Indentification strip assembly and method of use thereof
US4311740A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/15
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An identification strip assembly especially adapted for use with tubular insert-receiving identification bands, such assembly taking the form of a base strip and an overlying cover strip. The base strip includes handle, insert, and tip sections delineated by transverse lines of perforation. The cover strip is secured only to the handle and tip sections of the base strip, is transversely perforated along a line disposed above the boundary between the handle and insert sections of the base strip, and is provided with means for producing an image on the insert section when such section, and the portion of the cover strip above it, are subjected to compressive force. The perforation lines are formed to tear or break preferentially so that when a user grips the assembly to snap the tip and handle sections apart, two of the perforation lines will break simultaneously to disconnect the insert section from its cover and from the tip section while leaving the insert section still attached to the covered handle section. Following insertion of the insert section into a tubular identification band, the user may then snap the handle and insert sections apart to break the remaining perforation l…
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