Label assembly with adhesive closure for elastomer loop

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017004741-A1
Application number	US-201415100018-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	Dec 3, 2013
Publication date	Jan 5, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A label assembly that includes an elastic band having a first end, a second end, and a bridging segment between the first end and the second end, and that also includes an adhesive anchor bonded to the second end of the elastic band. In some embodiments, the label assembly also includes a tag portion bonded to the first end, where the adhesive anchor is configured to adhere to the tag portion to form the elastic band into a loop. In some other embodiments, the label assembly includes a second adhesive anchor bonded to the second end of the elastic band.

First claim

1 . A label assembly comprising:
a tag portion; and an elastic band comprising:
a first end bonded to the tag portion;
a second end; and
a bridging segment between the first and second ends; and
an adhesive anchor bonded to the second end of the elastic band, and configured to adhere to the tag portion to form the elastic band into a loop.

2 . The label assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tag portion comprises a first surface and a second opposing surface, wherein the adhesive anchor is configured to the tag portion at the second surface.

3 . The label assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first surface comprises printed indicia.

4 . The label assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive anchor comprises an adhesive layer and a support layer, wherein the support layer is disposed between the second end of the elastic band and the first adhesive layer.

5 . The label assembly of claim 4 , wherein the support layer comprises a material that is substantially non-elastic.

6 . The label assembly of claim 4 , wherein the adhesive anchor further comprises a release liner disposed over the adhesive layer.

7 . A label assembly comprising:
an elastic band comprising:
a first end bonded;
a second end; and
a bridging segment between the first and second ends;
a first adhesive anchor bonded to the first end of the elastic band, and configured to adhere to an article; and
a second adhesive anchor bonded to the second end of the elastic band, and configured to adhere to a separate item to suspend the sample item from the article.

8 . The label assembly of claim 7 , wherein the second adhesive anchor faces an opposing direction relative to the first adhesive anchor.

9 . The label assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first adhesive anchor comprises a first adhesive layer and a first support layer, wherein the first support layer is disposed between the first end of the elastic band and the first adhesive layer.

10 . The label assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first support layer comprises a material that is substantially non-elastic.

11 . The label assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first adhesive anchor further comprises a release liner disposed over the first adhesive layer.

12 . The label assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second adhesive anchor comprises a second adhesive layer and a second support layer, wherein the second support layer is disposed between the second end of the elastic band and the second adhesive layer.

13 . The label assembly of claim 12 , wherein the second adhesive anchor comprises finger members to adhere to irregularly-shaped articles.

14 . The label assembly of claim 12 , wherein the second adhesive anchor comprises arm members configured to function as a tamper-resistant seal.

15 . The label assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first adhesive anchor comprises second arm members configured to function as a second tamper-resistant seal.

16 . The label assembly of claim 12 , and further comprising:
a third adhesive anchor; and a fourth adhesive anchor.

17 . The label assembly of claim 16 , wherein the third and fourth adhesive anchors are offset from each other along an axis that is substantially perpendicular to an offset axis between the first and second adhesive anchors.

18 . A method of using a label assembly, the method comprising:
providing the label assembly having a tag portion, an elastic band, and an adhesive anchor, wherein the elastic band bridges the tag portion and the adhesive anchor; wrapping the elastic band around an article; and adhering the adhesive anchor to the tag portion to provide the wrapped elastic band as a loop around the article.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the tag portion comprises:
a first surface having indicia; and a second surface, wherein the adhering the anchor region to the tag portion comprises adhering the adhesive anchor to the second surface of the tag portion.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein a size of the loop is based on a placement location of the adhesive anchor along the second surface of the tag portion.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

• Maltas Jeffrey S
• Wintz Trevor
• Schiller David
• O'Donnell Colin M

Classifications

• G09F3/0295

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

• G09F3/20

  for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels · CPC title

• G09F2003/0254

  Luggage tag · CPC title

• G09F3/206

  specially adapted for marking or identifying plants · CPC title

• G09F3/205

  specially adapted for electric cables, pipes or the like · CPC title