Inscribable cable marking strip

• US 4,579,759 A
• Filed: 03/06/1985
• Issued: 04/01/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Indento Gesellschaft Fur Industrielle Kennzeichnung mbH
• Original Assignee: Idento-Gesellschaft Fur Industrielle Kennzeichnung mbH
• Inventors: Breuers, Manfred O.
• Primary Examiner(s): HERBERT JR, THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US06/708,890
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 428/36, 428/203, 428/192, 428/204, 428/205, 428/343, 283/81
• US Class Current: 428/375
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/202 for labels being formed by a combination of interchangeable elements, e.g. price labels G09F3/203 - G09F3/207 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/36 with distinguishing or length marks
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/368 being a sleeve, ferrule, tag, clip, label or short length strip
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24777 Edge feature
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24868 Translucent outer layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24876 Intermediate layer contains particulate material [e.g., pigment, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24884 Translucent layer comprises natural oil, wax, resin, gum, glue, gelatin
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2933 Coated or with bond, impregnation or core

Abstract

A cable marking strip comprises a strip of an adhesive tape having a self-adhering bottom side and carrying an inscribable marking section. The beginning of the inscribable marking section is located at a distance from the adjacent front end of the adhesive tape to define an unlettered, transparent starting section of the strip which may be pressed onto the cable without soiling the marking section or smudging the lettering applied to it.

Claims

1. In a cable marking strip of the type comprising a predominantly transparent adhesive tape with a self-adhesive bottom side, and a hand-inscribable marking section disposed on a top side of the strip, a leading edge of the hand-inscribable marking section extending transversely relative to a long dimension of said strip, the invention wherein said leading edge is located at a distance from the adjacent leading end of the adhesive strip to form between said leading edge and said leading end a non-inscribable portion of said strip suitable for being manually handled for installing the tape onto a cable.

2. In a cable marking strip according to claim 1, wherein said distance is at least 5 mm.

3. In the combination of a cable and a cable marking strip wrapped around said cable, said strip comprising a predominantly transparent adhesive tape with a self-adhesive bottom side facing said cable, a hand-inscribable marking section disposed on a top side of the strip, a leading edge of the hand-inscribable marking section extends transversely relative to a long dimension of said strip and parallel to a longitudinal axis of said cable, the invention wherein said leading edge is located at a distance from the adjacent leading end of the adhesive strip to form between said leading edge and said leading end a non-inscribable portion of said strip.