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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1997
Hieyoung W Oh, Bennington, NH (US);
Roger J Archambault, Blackstone, MA (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A plastic fastener for use in tagging an article of commerce. The fastener comprises an elongated filament having a first end and a second end. Disposed at the first end of the filament is a transverse cross-bar which is sized and shaped to be dispensed through an article of commerce using a tagger gun having a hollow slotted needle. Disposed at the second end of the filament is an enlarged paddle which is sized and shaped to prevent the filament from being pulled completely through the article of commerce through which the cross-bar had previously been inserted. The elongated filament is shaped to include a elongated central portion having a longitudinal axis and a first elongated rib. The first elongated rib extends along the length of the elongated central portion and serves to increase the cross-sectional surface area, and hence the tensile strength, of the elongated filament. The first elongated rib projects out from the elongated central portion of the filament at an angle perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the central portion. In another embodiment of the present invention, the plastic fastener includes a second elongated rib which is disposed on the opposite side of the elongated central portion from the first elongated rib.
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