Winged wristband

A self-adhesive wristband comprising:

• an elongate strip comprising:
• a body with longitudinally spaced contact portions;
• an outer surface on said body upon which wearer-unique indicia may be printed, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
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• an adhesive layer disposed on at least a portion of said body such that upon formation of said elongate strip into said wristband through connection of said longitudinally spaced contact portions, said adhesive layer forms a first adhesive bond therebetween;
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• at least one laterally projecting foldable detent integrally formed with said elongate strip, said detent including an adhesive layer disposed thereon such that upon formation of said first adhesive bond, said detent is configured to be folded over an adjacent surface of at least one of said longitudinally spaced contact surfaces to form a second adhesive bond.

A form comprising:

• a face ply with at least one elongate strip disposed therein, said elongate strip defined by a body with longitudinally spaced contact portions, said elongate strip comprising:
• a printable outer surface;
• an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
• a laterally projecting detent extending from at least one of said longitudinally spaced contact portions, said detent having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• an adhesive layer disposed on at least a part of at least one of said longitudinally spaced contact portions;
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• an adhesive layer disposed on said detent such that upon folding said detent over at least a portion of said elongate strip, adhesive contact is made therebetween;
• a liner ply disposed against said face ply, said liner ply including:
• an outer surface;
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• an inner surface, at least a portion of which is disposed facingly adjacent said inner surface of said elongate strip inner surface;
• an adhesive disposed between at least a portion of said face and liner plies;
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• a release coating disposed between at least a portion of said face and liner plies to facilitate removable adhesion therebetween.

A form comprising:

• a face ply comprising:
• a first portion with at least one elongate strip disposed therein, said elongate strip comprising:
• a body portion including a pair of longitudinally spaced contact portions, a pair of laterally spaced side portions, at least one laterally projecting foldable detent extending from at least one of said pair of laterally spaced side portions, an outer surface with at least a part of which is configured to receive printed indicia thereon, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
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• an adhesive layer disposed on at least a portion of said inner surface such that upon formation of a wristband from said elongate strip through looped connection of said pair of longitudinally spaced contact portions, at least a portion of said adhesive layer forms a bond therebetween and upon subsequent folding of said at least one laterally projecting foldable detent onto a portion of said wristband an additional adhesive bond is formed;
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• a second portion comprising at least one label disposed therein, said label including:
• an outer surface configured to receive printed indicia thereon, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
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• an adhesive layer disposed on said inner surface to facilitate adhesive contact between said label and an object to be labelled;
• a liner ply disposed against said face ply, said liner ply including:
• an outer surface;
• and
• an inner surface, at least a portion of which is disposed facingly adjacent said inner surface of said elongate strip inner surface;
• an adhesive disposed between at least a portion of said face and liner plies;
• and
• a release coating disposed between at least a portion of said face and liner plies to facilitate removable adhesion therebetween.

A method of making an adhesive strip to be used in the formation of a winged wristband, said method comprising:

• adhesively combining at least a portion of a face ply to at least a portion of liner ply;
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• defining in said face ply an elongate strip, said elongate strip comprising:
• a body with longitudinally spaced contact portions, said body having a printable outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
• a laterally projecting detent extending from said elongate strip, said detent having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a first adhesive layer disposed on at least a part of at least one of said longitudinally spaced contact portions;
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• a second adhesive layer disposed on said detent such that upon forming said wristband with said first adhesive layer, folding said detent over at least a portion of said elongate strip forms an additional adhesive bond.

A method of using a wristband, comprising:

• configuring an elongate strip to include:
• a body with longitudinally spaced contact portions, said body having a printable outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
• a laterally projecting detent extending from said body, said detent having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• an adhesive layer disposed on at least a part of at least one of said longitudinally spaced contact portions;
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• an adhesive layer disposed on said detent;
• placing said elongate strip adjacent a wearer's wrist;
• looping said elongate strip into a wristband shape;
• adhesively securing said pair of longitudinally spaced contact portions to one another;
• and
• folding said detent over a portion of said elongate strip such that said adhesive layer disposed on said detent forms a bond with said elongate strip.

A method of using a wristband, comprising:

• configuring an elongate strip to include:
• a body with longitudinally spaced contact portions, said body having a printable outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface;
• a laterally projecting detent extending from said elongate strip, said detent having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• an adhesive layer disposed on at least a part of at least one of said longitudinally spaced contact portions;
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• an adhesive layer disposed on said detent;
• placing said elongate strip adjacent a wearer's wrist;
• looping said elongate strip into a wristband shape such that a first adhesive bond is formed between said longitudinally spaced contact portions;
• doubling back the portions of said elongate strip that are longitudinally distal of the contact point formed by said first adhesive bond along said outer surface of said body such that adhesive disposed adjacent a distal edge of one of the portions of said elongate strip forms a second adhesive bond with said outer surface of said body formed into said wristband shape;
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• folding said detent over said doubled back portion of said elongate strip such that said adhesive layer disposed on said detent forms a third adhesive bond.