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Attachment tags and methods of manufacture and use thereof

US10252835B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

14Claims

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Assignee

Bedford Industries, Inc. · US

Inventors

Colin M. O'Donnell · Worthington, US
Curtis J. Heinrichs · Sibley, US
Jeffrey D. Tschetter · Sioux Falls, US
Mike Schultz · Worthington, US
David Schiller · Sioux Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24008
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for using an attachment tag with a product includes affixing an adhesive layer of the attachment tag to the product. The attachment tag includes an elastomer portion and a tag portion bonded to the elastomer portion along a bond zone, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed on the tag portion. The method also includes expanding the elastomer portion by at least partially separating at least two of a plurality of leg segments of the elastomer portion and securing the expanded elastomer portion around at least a portion of the product.

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