Methods and apparatus for providing identification information about a user
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1. A tag configured to be secured to a shoe, said tag comprising:
- a body having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
a protective member comprising a substantially planar lower surface and a domed upper surface, said protective member lower surface attached to at least a portion of said body top surface, and at least one opening extending through at least one of said body and said domed protective cover.
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Abstract
An information tag is secured to an article worn or carried by a user and provides identification information about the user in a cost-effective and reliable manner. The tag includes a plurality of layers including a body and a protective layer. The body has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The protective layer includes a domed upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface that is attached to at least a portion of the body top surface. At least one opening extends through at least one of the body and the domed protective cover. The tag body bottom surface provides identification information about the user.
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1. A tag configured to be secured to a shoe, said tag comprising:
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a body having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
a protective member comprising a substantially planar lower surface and a domed upper surface, said protective member lower surface attached to at least a portion of said body top surface, and at least one opening extending through at least one of said body and said domed protective cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. An information tag configured to be attached to an item worn or carried by a user, said tag comprising a body comprising at least a first layer, a second layer, and an opening extending through at least one of said first layer and said second layer, said first layer attached to at least a portion of said second layer and comprising a domed upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface, said second layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, said second layer upper surface adjacent said first layer lower surface, said second layer lower surface for displaying information about the user, said opening for attaching said information tag to an article of clothing worn the user.
- 21. A tag configured to be attached to an item worn or carried by a user, said tag comprising a body comprising at least a first layer, a second layer, and an opening extending through at least one of said first layer and said second layer, said first layer attached to at least a portion of said second layer and comprising an upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface, said upper surface having a domed contour comprising a resilient material such that said upper surface returns to the domed contour after being depressed, said second layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, said second layer upper surface adjacent said first layer lower surface, said second layer lower surface for displaying plurality of information about the user, said opening for attaching said tag to the user, at least one of said second layer upper surface and said second layer lower surface reflects light.
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28. A method for assembling an identification tag for providing information about a user, the identification tag including a plurality of layers including at least a first layer including a domed upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface, and a second layer including an upper surface and a lower surface, at least one of the plurality of layers for displaying information about the user, said method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a first layer including a domed upper surface to a portion of the second layer such that the first layer lower surface is adjacent at least one of the second layer upper and lower surfaces; and
forming an opening extending through at least one of the first and second layers. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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