Attachment tags

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815595-B2
Application number	US-201314422116-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2013
Priority date	Aug 29, 2012
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

An attachment tag that includes a tag portion having a first surface and a second surface, and an adhesive layer disposed on the second surface of the tag portion and configured to adhere to a product. The attachment tag also includes an elastomer portion having an expandable portion configured to further secure the attachment tag to the product and/or to secure the attachment tag to a second product, and a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, and includes a bond zone that is bonded to the tag portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An attachment tag including:
a tag portion including a hook;
an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the tag portion and configured to adhere to a product; and
an elastomer portion including:
an expandable portion and an aperture configured to engage the hook; and
a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, and includes a bond zone that is bonded to the tag portion.

2. The attachment tag of claim 1 , wherein the expandable portion further includes a plurality of extendable leg segments.

3. The attachment tag of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of extendable leg segments are configured to define an expandable loop.

4. The attachment tag of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of extendable leg segments are bordered by rupturable separation lines.

5. The attachment tag of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer portion includes a tab in which the hook-engaging aperture is positioned.

6. An attachment tag including:
a tag portion having a first surface and a second surface;
an adhesive layer disposed on the second surface of the tag portion and configured to adhere to a product;
an elastomer portion including:
an expandable portion configured to further secure the attachment tag to the product or to secure the attachment tag to a second product; and
a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, and includes a bond zone that is bonded to the first surface of the tag portion; and

a release liner underlying at least an entirety of the tag portion, the release liner being disposed against the adhesive layer.

7. The attachment tag of claim 6 , wherein the expandable portion further includes an expandable loop.

8. The attachment tag of claim 6 , wherein the elastomer portion further includes a transition portion disposed between the expandable portion and the layer portion.

9. The attachment tag of claim 6 , wherein the expandable portion is provided in the form of a sheet.

10. The attachment tag of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a pressure sensitive adhesive.

11. The attachment tag of claim 6 , wherein the expandable portion includes a plurality of extendable leg segments.

12. The attachment tag of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of extendable leg segments are configured to define an expandable loop.

13. A supply of multiple attachment tags, the supply including:
a release liner having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having one or more release agents;
the multiple attachment tags that are removably affixed to the release liner, each including:
an adhesive layer releasably adhered to the first surface of the release liner;
a tag portion disposed against the adhesive layer on an opposing side from the release liner; and
an elastomer portion including:
an expandable portion; and
a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, wherein the layer portion includes a bond zone that is bonded to the tag portion and is spaced from the expandable portion;

wherein the release liner underlies at least an entirety of each tag portion.

14. The supply of claim 13 , wherein the release liner with the removably affixed attachment tags is provided in a roll configuration.

15. The supply of claim 13 , wherein adjacent attachment tags are separated from each other by spacings along the liner.

16. The supply of claim 13 , wherein, for each attachment tag, the expandable portion further includes an expandable loop.

17. The supply of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a pressure sensitive adhesive.

Assignees

• Bedford Ind Inc

Inventors

• O'Donnell Colin M
• Heinrichs Curtis J
• Tschetter Jeffrey
• Schultz Mike
• Schiller David

Classifications

• B32B37/1284

  Application of adhesive · CPC title

• B32B38/0032

  increasing porosity (B32B38/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B32B38/0012

  Mechanical treatment, e.g. roughening, deforming, stretching · CPC title

• B65D23/14

  of tags {, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like (B65D23/008 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D73/0064

  the articles being supported by or suspended from a tag-like element · CPC title