Merchandise labeling
AssigneeBedford Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert B. Ludlow, John B. Linquist, Colin M. O'Donnell, Ryan M. Korpela
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Abstract
Disclosed is 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.
Claims19
A labeling article comprising:
- a first member having a first elastic portion that includes a fastening opening therein and a second portion that includes a sheet-like portion that projects outwardly from the first portion;
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- a second member having a sheet-like section, wherein the second member is bonded to the first member only along coextensive portions of the sheet-like section of the second member and the sheet-like portion of the first member.
A labeling article comprising:
- an elastic layer in the form of a sheet, the elastic layer having a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion has an opening therethrough and wherein the second portion comprises a bond zone;
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- a tag in the form of a sheet, wherein the tag is bonded to the second portion of the elastic layer only along the bond zone thereof.
A labeling article comprising:
- a tag in the form of a sheet;
- an elastic layer in the form of a sheet, the elastic layer comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part has a generally linear outer edge and is bonded to the tag adjacent to the generally linear outer edge, and wherein the second part has an arcuate outer edge and includes an opening therethrough to define an elastic fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.