Continuous strip of thermal wristband/label forms
US8904686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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