Identification card strip and ribbon assembly

• US 6,086,971 A
• Filed: 11/24/1997
• Issued: 07/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Brady Worldwide Incorporated (Brady Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Temtec Inc. (Brady Corporation)
• Inventors: Haas, David J., Haas, Sandra, Sherman, Jody P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmad, Nasser
• Application Number:
  US08/976,667
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: 428/40.1, 428/42.1, 428/42.2, 428/43, 428/136, 428/137, 428/4, 428/5, 40/1.5, 283/81
• US Class Current: 428/40.1
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/12 by pins, staples, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/14 by strings, straps, chains, or wires
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1486 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/149 Sectional layer removable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24314 Slit or elongated
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24322 Composite web or sheet

Abstract

The identification card strip and ribbon assembly includes a support strip having thereon at least one, and preferably a plurality of identification card blanks removably and adhesively adhered to the support strip. Each identification card blank has a front printing surface for printing indicia thereon and a rear adhesive surface having an adhesive thereon. The rear adhesive surface is removably and adhesively adhered to the support strip. The card blank includes a first sheet and a second sheet foldably connected to each other along a fold line. Each sheet has at least one substantially identically shaped aperture therein. Each of the sheets is of a size and shape and the aperture is located in each sheet so that when the card blank is removed from the support strip and the sheets are folded along the fold line upon each other with the adhesive surfaces joined to each other, the first sheet and second sheets are substantially superimposed upon each other and substantially coextensive with each other and the apertures in each sheet overlay each other to form a mounting means for mounting the card on an object.

A ribbon print form sheet is provided that can pass through, for example, a laser printer. The sheet has a plurality of ribbons formed in the sheet by score lines that permit the ribbons to be torn from the sheet.

The process for producing the identification cards comprises printing indicia on the printing surface of at least one of the first and second sheets of each card blank, printing indicia on the ribbons of the print form sheet, removing the card blank from the support strip, removing a printed ribbon from the print form sheet, folding the first and second sheets along the fold line upon each other with an end of the ribbon inserted therebetween, the adhesive surfaces joined to each other and holding the ribbon therebetween. The card, including the ribbon, may then be mounted on an object.

Claims

1. A combination identification card strip and ribbon assembly comprising:

a support strip;

at least one identification card blank overlaying and removably and adhesively adhered to the support strip;

each identification card blank comprising;

a front printing surface for printing indicia thereon and a rear adhesive surface having an adhesive thereon completely covering the rear surface, the rear adhesive surface being removably and adhesively adhered to the support strip, the adhesive remaining on each card blank after being removed from the support strip;

the card blank including a first sheet and a second sheet foldably connected to each other along a fold line;

each sheet having at least one substantially identically shaped aperture therein;

each sheet being of a size and shape and each aperture located in each sheet so that when the card blank is removed from the support strip and the sheets are folded along the fold line upon each other with the adhesive surfaces joined to each other, the first sheet and second sheets are substantially superimposed upon each other and substantially coextensive with each other and the apertures in each sheet overlay each other to form a mounting means for mounting the card on an object;

an elongated ribbon print form comprising a printable sheet having a plurality of score lines running the length of the form and a plurality of score lines running the width of the form to form a plurality of ribbons that may be removed from the sheet by tearing along the score lines, one end of each ribbon adapted to be placed between the sheets when they are folded along the fold line upon each other with the adhesive surfaces joined to each other to be secured therebetween.

2. The combination identification card strip and ribbon assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of the card blanks are formed from a continuous sheet and defined by a plurality of lateral slits extending across the sheet at substantially equal longitudinal intervals, the card blanks being severable from each other along the slits.

3. The combination identification card strip and ribbon assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of card blanks are formed from a continuous sheet and defined by a plurality of lateral slits extending across the sheet at substantially equal longitudinal intervals and a plurality of longitudinal slits extending across the sheet at substantially equal lateral intervals, the card blanks being severable from each other along the slits.

4. The combination identification card strip and ribbon assembly of claim 1, wherein the support strip has pin-hole perforations along the longitudinal edges of the strip to permit driving of the strip through an associated pin-feed printing device.

5. The combination identification card strip and ribbon assembly of claim 1, wherein the ribbon print form has pin-hole perforations along the longitudinal edges of the form to permit driving of the form through an associated pin-feed printing device.