Merchandise labeling
AssigneeBedford Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert B. Ludlow, John B. Linquist, Colin M. O'Donnell, Ryan M. Korpela
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling article that has a labeling tag flatly conjoined along a unifying flat bond zone with a flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag and includes an elastic fastening loop. The loop sides that define the loop are wider than the thickness of the elastic layer. Further, the flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag has a thickness greater than the thickness of the tag and has a dispersion zone adjacent the unifying flat bond zone. The dispersion zone allows dissipation of elastic loop in-line stretching forces sufficiently to reduce transmission of such forces into the bond zone.
Claims20
1-20. (canceled)
A labeling article comprising:
- a material strip comprising a first substantially linear edge;
- and
- an elastic sheet comprising an opening and a second substantially linear edge;
- wherein the elastic sheet and the material strip overlap at an overlap portion between the first and second substantially linear edges,
- wherein the material strip and the elastic sheet are bonded together at the overlap portion to form a bond zone, and
- wherein the opening of the elastic sheet is not located on the overlap portion.
A labeling article comprising:
- an elastic sheet having a front surface, a back surface, and a loop;
- a tag having a tag width, a tag length oriented perpendicularly to the tag width, a front side, and a back side;
- a bond area having a bond area width and bond area depth;
- wherein the front surface and back side are in adhered contact over the bond area;
- wherein the bond area width is defined by the tag width;
- wherein the bond area depth is defined by a portion of the tag length in adhered contact with the front surface;
- and
- wherein the loop of the elastic sheet is not located in the bond area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.