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US 8,595,967 B1Granted
Band having ribbing on both ends
AssigneeIntermountain Business Forms, Inc.
InventorsJerry C. Cook, Michael J. Hirst, Jared Hurst
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Abstract
The present invention extends to a band having ribbing on both ends. The exterior surface of the band can include high quality printed content. The ribbing allows the band to be easily shortened equally at both ends so that the printed content can remain centered on the band after shortening. The band can be used as a wristband, belt, collar, or any other type of band to be worn on the human or pet body.
Claims20
A wristband comprising:
- a band of non-porous material on which high quality content can be printed, the band having a first and a second end;
- ribbing formed at the first and second end of the band, the ribbing allowing the band to be shortened equally at both ends, the ribbing at each of the first and second ends comprising a plurality of channels that are each parallel to the first or second end respective;
- a first connector having a protrusion that is configured to slide into one of the channels of the ribbing on the first end even when a portion of the ribbing at the first end is cut from the band;
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- a second connector having a protrusion that is configured to slide into one of the channels of the ribbing on the second end even when a portion of the ribbing at the second end is cut from the band, wherein the first connector is configured to interlock with the second connector.
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A wearable band comprising:
- a band of non-porous material on which high quality content is printed, the band having a first and a second end, the high quality content being positioned on the band at a relative distance from the first and second ends;
- ribbing formed at the first and second end, the ribbing allowing the band to be shortened equally at both ends such that the high quality content remains positioned at the relative distance from the first and second ends, the ribbing at each of the first and second ends comprising a plurality of channels that are each parallel to the first or second end respectively;
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- a connector having a first and a second side, the first side having a protrusion that is configured to slide into one of the channels of the ribbing on the first end even when a portion of the ribbing at the first end is cut from the band such that the first end is contained within the first side of the connector when the protrusion of the first side of the connector is slid into the channel on the first end, the second side having a protrusion that is configured to slide into one of the channels of the ribbing on the second end even when a portion of the ribbing at the second end is cut from the band such that the second end is contained within the second side of the connector when the protrusion of the second side of the connector is slid into the channel on the second end.
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A wristband comprising:
- a band of a polypropylene homopolymer material on which high quality content is printed, the band having a first and a second end;
- ribbing formed at the first and second end of the band, the ribbing allowing the band to be shortened equally at both ends, the ribbing at each of the first and second ends comprising a plurality of channels that are each parallel to the first or second end respectively, each channel being equally spaced from an adjacent channel;
- a first connector having a protrusion that is configured to slide into one of the channels of the ribbing on the first end even when a portion of the ribbing at the first end is cut from the band;
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- a second connector having a protrusion that is configured to slide into one of the channels of the ribbing on the second end even when a portion of the ribbing at the second end is cut from the band, wherein the first connector is configured to interlock with the second connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.