Printable Wristbands with Integrated Circuit Components
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsChien K. Hou, Annika Matas Alonzo, David F. Beck, Mohannad Abdo, Eric W. Liberato, Gene A. Hofer
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Abstract
A wristband includes: a self-laminating body having: (i) a first film; (ii) an image-carrying member disposed on an outer surface of the first film; and (iii) a second film disposed over an outer surface of the image-carrying member, enclosing the image-carrying member between the first film and the second film; a band extending from one of the first film and the second film of the self-laminating body, the band configured to encircle a wrist; and a flexible integrated circuit chip enclosed between the first film and the second film of the self-laminating body.
Claims19
A wristband, comprising:
- a self-laminating body having:
- (i) a first film;
- (ii) an image-carrying member disposed on an outer surface of the first film;
- and
- (iii) a second film disposed over an outer surface of the image-carrying member, enclosing the image-carrying member between the first film and the second film;
- a band extending from one of the first film and the second film of the self-laminating body, the band configured to encircle a wrist;
- and
- a flexible integrated circuit chip enclosed between the first film and the second film of the self-laminating body.
A wristband, comprising:
- a self-laminating body having:
- (i) a first film;
- (ii) an image-carrying member disposed on an outer surface of the first film;
- and
- (iii) a second film disposed over an outer surface of the image-carrying member, enclosing the image-carrying member between the first film and the second film;
- a first band extending from the self-laminating body;
- a second band configured to couple with a distal end of the first band, the second band having a coupling portion configured to engage with the distal end of the first band;
- and
- a flexible integrated circuit chip disposed on one of the distal end of the first band, and the coupling portion of the second band.
A printable blank, comprising:
- a face stock layer including die cuts defining a removable image-carrying member having a first surface configured to receive printed indicia;
- a film layer coupled to a second surface of the face stock layer, opposite the first surface, the film having die cuts defining a wristband including:
- a self-laminating body aligned with the image-carrying member, the body having a first film, and a second film configured to laminate the image-carrying member to the first film;
- and
- a flexible integrated circuit chip disposed between the face stock layer and the film layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.