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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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1998
Randall A. Boudouris, Sylvania, OH (US);
Robert E. Napierala, II, Sylvania, OH (US);
True Label, Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A card having an adhesive layer for allowing the card to be removably attached to any desired structure. In one embodiment of the invention, the adhesive layer is applied to one of the surfaces of the card and a layer of liner material is disposed over the adhesive layer. Peeling off a portion of the liner material exposes a portion of the adhesive layer. The card can be removably attach to the desired structure by pressing the exposed adhesive layer against the structure. In another embodiment of the invention, the card has a pressure sensitive label portion and a coupon portion. The label portion includes a layer of adhesive between a layer of sheet material and a layer of liner material. Peeling off a portion of the liner material exposes a portion of the adhesive layer. The card is removably attach to the desired structure by pressing the exposed adhesive layer against the structure. In both embodiments, a permanent adhesive layer may be disposed over the layer of liner material and a second layer of liner material may be disposed over the permanent adhesive layer. Peeling off the second layer of liner material exposes a portion of permanent adhesive layer. The card can be fixedly attached to the structure by pressing the exposed permanent adhesive layer against the structure. Also, a variety of indicia, such as coupon and advertising indicia, can be printed on the card. A method of manufacturing the card is also described.