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US 2004/0068906 A1Published application
Wristband/cinch with inboard label assembly business form and method
AssigneeLaser Band, LLC
InventorJames M. Riley
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AssigneeLaser Band, LLC
InventorJames M. Riley
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A business form particularly adapted for generalized use, although it may be used in a medical or hospital environment includes in a first embodiment a wristband that is provided with a laminate backing including a tab portion at the opposite end of a free end, with the tab portion having a cinch slot through which the free end is inserted for securing the wristband about a person's appendage. Several self adhering labels are provided inboard of the tab and may be individually separated from the wristband. The labels and the wristband may each be imprinted with identifying indicia such as bar coding. A second embodiment of the invention includes a page sized form with one or more self laminating wristbands readily separable from a carrier with each wristband comprised of a layer of face stock and a laminate, with the wristband including a printable face stock region die cut into the face stock and a strap portion, a laminating portion, and a cinch die cut into the laminate layer. The laminating portion includes two halves which fold together about a fold line to enclose the face stock, with the strap portion extending from one of said halves. The cinch comprises two slots which may both be located outboard of the face stock, or on both sides of the face stock. The free end of the strap may be adhered in place by folding over one of the slots, or by adhering a patch of adhesive carried at the tip of the free end. The face stock may be extended to the edge of the cinch slot to shield the strap from contacting adhesive. Any of the wristband constructions may be provided on a page sized sheet along with a plurality of self adhering labels, in any of a number of configurations, to suit any particular application, as desired by a user.
A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband, said wristband having a printable face ply portion, a lamination layer portion for substantially surrounding the printable face ply portion, a strap portion formed in said lamination layer portion and extending from a single side of said face ply portion for wrapping about a person's appendage, and an attachment portion for joining the strap portion to the printable face ply portion to thereby attach said wristband to said person's appendage, the attachment portion including at least one slot located on the side of the face ply portion opposite the strap portion, said at least one slot being at least partially surrounded by adhesive so that said slot may be folded over the strap portion as said strap portion is inserted therethrough to adhere said strap portion in place to thereby attach the wristband to said person's appendage.
A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband, said wristband having a printable face ply portion, a lamination layer portion for substantially surrounding the printable face ply portion, a strap portion formed in said lamination layer portion and extending from a single side of said face ply portion for wrapping about a person's appendage, and an attachment portion for joining the strap portion to the printable face ply portion to thereby attach said wristband to said person's appendage, the attachment portion including two slots located on opposite sides of the face ply portion and through at least one of which the strap is inserted to affix the wristband to a patient's appendage, at least one of said slots being at least partially surrounded by adhesive.
A business form containing a self-laminating wristband, said business form having two layers of material comprising a bottom laminate layer and a top face stock layer, the wristband including a printable face stock portion defined by a die cut in the face stock layer and a strap/laminating portion defined by a die cut in the laminate layer, a first slot formed by a die cut in the lamination layer opposite a strap portion of the strap/laminating portion, said first slot being surrounded by a layer of adhesive, and a second slot formed by a die cut in two locations of the laminate layer and in the face stock layer, said second slot die cuts being located to come into alignment as the wristband is separated from the business form and self-laminated.
A business form containing a self-laminating wristband, said wristband having a laminating layer and an imaging receiving face stock layer, and a cinch for securing the wristband about a person's appendage, said cinch comprising a strap extending to one side of thereof and a pair of slots formed in the opposing side of said face stock layer, one of said slots being substantially surrounded by adhesive so that upon separation from the business form the wristband is assembled by folding over the laminating layer to laminate the face stock layer, inserting the strap through a first slot, folding it over onto the strap to adhere it in place, and inserting the strap through the second slot to avoid obscuring the face stock layer.
A business form comprising a detachable wristband/label assembly, said business form comprising a wristband configured to have a strap portion for wrapping about a person's appendage as well as an attachment portion for joining together the wristband, and a label portion comprising a plurality of individually detachable labels, said label portion being located inboard of the attachment portion.
A business form comprising a detachable wristband/label assembly, said business form comprising a wristband configured to have a strap portion for wrapping about a person's appendage, said strap portion having a loose end with an adhesive applied to one side thereof, said strap portion having an integrally formed tab at its opposite end, said tab comprising a plurality of individually detachable labels, said tab having a slot outboard of the labels and said loose end being sized to conveniently pass through said slot so that the loose end may be adhered to the strap portion to thereby attach the wristband/label assembly to a person's appendage.
A wristband/label assembly die cut into a multi-web construction form for removal therefrom, said form having a middle poly coated paper web, said wristband/label assembly having a strap portion and a tab portion, said tab portion having an outboard slot through which the strap portion may be inserted as the strap portion is looped about an object, said strap portion having an adhesive near its end for adhering the strap portion to itself and securing the strap portion in a loop about the object, the tab portion having a plurality of labels, and each of said labels and said tab being marked with a common identifying indicia.
A wristband/label business form, said form including a wristband portion having a free end, a label portion, said label portion having a plurality of labels individually separable therefrom, and a cinch outboard of said label portion and through which said free end is inserted for securing the wristband about a person's appendage.
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