Tear-resistant wristband

• US 9,299,271 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2010
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: XPress Systems, LLC
• Original Assignee: XPress Systems, LLC
• Inventors: Scheid, James Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): HUANG, CHENG YUAN
• Application Number:
  US12/897,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20120082814A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,002 Days
• Field of Search: 428/343, 428/41.8, 428/43, 428/107
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2535/00 Medical equipment, e.g. bandage, prostheses or catheter
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/0004 Cutting, tearing or severing, e.g. bursting; Cutter details cutting in general B26D; laminating combined with punching or perforating B32B38/04; removing all or part of the layers B32B38/10; cutting in combination with laying up and registration B32B38/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/04 Punching, slitting or perforating
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/145 Printing
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0226 Carrier sheet
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0229 Carrier roll
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/005 Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1476 Release layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24074 Strand or strand-portions

Abstract

A wristband is provided. The wristband includes an elongated first body, an elongated second body, and an adhesive coupling system all of which are disposed in layers. The first body, which is the upper layer has an outer surface that is a printing surface. The second body, which is the lower layer is made from a comfortable fibrous sheet material. The adhesive is disposed between the two bodies, thereby coupling the bodies together. A portion at one end of the second body, a tab portion, has a release coating on the inner surface. In this configuration, the tab can be removed and the adhesive underneath can be attached to the other end of the wristband. As the tab is part of the second body, as opposed to a separate release liner, the wristband may be disposed on a roll and passed through a label printer.

Claims

1. A wristband comprising:

a first thin, elongated body, a second thin, elongated body, and an adhesive system;

said adhesive system having an adhesive, said adhesive adhered to both said first body and said second body;

said first body having a first, upper surface and a second lower surface, said first body first surface being a printing surface, said adhesive disposed on said first body second surface;

said second body being a breathable fibrous sheet material, said second body having a first, upper surface, a second lower surface, said second body further having a first, elongated portion and a second tab portion;

said first body coupled to said second body elongated portion;

said first body temporarily coupled to said second body tab portion;

whereby said second body tab portion acts as a removable liner for a portion of the adhesive on said first body second surface;

wherein said first body first surface and said second body second surface being substantially parallel over the length of said first body and said second body;

said adhesive system includes a release coating, said release coating disposed on said first surface of said second body tab portion;

said second body tab portion being removable, thereby exposing a portion of said adhesive on said first body second surface, said exposed portion of said adhesive being an adhesive coupling device;

said adhesive coupling device coupled to one of said first body second surface or said second body first surface; and

wherein said adhesive system includes a primer, said primer disposed on said first surface of said second body tab portion.