Wristband/cinch with label assembly business form and method
DCFirst Claim
1. A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband, said wristband having a printable face ply portion, a lamination layer portion for substantially surrounding the top and bottom of the printable face ply portion, said lamination layer portion comprising two halves, one of which is adhered to the printable face ply portion and the other of which is arranged so as to be foldable over the first half to thereby surround the printable face ply portion, a strap portion extending from a single side of said face ply portion for wrapping about a person'"'"'s appendage, and an attachment portion for joining the strap portion to the printable face ply portion to thereby attach said wristband to said person'"'"'s appendage, said strap portion, said lamination layer portion, and said attachment portion being formed in a same lamination ply to thereby adapt said business form for processing through a printer for placing an image on said printable face ply portion.
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Abstract
A business form particularly adapted for use in a medical or hospital environment includes in a first embodiment a wristband assembly that is readily separable from a carrier comprised of a layer of face stock and a laminate, with the wristband including a printable face stock region die cut into the face stock and a strap portion, a laminating portion, and a cinch die cut into the laminate layer. The laminating portion includes two halves which fold together about a fold line to enclose the face stock, with the strap portion extending from one of said halves. The cinch may be located in one of two locations, either in an extension from the other side of the face stock or intermediate the face stock and the strap portion. In either case the cinch comprises a slot through which the strap portion is inserted and then adhered to itself after its length has been adjusted by the medical professional. If an extension is provided, it may be folded over to adhere to the strap portion and clamp it in place there as well as being adhered at its end back onto itself, as described. An extender is also described which includes a clamshell joinder and a tail portion. The clamshell portion may be applied to the strap portion anywhere along its length to extend the effective length of the strap portion. Any of the wristband constructions may be provided on a page sized sheet along with a plurality of self adhering labels, in any of a number of configurations, to suit any particular application, as desired by a user.
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- 1. A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband, said wristband having a printable face ply portion, a lamination layer portion for substantially surrounding the top and bottom of the printable face ply portion, said lamination layer portion comprising two halves, one of which is adhered to the printable face ply portion and the other of which is arranged so as to be foldable over the first half to thereby surround the printable face ply portion, a strap portion extending from a single side of said face ply portion for wrapping about a person'"'"'s appendage, and an attachment portion for joining the strap portion to the printable face ply portion to thereby attach said wristband to said person'"'"'s appendage, said strap portion, said lamination layer portion, and said attachment portion being formed in a same lamination ply to thereby adapt said business form for processing through a printer for placing an image on said printable face ply portion.
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20. A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband, said wristband having a printable face ply portion, a lamination layer portion for substantially surrounding the printable face ply portion, a strap portion extending from a single side of said face ply for wrapping about a person'"'"'s appendage, and an attachment portion for joining the strap portion to the printable face ply portion to thereby attach said wristband to said person'"'"'s appendage;
wherein said lamination portion is formed in a lamination layer and farther comprising an extender formed in said business form, said extender being individually separable from said business form and including a fold over portion formed in said lamination layer, said fold over portion being sized at approximately twice the width of said strap portion so that said fold over portion may be used to attach the extender to the strap portion and join it thereto.
- 21. A wristband business form, said form including a wristband having a printable face ply, and a lamination portion having a first half laminated to the printable face ply for laminating over the top and a second half for folding over the first half and laminating the bottom of said printable face ply, said lamination portion comprising a single lamination ply, said single lamination ply including a free end extending from said face ply, and said single lamination ply including a cinch through which said free end is inserted for securing the wristband about a person'"'"'s appendage.
- 30. A business form comprising a page containing a wristband, said business form having only two layers of material comprising a bottom laminate layer and a top face stock layer, the wristband including a printable face stock portion defined by a die cut in the face stock layer and a strap/laminating portion defined by a die cut in the laminate layer, the strap/laminating portion further comprising a cinch for tightening the strap/laminating portion about a person'"'"'s appendage.
- 37. A page comprising a business form for processing through a computer controlled printer, said business form comprising two layers of material and containing a self laminating wristband defined by a plurality of die cuts in said two layers of material, said two layers of material comprising a top layer of face stock and a bottom layer of laminating material, said wristband having a face stock portion for receiving an image as said page is processed through said printer, and a laminating material portion comprising a laminating area for enclosing the face stock portion after separation of the wristband from the page, a strap portion extending from a single side of laminating area for wrapping about a person'"'"'s appendage, and an attachment portion for joining the strap portion to thereby attach the wristband in place, said strap portion being substantially longer than the attachment portion and mechanically interlocking with said attachment portion to provide a positive attachment.
- 41. A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband formed in a two ply page-sized form, said two plies comprising a face ply and an underlying lamination ply, said wristband having a printable face ply portion defined by a die cut in the face ply, a lamination layer portion defined by a die cut in the underlying lamination ply said lamination layer portion having an encapsulating portion for substantially encapsulating the printable face ply portion after separation from said page-sized form, said lamination layer portion having a strap portion defined by said lamination ply die cut and extending from a single side of said encapsulating portion for wrapping about a person'"'"'s appendage, and said layer lamination portion having an attachment portion defined by said lamination ply die cut and located at a different side of said encapsulating portion other than the strap side for joining the strap portion thereto to thereby attach said wristband to said person'"'"'s appendage, said strap portion being substantially longer than the attachment portion and mechanically interlocking with said attachment portion to provide a positive attachment.
- 50. A business form comprising a wristband with self laminating imaging area formed in a page, said wristband including a cinch attachment defined by a die cut in a lamination ply, said cinch attachment comprising a single cinch slot at one side of said cinch attachment and a strap portion at an opposing side of said cinch attachment, and further including a patch of adhesive at approximately an end of said strap portion for adhering said strap end to an intermediate portion of said strap after the strap is passed through the cinch slot to thereby secure the wristband about a person'"'"'s appendage.
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53. A business form comprising a self-laminating wristband formed in a page consisting of only two plies, said two plies comprising a face ply and an underlying lamination ply, said wristband including a die cut in said face ply defining an imaging portion, a die cut in said lamination ply defining a laminating attachment portion, said two portions being adhered together so that they remain adhered as they are detached from the page, said laminating/attachment portion including a strap and cinch attachment.
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54. A business form comprising a self laminating wristband formed in a page, said wristband including a die cut formed in a face ply defining an imaging area and a die cut formed in a lamination layer defining a laminating/attachment portion including a cinch attachment comprising a strap portion and a pair of cinch slots with said slots being positioned on opposing sides along the length of said imaging area and said strap having a patch of adhesive on an end thereof so that a user can choose to utilize either of said cinch slots to secure the strap and thereby the wristband about a person'"'"'s appendage.
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