Air baggage tag
First Claim
1. An improved baggage tag of the type including a strip of flexible material having front and back surfaces, first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends and laterally spaced apart sides, a tag body at the first end of the strip adapted to be folded against itself along a longitudinal fold line, a pair of laterally spaced apart tongues extending longitudinally from a base portion thereof adjacent said tag body to the second end of the strip and adapted to encircle the handle of a piece of baggage, and a detachable claim ticket disposed between said tongues, the back surface of said strip being adhesive except in two zones on said tongues, said zones extending from adjacent the base portions of said tongues to positions adjacent to but spaced apart from said second end, wherein the improvement comprises an adhesive material coated on substantially the entirety of the back surface of said strip except in said zones, said zones being uncoated and free of adhesive material.
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Abstract
A combination baggage tag and claim ticket is disclosed formed as a strip of flexible material having two tongues for encircling the handle of a piece of baggage and a detachable ticket disposed between the tongues. The back surface of the strip is pattern coated with adhesive such that two adhesive-free zones are left on the tongues with adhesive coated bands at the free ends of the tongues.
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Citations
15 Claims
- 1. An improved baggage tag of the type including a strip of flexible material having front and back surfaces, first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends and laterally spaced apart sides, a tag body at the first end of the strip adapted to be folded against itself along a longitudinal fold line, a pair of laterally spaced apart tongues extending longitudinally from a base portion thereof adjacent said tag body to the second end of the strip and adapted to encircle the handle of a piece of baggage, and a detachable claim ticket disposed between said tongues, the back surface of said strip being adhesive except in two zones on said tongues, said zones extending from adjacent the base portions of said tongues to positions adjacent to but spaced apart from said second end, wherein the improvement comprises an adhesive material coated on substantially the entirety of the back surface of said strip except in said zones, said zones being uncoated and free of adhesive material.
- 6. A baggage tag comprising an elongated strip of material having first and second longitudinally spaced-apart ends and front and back surfaces, a first portion of said strip at said first end comprising a tag body, a second portion of said strip at said second end comprising a pair of longitudinal tongues adapted to encircle the handle of a piece of baggage and thereby attach the baggage tag to the piece of baggage, said tongues extending from a central portion of said strip adjacent said tag body to said second end, and adhesive material coating substantially the entirety of the back surface of said strip except for two zones being uncoated and free of adhesive material, said zones being substantially coextensive with said tongues except for adhesive-coated bands disposed at the free ends of said tongues adjacent said strip second end.
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11. A method for manufacturing a baggage tag comprising the steps of:
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providing an elongated strip of material; coating substantially the entire rear surface of said strip with adhesive material except in a pair of longitudinally extending, generally parallel and laterally adjacent zones, said zones remaining uncoated and free of adhesive material, said zones extending toward an end of said strip but spaced apart therefrom; cutting a line between said zones to form a pair of tongues adapted to encircle the handle of a piece of baggage, said tongues being substantially uncoated and free of adhesive material except for adhesive coated bands across the free ends thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification