Attachment tags

• US 9,815,595 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Issued: 11/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bedford Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bedford Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: O'Donnell, Colin M., Heinrichs, Curtis J., Tschetter, Jeffrey, Schultz, Mike, Schiller, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Nordmeyer, Patricia L
• Application Number:
  US14/422,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20150239615A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,538 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2305/02 Cellular or porous
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2405/00 Adhesive articles, e.g. adhesive tapes
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/12 characterised by using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/1284 Application of adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/18 involving the assembly of discrete sheets or panels only
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/0012 Mechanical treatment, e.g. roughening, deforming, stretching
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/0032 increasing porosity B32B38/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/10 Removing layers, or parts of layers, mechanically or chemically
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/14 of tags , labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like B65D23/008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/20 External fittings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/205 Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/16 End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices valves of valve bags B65D31/14 ; removable stoppers or caps B65D39/00, B65D41/00; closures of filled bags B65D77/10; closing filled bags in association with packaging B65B7/00, B65B51/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/14 with areas coated with adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0064 the articles being supported by or suspended from a tag-like element
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/14 by strings, straps, chains, or wires
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1476 Release layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24008 including fastener for attaching to external surface

Abstract

An attachment tag that includes a tag portion having a first surface and a second surface, and an adhesive layer disposed on the second surface of the tag portion and configured to adhere to a product. The attachment tag also includes an elastomer portion having an expandable portion configured to further secure the attachment tag to the product and/or to secure the attachment tag to a second product, and a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, and includes a bond zone that is bonded to the tag portion.

Claims

1. An attachment tag including:

a tag portion including a hook;

an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the tag portion and configured to adhere to a product; and

an elastomer portion including;

an expandable portion and an aperture configured to engage the hook; and

a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, and includes a bond zone that is bonded to the tag portion.

2. The attachment tag of claim 1, wherein the expandable portion further includes a plurality of extendable leg segments.

3. The attachment tag of claim 2, wherein the plurality of extendable leg segments are configured to define an expandable loop.

4. The attachment tag of claim 2, wherein the plurality of extendable leg segments are bordered by rupturable separation lines.

5. The attachment tag of claim 1, wherein the elastomer portion includes a tab in which the hook-engaging aperture is positioned.

6. An attachment tag including:

a tag portion having a first surface and a second surface;

an adhesive layer disposed on the second surface of the tag portion and configured to adhere to a product;

an elastomer portion including;

an expandable portion configured to further secure the attachment tag to the product or to secure the attachment tag to a second product; and

a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, and includes a bond zone that is bonded to the first surface of the tag portion; and

a release liner underlying at least an entirety of the tag portion, the release liner being disposed against the adhesive layer.

7. The attachment tag of claim 6, wherein the expandable portion further includes an expandable loop.

8. The attachment tag of claim 6, wherein the elastomer portion further includes a transition portion disposed between the expandable portion and the layer portion.

9. The attachment tag of claim 6, wherein the expandable portion is provided in the form of a sheet.

10. The attachment tag of claim 6, wherein the adhesive layer includes a pressure sensitive adhesive.

11. The attachment tag of claim 6, wherein the expandable portion includes a plurality of extendable leg segments.

12. The attachment tag of claim 11, wherein the plurality of extendable leg segments are configured to define an expandable loop.

13. A supply of multiple attachment tags, the supply including:

a release liner having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having one or more release agents;

the multiple attachment tags that are removably affixed to the release liner, each including;

an adhesive layer releasably adhered to the first surface of the release liner;

a tag portion disposed against the adhesive layer on an opposing side from the release liner; and

an elastomer portion including;

an expandable portion; and

a layer portion that is co-extensive with the expandable portion, wherein the layer portion includes a bond zone that is bonded to the tag portion and is spaced from the expandable portion;

wherein the release liner underlies at least an entirety of each tag portion.

14. The supply of claim 13, wherein the release liner with the removably affixed attachment tags is provided in a roll configuration.

15. The supply of claim 13, wherein adjacent attachment tags are separated from each other by spacings along the liner.

16. The supply of claim 13, wherein, for each attachment tag, the expandable portion further includes an expandable loop.

17. The supply of claim 13, wherein the adhesive layer includes a pressure sensitive adhesive.