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Assembly for preparing inserts for hospital identification bracelets

  • US 4,093,277 A
  • Filed: 01/21/1977
  • Issued: 06/06/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An assembly for preparing imprinted inserts for hospital identification bracelets, including a base sheet of imprintable card stock, said sheet being divided by rows of parallel perforations into a plurality of severable elongated strips, said strips being divided by a transverse line of perforations across the central portion thereof into an identification section and a severable handle section, said identification sections having an outer insertion end portion of tapering shape, wherein the improvement comprises:

  • a sheet of carbon paper arranged to overlay said identification sections with the carboncoated side thereagainst, said carbon sheet being divided into a plurality of severable elongated strips having severance lines in alignment with those of said base sheet so that the base sheet strips can be removed one at a time with the respective overlying carbon strip, said carbon sheet strips each having a first uncoated margin extending over the insertion end portion of the underlying base strip and a second uncoated margin on the opposite side thereof adjacent the line of division between said identification and handle sections, said first and second margins of each carbon strip being adhesively attached to said base sheet in defined areas spaced inwardly from the outer edge of their respective margin, both of said margins providing unattached tab portions extending outwardly from said adhesive areas, one of said tab portions of each carbon strip overlying an insertion end of the underlying base strip and the other tab portion overlying the handle section thereof, said carbon strips being removable after the imprinting of said base strips by grasping one of said tab portions at either end thereof.

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