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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Robert B. Ludlow, Worthington, MN (US);
John B. Linquist, Sibley, IA (US);
Colin M. O'donnell, Worthington, MN (US);
Ryan M. Korpela, Aurora, MN (US);
Robert B. Ludlow, Worthington, MN (US);
John B. Linquist, Sibley, IA (US);
Colin M. O'Donnell, Worthington, MN (US);
Ryan M. Korpela, Aurora, MN (US);
Bedford Industries, Inc., Worthington, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling article that has a labeling tag flatly conjoined along a unifying flat bond zone with a flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag and includes an elastic fastening loop. The loop sides that define the loop are wider than the thickness of the elastic layer. Further, the flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag has a thickness greater than the thickness of the tag and has a dispersion zone adjacent the unifying flat bond zone. The dispersion zone allows dissipation of elastic loop in-line stretching forces sufficiently to reduce transmission of such forces into the bond zone.