Label sheet with wristband

• US 8,066,306 B1
• Filed: 05/26/2009
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chicago Tag & Label Inc.
• Original Assignee: Chicago Tag & Label Inc.
• Inventors: Hedger, Daniel, Valenti, F. Paul Jr., Opel, Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): Ross; Dana
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US12/471,628
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 283/81, 283/101, 283/107, 283/109, 283/75, 403/60, 406/75, 406/33
• US Class Current: 283/75
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/005 Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person

Abstract

A printable form comprising a printable face ply and a wristband releasably bonded to a surface of the printable face ply. In at least one embodiment the wristband may be detached from the surface of the printable face ply and secured to around a body part for use in identification. In at least one embodiment the printable face ply comprises one or more labels that may be detached therefrom and applied to the wristband.

Claims

1. A printable form comprising:

a substrate material, said substrate material comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge, first and second side edges, said substrate material comprising a face ply and a liner ply, said face ply comprising a face ply surface and a second surface opposite said face ply surface, said liner ply removably adhered to said second surface of said face ply;

a wristband removably adhered to said face ply but not formed from said substrate material, said wristband comprising an elongate strip of a flexible material suitable for wrapping around a human limb, said wristband comprising a top side and an opposing underside, said underside comprising an underside surface, said wristband being bounded by a leading margin, a trailing margin, and first and second side margins, said wristband comprising a stub portion, a removeable portion, and a line of weakness extending across said wristband between said first side margin and said second side margin, said stub portion being separable from said removeable portion at said line of weakness;

a first adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe covering a minority of said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe releasably bonded to said face ply surface; and

a dry lift adhesive material interposed between said underside surface and said face ply, said dry lift adhesive material causing said underside surface to be removably adhered to said face ply.

2. The printable form of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one transponder attached to said wristband.

3. The printable form of claim 1, wherein said wristband further comprises a tamper resistant feature formed in said wristband, said tamper resistant feature being formed in said wristband within an area of said wristband to which said first adhesive stripe is adhered.

4. The printable form of claim 3, wherein said tamper resistant feature comprises at least one line of weakness formed in said wristband, said at least one line of weakness being inboard of said leading margin, said trailing margin, and said first and second side margins.

5. The printable form of claim 4, wherein said at least one line of weakness is formed in said wristband such that said at least one line of weakness is closer to said leading margin than to said trailing margin.

6. The printable form of claim 1, further comprising:

a second adhesive stripe extending substantially between said first and second side margins and adhered to said underside surface, said second adhesive stripe covering a minority of said underside surface, said second adhesive stripe releasably bonded to said face ply surface, wherein said first adhesive stripe is positioned closer to said leading margin than to said trailing margin, and said second adhesive stripe is positioned closer to said trailing margin than to said leading margin.

7. The printable form of claim 6, wherein said wristband is removable from said face ply, and wherein following removal from said face ply said first adhesive stripe and said second adhesive stripe remain adhered to said underside surface.

8. The printable form of claim 6, wherein said dry lift adhesive material is positioned between said first adhesive stripe and said second adhesive stripe.

9. The printable form of claim 1, wherein said dry lift adhesive material comprises properties such that when said wristband is removed from said face ply said underside surface is substantially free of tackiness except where said first adhesive stripe is adhered.

10. The printable form of claim 1, wherein said leading edge is narrower than said trailing edge.

11. The printable form of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one release patch on said face ply surface, wherein said at least one release patch is interposed between said first adhesive stripe and said face ply surface.

12. The printable form of claim 1, wherein:

a boundary of at least one label is defined in said face ply.

13. The printable form of claim 12, further comprising:

at least one transponder between said liner ply and said face ply within said boundary of said at least one label.

14. The printable form of claim 1, wherein said wristband is removable from said face ply, and wherein following removal from said face ply at least a portion of said first adhesive stripe remains adhered to said underside surface.

15. The printable form of claim 1, wherein said wristband is removable from said face ply, and wherein said dry lift adhesive material is in the form of a multi-layer laminate material comprising a dry lift adhesive layer, wherein at least one layer of said multi-layer laminate material remains adhered to said underside surface after said wristband is removed from said face ply.

16. The printable form of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said underside surface is free of said adhesive stripe and said dry lift adhesive material adhesive.

17. A method of using a printable form, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a printable form, the printable form comprising;

a substrate material, said substrate material comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge, first and second side edges, said substrate material comprising a face ply and a liner ply, said face ply comprising a face ply surface and a second surface opposite said face ply surface, said liner ply removably adhered to said second surface of said face ply,

a wristband removably adhered to said face ply but not formed from said substrate material, said wristband comprising an elongate strip of a flexible material suitable for wrapping around a human limb, said wristband comprising a top side and an opposing underside, said underside comprising an underside surface, said wristband being bounded by a leading margin, a trailing margin, and first and second side margins, said wristband comprising a stub portion, a removeable portion, and a line of weakness extending across said wristband between said first side margin and said second side margin, said stub portion being separable from said removeable portion at said line of weakness,

a first adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe covering a minority of said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe releasably bonded to said face ply surface, and

a dry lift adhesive material interposed between at least a portion of said underside surface and said face ply, said dry lift adhesive material causing said underside surface to be removably adhered to said face ply;

removing said wristband by separating said first adhesive stripe from said face ply, and breaking said adherence between said underside surface and said face ply formed by said dry lift adhesive material, wherein said following removal of said wristband from said face ply said portion of said underside to which said dry lift adhesive material was adhered is substantially free of tackiness; and

securing said wristband around a human limb.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said dry lift adhesive material is in the form of a multi-layer laminate material comprising a dry lift adhesive layer, wherein at least one layer of said multi-layer laminate material remains adhered to said underside surface after said wristband is removed from said face ply.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein at least a portion of said underside surface is free of said adhesive stripe and said dry lift adhesive material adhesive.