IP Library Granted Patent US 8,844,972
Granted Patent B2
US 8,844,972 · App. 12/819,709 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Business form comprising a wristband with multiple imaging areas

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Patent No.
US 8,844,972
App. No.
12/819,709
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A self laminating wristband separable from a multi-ply page form has a plurality of separated imaging areas, with one larger imaging area for receiving printed data corresponding to the wearer such as his name, i.d. number, etc., with one or more second imaging areas adapted to receive either printed information or markers which may be adhered thereto. The separated imaging areas are aligned along the length of the wristband so that the gap between them acts as a natural hinge point which allows the imaging areas to lie flatter against the wearer's wrist.

Claims (13)

1. A business form comprising a two ply page, a top ply comprising a face stock ply and a bottom ply comprising a laminate ply, a plurality of die cuts in said plies defining a two ply wristband separable from said page, at least some of said die cuts in said face ply defining at least two separated imaging areas in said wristband, each of said imaging areas being adapted to receive printed data, at least some others of said die cuts defining a laminating portion, and a layer of adhesive joining said plies so that said wristband is separable as an assembly from said page by separating said die cuts.

2. The business form of claim 1 wherein the laminating portion comprises a laminating area, said laminating area comprising a clamshell more than approximately twice the size of at least one of the imaging areas and arranged so that it may be folded over to cover said at least two imaging areas, and further comprising a cinch formed in said laminating portion by at least one die cut, said cinch comprising a tail portion and a slot portion through which the tail portion passes to attach the wristband about a wearer's appendage.

3. The business form of claim 1 wherein said imaging areas are aligned along a longitudinal axis of said wristband.

4. The business form of claim 3 wherein said imaging areas comprise a first elongated imaging area and a second substantially square area, and wherein said imaging areas are separated sufficiently so as to form a hinge therebetween.

5. The business form of claim 4 wherein said imaging areas are of substantially the same dimension in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said wristband.

6. The business form of claim 1 further comprising a matrix of a plurality of self adhering labels formed in said page.

7. The business form of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of said wristbands.

8. The business form of claim 7 wherein said wristbands are of at least two different lengths.

9. The business form of claim 1 wherein said laminating portion comprises a laminating area, said laminating area comprising a clamshell more than approximately twice the combined size of the imaging areas and arranged so that it may be folded over to cover all of said imaging areas.

10. The business form of claim 1 wherein said page is approximately envelope sized.

11. The business form of claim 1 wherein said page is approximately 8½ inches by 11 inches.

12. The business form of claim 1 wherein said page is approximately A4 size.

13. The business form of claim 1 wherein said laminating portion includes a clamshell portion extending substantially the entire length of said wristband, said clamshell portion being of sufficient size so as to substantially enclose all of the imaging areas upon being folded over, and a pair of integrally formed, adhesive coated tabs at the ends of said laminating portion for attaching the wristband to a wearer's wrist.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: LASER BAND, LLC
To: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060065/0601 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST - 364 - DAY Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; LASER BAND, LLC; TEMPTIME CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056036/0590 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; LASER BAND, LLC; TEMPTIME CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053841/0212 →
PATENT SECURITY INTEREST ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 25, 2017
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS THE EXISTING AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 044791/0842 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 31, 2014
From: ZIH CORP.; LASER BAND, LLC; ZEBRA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS CORP.; SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034114/0270 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2010
From: RILEY, JAMES M.; JAIN, SANJAY K.; GREER, MARK
To: LASER BAND, LLC
Reel/Frame 024567/0759 →