Labeling band and assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9773435-B2
Application number	US-201615040479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2016
Priority date	Oct 25, 2006
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A method of forming an elastic labeling band. The method includes covering a central portion of a web of tag material with a release agent, advancing the web of tag material longitudinally and disposing a layer of molten elastomer over the advancing web of tag material, including over the release agent on the central portion thereof. The layer of molten elastomer is disposed over the web of tag material so that the elastomer bonds only to those portions of the web not covered with the release agent. The method includes curing the elastomer to define, with the web bonded thereto, an advancing web assembly, and separating a longitudinal segment from the web assembly to define an elastic labeling band.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A labeling band for binding one or more articles, the labeling band including:
a base tag portion having a front surface and a back surface;
an elastic securing mechanism disposed over at least a portion of the back surface of the base tag portion and secured to the back surface at two opposing connection zones; and
a release agent disposed on at least a portion of the back surface of the base tag portion between the back surface and the elastic securing mechanism and extending along the back surface and the elastic securing mechanism, except at least at the connection zones.

2. The labeling band of claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the base tag portion includes visible indicia.

3. The labeling band of claim 1 , wherein the base tag portion includes tag material, the labeling band further including:
an additional tag portion including the tag material integrally formed with and extending from the base tag portion, wherein the elastic securing mechanism and the release agent do not extend to the additional tag portion.

4. The labeling band of claim 3 , wherein the additional tag portion includes:
a first region; and
a necked region having a necked-down geometry between the first region and the base tag portion.

5. The labeling band of claim 4 , wherein the first region has a round shape.

6. The labeling band of claim 3 , wherein the additional tag portion extends outwardly from the base tag portion from one of the connection zones.

7. The labeling band of claim 1 , wherein the elastic securing mechanism is disposed over an entire back surface of the base tag portion.

8. The labeling band of claim 1 , wherein the elastic securing mechanism has a reduced width between the connection zones.

9. The labeling band of claim 8 , wherein the reduced width of the elastic securing mechanism is defined by a necked-down geometry between the connection zones.

10. An assembly of one or more bound articles including:
the one or more articles; and
labeling band including:
a base tag portion having a front surface and a back surface;
an elastic securing mechanism disposed over at least a portion of the back surface of the base tag portion and secured to the back surface at two opposing connection zones; and
a release agent disposed on at least a portion of the back surface of the base tag portion between the back surface and the elastic securing mechanism;

wherein the elastic securing mechanism is pulled away from the base tag portion to form an open loop; and
wherein the open loop is positioned about the one or more articles.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the release agent is not disposed at the connection zones.

12. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the connection zones define flaps that extend beyond the open loop.

13. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the base tag portion includes tag material, the labeling band further including:
an additional tag portion including the tag material integrally formed with and extending from the base tag portion, wherein the elastic securing mechanism does not extend to the additional tag portion.

14. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the additional tag portion includes:
a first region; and
a necked region having a necked-down geometry between the first region and the base tag portion.

15. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the front surface of the base tag portion includes visible indicia.

16. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the release agent is positioned against the one or more articles.

17. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the release agent faces away from the one or more articles.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

• Maltas Jeffrey Scott
• Story Ronald G
• Tschetter Jeffrey D
• King Justin C
• Longbrake Guy B
• Pederson Michael E

Classifications

• G09F3/02

  Forms or constructions (layered products B32B) · CPC title

• G09F3/04 Primary

  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

• B65D63/10

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

• G09F3/14 Primary

  by strings, straps, chains, or wires · CPC title

• Y10T24/1408

  Closed loops · CPC title