Luggage tag

Claim 1

A luggage tag comprising an elongated strap for fastening the tag to luggage, the strap having attached at one end a case body adapted to receive an identification label and at the other end a plate adapted for closing the case and retaining the label therein, the case, plate and strap being integrally formed as a unitary blank from a synthetic plastic material, the case having sidewalls, front end walls and rear end walls of substantially equal height, the sidewalls being formed with internal channels and adapted to slidably receive and thereafter confine the movement of the plate upwardly from the case, the sidewalls having upper edges provided with grooves to assist the entry of the plate into the sidewall channels, the plate when fully deployed in the channels being retained therein by the front and rear walls against longitudinal displacement from the channels, the rear wall having a ledge extending therefrom having an aperture, the aperture being dimensioned to allow the passage of the plate therethrough, the strap being bent to form a loop as the plate is passed through the aperture and slid inside the channels, thereby closing the case when fully deployed therein and providing a strap loop for fastening the tag to a piece of luggage.