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Baggage tag with print head cleaning pouch

  • US 5,875,719 A
  • Filed: 02/07/1996
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A set of interconnected baggage tags adapted for cleaning a print head of a baggage tag printer through which said tags are passed for printing passenger identification and destination indicia thereon, said set comprising:

  • a plurality of baggage tags secured to one another in end-to-end relation to form an elongated strip of baggage tags adapted for sequential advancing through a printer,each of said plurality of baggage tags including a translucent portion adjacent one end for detection by the printer to signal the end of that respective baggage tag,a quantity of print head cleaning fluid,a burstable packet containing said quantity of cleaning fluid, andfastening means connecting said burstable packet to one of said baggage tags, said fastening means providing an opaque connection between said burstable packet and a baggage tag for passage through a printer without signalling the end of the baggage tag to which a packet is connected, said packet being burstable upon passage through the printer, thereby wetting said print head with cleaning fluid.

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