Tag Attachment by Shrink Film

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020184854-A1
Application number	US-201916689245-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 20, 2019
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Jun 11, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one aspect, an article includes a first sleeve formed from a first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having opposed first and second edges, wherein the first sleeve is formed with a first seam proximate the first edge. A portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet extends between the first sleeve and the second edge. A tag is bonded to the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet proximate the second edge at a first overlap zone of the tag and the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet. In another aspect, an article includes a heat-shrinkable polymer sheet and a tag bonded to the sheet. The heat-shrinkable polymer sheet has a central area and a plurality of slits disposed through the sheet, at least one of the plurality of slits oriented to partially surround the central area.

First claim

1 . An article including:
a first sleeve formed from a first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having opposed first and second edges, wherein the first sleeve is formed with a first seam proximate the first edge; a portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet that extends between the first sleeve and the second edge; and a tag bonded to the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet proximate the second edge at a first overlap zone of the tag and the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet.

2 . The article of claim 1 wherein the first seam is substantially linear, and wherein a height dimension of the tag parallel to the first seam is equal to or less than a length of the first seam between first and second open ends of the first sleeve.

3 . The article of claim 2 including a neck disposed on the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the neck having a dimension measured parallel to the height dimension of the tag that is less than the height dimension of the tag.

4 . The article of claim 3 wherein a joint between the tag and the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet is located on the neck.

5 . The article of claim 1 wherein the first sleeve includes a hole disposed through the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet.

6 . The article of claim 5 wherein the hole is positioned on an opposite side of the first sleeve from the first seam.

7 . The article of claim 1 wherein the first overlap zone does not include an entirety of the tag.

8 . The article of claim 1 including a second sleeve formed from a second heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the second heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having opposite third and fourth edges, wherein the second sleeve is formed with a second seam proximate the third edge, and wherein the tag is bonded to the second heat-shrinkable polymer sheet proximate the fourth edge.

9 . The article of claim 8 wherein the tag is bonded to the second heat-shrinkable polymer sheet at a second overlap zone.

10 . The article of claim 9 wherein a height of the tag at the first overlap zone differs from a height of the tag at the second overlap zone.

11 . An article including:
a heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having a central area and a plurality of slits disposed through the sheet, at least one of the plurality of slits oriented to partially surround the central area; and a tag bonded to the sheet.

12 . The article of claim 11 wherein the central area is circular and the at least one of the plurality of slits is concentric with the central area.

13 . The article of claim 11 wherein the central area and plurality of slits form a product attachment portion of the article, and wherein the article further includes a neck disposed between the product attachment portion and the tag.

14 . The article of claim 13 wherein the neck is formed as part of the tag.

15 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the tag is bonded to the sheet at an overlap zone.

16 . The article of claim 15 wherein the overlap zone does not include an entirety of the tag.

17 . The article of claim 11 wherein the central area includes an aperture through the sheet.

18 . The article of claim 17 wherein the aperture is circular, and the at least one of the plurality of slits is concentric with the aperture.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

• Schiller David
• Milbrath Eric

Classifications

• B29C63/0073 Primary

  of non-flat surfaces, e.g. curved, profiled (B29C63/042 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G09F3/04

  to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion (by a separate adhesive layer G09F3/10) · CPC title

• B29C2793/0009

  Cutting out · CPC title

• B29K2995/0049

  Heat shrinkable · CPC title

• G09F2003/0273

  Labels for bottles, flasks · CPC title