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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Robert J. Ludlow, Worthington, MN (US);
Justin C. King, Rushmore, MN (US);
Kim A. Milbrandt, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Colin M. O'donnell, Bigelow, MN (US);
Jeffrey D. Tschetter, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Robert J. Ludlow, Worthington, MN (US);
Justin C. King, Rushmore, MN (US);
Kim A. Milbrandt, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Colin M. O'Donnell, Bigelow, MN (US);
Jeffrey D. Tschetter, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Bedford Industries, Inc., Worthington, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a linear series () of connected unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling articles (), each of which comprises a labeling tag () flatly cojoined along a unifying flat bond zone () with a flexible elastic layer () that extends away from the tag () and includes an elastic fastening loop (). Adjacent labeling articles () of the series () are ruptureably connected in a manner permitting the series () to be handled as a unit while at the same time permitting ruptureable separation of individual merchandise labeling articles () from the series (). In one embodiment, the linear series () is wound into roll form ().