remains exposed and not covered by the adhesive bearing portion.

4 . The flag label of claim 3 , wherein, when the flag label is folded at the line of bifurcation to contact the adhesive bearing portion with the non-adhesive bearing portion, the peripheral edge of the adhesive bearing portion is offset inwardly with respect to peripheral edge of the non-adhesive bearing portion, such that a portion of the non-adhesive bearing portion remains exposed.

5 . The flag label of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive bearing portion has a surface area no more than 75% of the surface area of non-adhesive bearing portion.

6 . The flag label of claim 1 , wherein the flag label includes a substrate that supports adhesive thereon.

7 . The flag label of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive covers the substrate over the entirety of one of the pair of faces and an ink coating is applied to the adhesive in the non-adhesive bearing portion to deaden the adhesive.

8 . The flag label of claim 6 , further comprising a releasable liner that covers the adhesive.

9 . The flag label of claim 6 , wherein the substrate is polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

10 . The flag label of claim 6 , wherein the substrate includes a clear varnish or a print-receptive primer on a face of the substrate opposite the face of the substrate supporting the adhesive.

11 . The flag label of claim 1 , wherein the non-adhesive bearing portion is generally rectangular and the adhesive bearing portion is tapered widthwise as the adhesive bearing portion extends way from the line of bifurcation.

12 . A media roll comprising a liner having a plurality of the flag labels according to claim 1 received thereon at their respective adhesive-bearing portions and wherein the one of the pair of faces not supporting the adhesive is provided for printing thereon.

13 . A method of attaching a flag label according to claim 1 to a slender object, the method comprising:
placing the one of the pair of faces that is bifurcated into uneven portions such that it faces the slender object;
contacting the adhesive bearing portion with the non-adhesive bearing portion to affix the adhesive bearing portion with the non-adhesive bearing portion whilst capturing the slender object therebetween so as to create a flag projecting away from the slender object.

14 . A method of attaching a flag label according to claim 1 to a slender object, the method comprising:
wrapping the adhesive bearing portion having adhesive received thereon about the slender object and back onto itself in a spiral fashion until only the non-adhesive bearing portion not having adhesive exposed thereon remains and projects away from the slender object as a flag.

15 . The flag label of claim 1 , wherein the ink coating provides contrast for the reception of a printed layer thereon.

16 . The flag label of claim 15 , wherein the ink coating is white.

17 . The flag label of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive of the adhesive bearing portion extends into the non-adhesive bearing portion not having adhesive exposed thereon, with the adhesive being deadened in the non-adhesive bearing portion.

Assignees

• Brady Worldwide Inc

Inventors

• Giaimo Jon J
• Gauthier Christopher R

Classifications

• G09F2003/0266

  Shapes other than rectangular · CPC title

• G09F2003/0251

  Sleeve shaped label, i.e. wrapped around a device · CPC title

• G09F2003/0229

  Carrier roll · CPC title

• G09F2003/0222

  Features for removal or adhesion, e.g. tabs · CPC title

• G09F3/10

  by an adhesive layer · CPC title