Method and apparatus for attaching bar code indicia on items
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1. A bar code bearing medium, comprising:
- a continuous flexible strip of material having a length and means for facilitating tearing of the material in a straight line transversely of the length of the material, the material having first and second oppositely facing surfaces at least one of which is capable of bearing bar code indicia thereon;
an adhesive layer affixed to one of the first and second surfaces; and
bar code indicia printed on one of the first and second surfaces of the material, whereby a continuous strip bar code label is formed which can be readily separated into individual bar code labels of various lengths by tearing the continuous strip bar code label transversely of its length.
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Abstract
A continuous strip bar code label (10) bearing bar code indicia thereon. The continuous strip bar code label (10) has an edge (13) which facilitates tearing of the continuous strip bar code label (10) transversely of its length whereby the continuous strip bar code label (10) can be readily separated into individual bar code labels of various lengths.
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1. A bar code bearing medium, comprising:
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a continuous flexible strip of material having a length and means for facilitating tearing of the material in a straight line transversely of the length of the material, the material having first and second oppositely facing surfaces at least one of which is capable of bearing bar code indicia thereon; an adhesive layer affixed to one of the first and second surfaces; and bar code indicia printed on one of the first and second surfaces of the material, whereby a continuous strip bar code label is formed which can be readily separated into individual bar code labels of various lengths by tearing the continuous strip bar code label transversely of its length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 31, 32)
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7. A bar code indicia bearing medium which comprises:
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a continuous strip label having a width, a length, a first and second edge and a top surface capable of being printed on; an adhesive layer affixed to a lengthwise section of the bottom surface of the continuous strip label, the adhesive layer having a width less than the width of the continuous strip label; a removable backing, having a width at least as wide as the width of the adhesive layer, attached to the adhesive layer; and a bar code printed on the top surface of the continuous strip label, whereby a continuous strip bar code label is formed which can be separated into individual bar code labels of various lengths. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A combination of a bar code bearing medium and dispenser, comprising:
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a continuous flexible strip of material having a length and means for facilitating tearing of the material transversely of the length of the material, the material having first and second oppositely facing surfaces at least one of which is capable of bearing bar code indicia thereon; an adhesive layer affixed to one of the first and second surfaces; bar code indicia printed on one of the first and second surfaces of the material, whereby a continuous strip bar code label is formed which can be readily separated into individual bar code labels of various lengths by tearing the continuous strip bar code label transversely of its length; a dispenser, having a front side and a back side, capable of housing a roll of the continuous flexible material including means located on the dispenser for separating a length of the continuous flexible material from the roll of the continuous flexible material. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 33)
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23. A method of making bar code labels which comprises the steps of:
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affixing an adhesive layer to a lengthwise section of a bottom surface of a flexible, continuous strip label having a width, a first and second edge, the first edge being a toothed edge, and a top surface capable of being printed on, the lengthwise section being adjacent to the first edge of the continuous strip label, the adhesive layer having a width less than the width of the continuous strip label; attaching a removable flexible backing, having a width at least as wide as the width of the adhesive layer, to the adhesive layer; and printing a bar code on the top surface of the continuous strip label, whereby a continuous strip bar code label is formed which comprises a plurality of individual bar code labels. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of attaching the bar code indicia to items which comprises the steps of:
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pulling out a length of flexible, continuous strip bar code label having a first and second toothed edge, a bar code printed on a top surface and an adhesive layer on a bottom surface from a roll of the continuous strip bar code label housed in a dispenser; separating the length of the continuous strip bar code label from the roll by pressing the label against a serrated edge of the dispenser; and affixing the separated length of continuous strip bar code label to an item by pressing the adhesive layer on the bottom surface of the length of continuous strip bar code label to the item. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A bar code bearing medium, comprising:
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a material having a surface capable of bearing bar code indicia thereon; first bar code indicia printed on the surface of the material for identifying an item which the material is connected to; and second bar code indicia having constant dimensions and printed on the surface of the material so that a bar code reader can compare the reading from the second bar code indicia to the known constant dimensions and adjust the reading of the first bar code indicia to correct for the curvature of the material and different speeds of reading the bar codes.
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