Sheet with wristband

• US 8,282,133 B1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chicago Tag & Label Inc.
• Original Assignee: Chicago Tag & Label Inc.
• Inventors: Valenti, F. Paul Jr., Opel, Carl, Hedger, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Ross, Dana
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US13/015,641
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 283/75, 283/81, 283/101, 283107-111, 406/33, 403/60, 406/75
• 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 with a printable face ply and a wristband releasably bonded to the printable form. The wristband may be detached from the printable form and secured around a body part for use in identification.

Claims

1. A printable form comprising:

a substrate material, said substrate material comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge, first and second side edges, a face ply, a liner ply, and an adhesive ply interposed between said face ply and said liner ply and removably adhering said face ply to said liner ply, said face ply comprising a face ply surface;

a first void in said face ply, said first void comprising a missing region of said face ply, said liner ply being exposed by said first void;

a wristband, 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; and

a first adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe having a first periphery, said first adhesive stripe releasably bonding said underside surface to said liner ply being exposed by said first void, said first periphery of said first adhesive stripe being within said first void,

wherein said first void in said face ply is smaller than said wristband.

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:

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

4. The printable form of claim 3, wherein said substrate material comprises a liner ply removably adhered to said face ply, the printable form further comprising:

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

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

a second void in said face ply, said second void comprising a missing region of said face ply, said liner ply being exposed by said second void; and

a second adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said second adhesive stripe having a second periphery, said second adhesive stripe releasably bonding said underside surface to said liner ply being exposed by said second void, said second periphery of said second adhesive stripe being within said second void,

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, and wherein said second void is separated from said first void by a portion of said face ply.

6. The printable form of claim 5, further comprising:

at least one transponder attached to said wristband.

7. The printable form of claim 5, wherein:

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

8. The printable form of claim 7, wherein said substrate material comprises a liner ply removably adhered to said face ply, the printable form further comprising:

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

9. The printable form of claim 5, wherein said wristband is removable from said substrate material, and wherein following removal from said substrate material said first adhesive stripe remains adhered to said underside surface.

10. The printable form of claim 5, wherein said wristband is removable from said substrate material, and wherein following removal from said substrate material said second adhesive stripe remains adhered to said underside surface.

11. The printable form of claim 5, further comprising:

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.

12. The printable form of claim 1, wherein said wristband is removable from said substrate material, and wherein following removal from said substrate material said first adhesive stripe remains adhered to said underside surface.

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

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.

14. 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, a face ply, a liner ply, and an adhesive ply interposed between said face ply and said liner ply and removably adhering said face ply to said liner ply, said face ply comprising a face ply surface,

a first void in said face ply, said first void comprising a missing region of said face ply, said liner ply being exposed by said first void,

a wristband, 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, and

a first adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe having a first periphery, said first adhesive stripe releasably bonding said underside surface to said liner ply being exposed by said first void, said first periphery of said first adhesive stripe being within said first void,

wherein said first void in said face ply is smaller than said wristband;

removing said wristband by separating said at least first adhesive stripe from said liner ply; and

securing said wristband around a body part.