The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1980
Paul O Kay, Barrington, IL (US);
Hollister Incorporated, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An identification strip assembly especially adapted for use with tubular insert-receiving identification bands, such assembly taking the form of a base strip and an overlying cover strip. The base strip includes handle, insert, and tip sections delineated by transverse lines of perforation. The cover strip is secured only to the handle and tip sections of the base strip, is transversely perforated along a line disposed above the boundary between the handle and insert sections of the base strip, and is provided with means for producing an image on the insert section when such section, and the portion of the cover strip above it, are subjected to compressive force. The perforation lines are formed to tear or break preferentially so that when a user grips the assembly to snap the tip and handle sections apart, two of the perforation lines will break simultaneously to disconnect the insert section from its cover and from the tip section while leaving the insert section still attached to the covered handle section. Following insertion of the insert section into a tubular identification band, the user may then snap the handle and insert sections apart to break the remaining perforation line.