Identification Tag And Method Of Forming Same
OwnerAharon A. Karaninventor
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Abstract
A tamper evident tag and a method of preventing the fraudulent return of an article back to a seller are provided. The tag includes inner and outer layers. A first end of a tag fastener is inserted through the article and through an aperture formed in the inner and outer layers of the tag. A unique code is printed on the tag. A portion of the inner layer of the tag is removed to expose an adhesive. The exposed adhesive is bought into contact with the inner layer of the tag to capture the first end of the tag fastener between the outer layer and the inner layer. The unique code is associated with the article for future reference.
Claims18
A method of forming an identification tag, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the identification tag with inner and outer layers laminated to each other;
- generating a unique identification code associated with an article;
- printing the unique identification code on a first portion of the inner layer of the tag;
- removing a second portion of the inner layer of the tag to expose an adhesive on a first portion of the outer layer;
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- folding the first portion of the outer layer over the first portion of the inner layer so as to capture the first portion of the inner layer between the first and second portions of the outer layer;
- wherein at least one of the first and second portions of the outer layer is transparent such that the printing on the inner layer is visible through the outer layer of the tag.
A method of fabricating an identification tag, comprising the steps of:
- generating a unique code corresponding to an article;
- printing the unique code on a first portion of an inner layer of the identification tag, the first portion of the inner layer being bonded to a first portion of an outer layer of the identification tag;
- removing a second portion of the inner layer from a second portion of the outer layer to expose an adhesive on the second portion of the outer layer;
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- contacting the exposed adhesive with the first portion of the inner layer so as to capture the first portion of the inner layer between first and second portions of the outer layer;
- wherein at least one of the first and second portions of the outer layer is transparent such that the unique code printed on the inner layer is visible through the outer layer of the identification tag.
A tamper evident tag, comprising:
- an outer layer having first and second portions, an inner surface and an outer surface;
- an adhesive disposed on the first and second portions of the inner surface of the outer layer;
- an inner layer having first and second portions, an inner surface, and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first portion of the inner layer being bound to the inner surface of the first portion of the outer layer by the adhesive and the inner surface of the second portion of the inner layer being removeably affixed to the inner surface of the second portion of the outer layer;
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- a unique code associated with an article printed on the first portion of the inner layer;
- wherein:
- the outer layer is configured to be foldable such that with the second portion of the inner layer removed from the second portion of the outer layer, the inner surface of the second portion of the outer layer is configured to be bound to outer surface of the first portion of the inner layer so as to capture the first portion of the inner layer between the first and second portions of the outer layer;
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- the unique code on the first portion of the inner layer is viewable through the outer layer with the first portion of the inner layer captured between the first and second portions of the outer layer.
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