US4277902A
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Baggage identification tag
Assignee: Avery Dennison Corp
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Filing: 1979-01-19
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Granted: 1981-07-14
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Expires: 1999-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A baggage identification tag has printed indicia indicating passenger identification data to be provided in write-in spaces on the tag with first and second margins being left on opposite sides of the printed indicia. A double adhesive strip is secured to one of the margins for providing an adhesive layer facing away from the tag, and a fold line is formed across and printed indicia. Passenger indentification data provided in the printed area of the tag can be sealed inside the tag by folding the tag along the fold line and adhesively securing one margin of the tag to the adhesive layer on the other margin. A string extending through an eyelet-reinforced opening in one of the margins can be used to releasably fasten the tag, with the sealed passenger identification information, to an article such as a piece of luggage. A slit in the margin of the tag adjacent the printed area prevents delamination of the tag in the printed area when the tag is unsealed.
Inventors
- 👤 Salvatore J. Miniaci
- 👤 James O. Christiansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:30
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/08; G09F3/14; A; A45; A45C; A45C13/00; A45C13/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A baggage identification tag comprising: a paper-like substrate having a first face and an opposite second face; visual indicia on the first face of the paper-like substrate adjacent a write-in space of said first face having a surface capable of receiving hand-written information from a pencil or pen, such visual indicia including words that indicate passenger name and address information is to be written in said write-in space; the first face of the substrate having first and second margins on opposite sides of the visual indicia and said write-in space; adhesive means on the first margin facing away from the first face of the substrate; and a score line extending across the paper-like substrate between the first and second margins for facilitating folding of the substrate so the second margin contacts the adhesive means on the first margin for obscuring and sealing the visual indicia and the hand-written information provided in said write-in space, inside the folded substrate, the adhesive means permitting the folded substrate to be unsealed for exposing said visual indicia and the hand-written information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A baggage identification tag comprising: a paper-like substrate having a first face and an opposite second face; visual indicia on the first face of the paper-like substrate adjacent a write-in space of said first face having a surface capable of receiving hand-written information from a pencil or pen, such visual indicia including words that indicate passenger name and address information is to be written in said write-in space; the first face of the substrate having first and second margins on opposite sides of the visual indicia and said write-in space; adhesive means on the first margin facing away from the first face of the substrate; and a score line extending across the paper-like substrate between the first and second margins for facilitating folding of the substrate so the second margin contacts the adhesive means on the first margin for obscuring and sealing the visual indicia and the hand-written information provided in said write-in space, inside the folded substrate, the adhesive means permitting the folded substrate to be unsealed for exposing said visual indicia and the hand-written information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive means comprises a strip having a first adhesive layer on one side securing the strip to the first margin of the substrate, and the second adhesive layer on an opposite side of the strip facing away from the first face of the substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 1 including an aperture adjacent at least one of said margins.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 5 including an eyelet reinforcing the aperture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 3 including a string extending through the aperture for use in securing the tag to an article.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 1 including means in the first margin of the substrate on a side of the adhesive means opposite the visual indicia for use in securing the tag to an article.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 6 in which said means for securing the tag to an article includes an aperture, an eyelet reinforcing the aperture, and a string extending through the aperture for use in securing the tag to an article.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 7 including a protective layer on the second face of the substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 1 including means on the second margin for inhibiting adhesive delamination of the first face of the substrate said write-in space of the substrate, where the visual indicia are located, when the adhesive means is unsealed from the second margin of the substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 9 in which the means for inhibiting delamination comprises a slit in the substrate adjacent the visual indicia.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The baggage identification according to claim 10 in which the slit is located on the substrate so that folding of the substrate along the fold line causes the slit to overlap a portion of the substrate spaced from the adhesive layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
143 words
A baggage identification tag comprising: a substrate having a first face and an opposite second face; visual indicia on the first face of the substrate for indicating identification data to be provided on said first face of the substrate; the first face of the substrate having first and second margins on opposite sides of the visual indicia; adhesive means on the first margin facing away from the first face of the substrate; means facilitating folding of the substrate so the second margin contacts the adhesive means on the first margin for obscuring and sealing the visual indicia inside the folded substrate; and means on the second margin for inhibiting adhesive delamination of the first face of the substrate in the portion of the substrate where the visual indicia are located when the adhesive means is unsealed from the second margin of the substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
143 words
A baggage identification tag comprising: a substrate having a first face and an opposite second face; visual indicia on the first face of the substrate for indicating identification data to be provided on said first face of the substrate; the first face of the substrate having first and second margins on opposite sides of the visual indicia; adhesive means on the first margin facing away from the first face of the substrate; means facilitating folding of the substrate so the second margin contacts the adhesive means on the first margin for obscuring and sealing the visual indicia inside the folded substrate; and means on the second margin for inhibiting adhesive delamination of the first face of the substrate in the portion of the substrate where the visual indicia are located when the adhesive means is unsealed from the second margin of the substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 12 in which the means for inhibiting delamination comprises a slit in the substrate adjacent the visual indicia.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 13 in which the slit is located on the substrate so that folding of the substrate causes the slit to overlap a portion of the substrate spaced from the adhesive layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 14 in which the substrate comprises a paper-like material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 12 including means in the first margin of the substrate on a side of the adhesive means opposite the visual indicia for use in securing the tag to an article.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The baggage identification tag according to claim 12 in which the substrate comprises a paper-like material.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-07-13 | 1985-01-12 | 1985-07-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-07-13 | 1989-01-12 | 1989-07-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-07-13 | 1993-01-12 | 1993-07-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |