Closure article with auxiliary fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019291925-A1
Application number	US-201916358047-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 19, 2019
Priority date	Mar 20, 2018
Publication date	Sep 26, 2019
Grant date	—

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

1 . An article configured to close a first product and attach to a second product, the article including:
a tag having a perimeter, the tag including an aperture and a first cut connecting the aperture and the perimeter, wherein the aperture and first cut are configured to accept a portion of the first product; and a fastener connected to the tag at a joint, wherein the fastener is configured to attach to the second product.

2 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the fastener includes an elastic layer.

3 . The article of claim 2 , wherein the elastic layer includes an expandable loop.

4 . The article of claim 3 , wherein the expandable loop is spaced from the joint.

5 . The article of claim 4 , wherein the fastener includes a neck portion between the expandable loop and the joint.

6 . The article of claim 2 , wherein the joint is located at an overlap of the elastic layer and the tag.

7 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the joint includes an adhesive.

8 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the joint is in the form of a butt joint.

9 . The article of claim 2 , wherein the fastener further includes:
a structural support layer attached to the elastic layer; and an adhesive attached to the structural support layer.

10 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the fastener includes:
an elongated strip; and a retention wire attached to the strip.

11 . The article of claim 10 , wherein the tag has opposed first and second sides, and wherein the elongated strip is centered on the tag relative to the first and second sides.

12 . The article of claim 10 , wherein the tag has opposed first and second sides, and wherein the elongated strip is asymmetrically positioned on the tag relative to the first and second sides.

13 . The article of claim 2 , wherein the elastic layer underlies at least a portion of the aperture.

14 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the elastic layer further includes a second cut.

15 . The article of claim 14 , wherein the second cut is coincident with the aperture and with the first cut, and wherein the second cut is configured to accept the portion of the first product.

16 . The article of claim 14 , wherein the second cut is curvilinear.

17 . The article of claim 1 , further including indicia disposed on the tag.

18 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the tag perimeter includes oppositely disposed notches that form a narrowed neck.

19 . The article of claim 18 , wherein the joint is located at the neck.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• 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

• B65D75/02

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

• B65D23/003

  Suspension means · CPC title

• B65D2563/10

  Non-metallic straps, tapes or bands; Filamentary elements, e.g. strings, threads, wires; Joints between ends thereof · CPC title