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Continuous strip of thermal wristband/label forms

US8904686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2008
Grant dateDec 9, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F2003/0267
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermal printer processible combination wristband/label form has a top portion comprising a wristband which occupies substantially the entirety of thereof and a bottom portion comprising one of several alternative embodiments of labels. The label embodiments include a plurality of individually formed labels, a plurality of labels occupying substantially the entirety of the bottom portion, and a die cut defining a label portion with pairs of nicks spaced along an upper and lower border of the die cut and between which a user may tear off labels of a desired length including different lengths. The form is produced in quantity and joined together into a fan fold strip having an overall width of a nominal two inches so as to be capable of being printed by relatively older thermal printers having a nominal two inch throat.

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