Sheet with wristband

• US 8,398,117 B1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• 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:
  US13/015,647
• Time in Patent Office: 781 Days
• Field of Search: 283/81, 283/101, 283/107, 283/109, 403/60, 406/33, 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 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;

a first adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe having a first periphery, said first adhesive stripe permanently bonding said underside surface to said face ply surface; and

a first face ply patch boundary defined in said face ply, said first face ply patch boundary circumscribing a first face ply patch, said first periphery of said first adhesive stripe being within said first face ply patch boundary,

wherein said first face ply patch 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, 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 adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said second adhesive stripe having a second periphery, said second adhesive stripe permanently bonding said underside surface to said face ply surface; and

a second face ply patch boundary defined in said face ply, said second face ply patch boundary circumscribing a second face ply patch, said second periphery of said second adhesive stripe being within said second face ply patch boundary,

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.

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

at least one transponder attached to said wristband.

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

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

8. The printable form of claim 5, wherein:

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

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 face ply patch 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 face ply patch remains adhered to said underside surface.

11. 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 face ply patch remains adhered to said underside surface and said first face ply patch retains adhesive from said adhesive ply.

12. 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 face ply patch remains adhered to said underside surface and said second face ply patch retains adhesive from said adhesive ply.

13. 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.

14. 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 face ply patch remains adhered to said underside surface.

15. 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.

16. 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 face ply patch remains adhered to said underside surface and said first face ply patch retains adhesive from said adhesive ply.

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, 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 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,

a first adhesive stripe adhered to said underside surface, said first adhesive stripe having a first periphery, said first adhesive stripe permanently bonding said underside surface to said face ply surface, and

a first face ply patch boundary defined in said face ply, said first face ply patch boundary circumscribing a first face ply patch, said first periphery of said first adhesive stripe being within said first face ply patch boundary, wherein said first face ply patch is smaller than said wristband;

removing said wristband by separating said first face ply patch from said face ply; and

securing said wristband around a body part.