IP Library Granted Patent US 11,651,708
Granted Patent B1
US 11,651,708 · App. 17/307,622 · Granted May 16, 2023

Combination wristband and label form

Inventors: Roger Kraft (Fort Scott, KS); Gina Staudinger (Louisburg, KS); Roger Davis (Garland, KS)
Assignee: Rekon, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,651,708
App. No.
17/307,622
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A combination wristband and label form. The form has a front sheet and a back sheet. The front sheet has a void. The back sheet has a wristband die cut therein and separable therefrom. The wristband has a printable portion and a laminating portion. The printable portion is coated with ink that faces away from the back sheet. The wristband is devoid of paper. The printable portion is configured to be printed through the void while the wristband is attached to the combination wristband and label form.

Claims (11)

1. A combination wristband and label form, comprising:

a front sheet comprising a label area and a wristband area, said label area including a plurality of labels, said wristband area having a void extending therethrough;

a back sheet opposite said front sheet, said back sheet comprising a label section and a wristband section, said label section corresponding to said label area; and

a wristband formed by die cuts in said wristband section, said wristband including a first strap, a second strap, and a central area, said first strap and said second strap each extending laterally away from said central area, each of said first strap and said second strap having adhesive only on an outer edge thereof, said central area comprising a printable portion and a laminating portion foldable over said printable portion to laminate at least a part of said printable portion, said printable portion being coated with an ink configured to receive indicia, said ink facing away from said back sheet and being accessible from said front sheet such that said printable portion is configured to be printed by a printer through said void.

2. The combination wristband and label form of claim 1 , wherein said wristband is configured to be separated from said back sheet in one continuous motion.

3. The combination wristband and label form of claim 2 , wherein no additional voids are exposed in said combination wristband and label form upon separation of said wristband from said combination wristband and label form.

4. The combination wristband and label form of claim 1 , wherein said ink is opaque.

5. The combination wristband and label form of claim 1 , wherein said ink is translucent.

6. The combination wristband and label form of claim 1 , wherein said wristband separated from said combination wristband and label form is devoid of paper.

7. The combination wristband and label form of claim 1 , wherein said wristband separated from said combination wristband and label form is of a unitary construction.

8. The combination wristband and label form of claim 1 , further comprising an extender adjacent said central area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: WARD-KRAFT, INC.
To: REKON, LLC
Reel/Frame 062208/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2021
From: KRAFT, ROGER; STAUDINGER, GINA; DAVIS, ROGER
To: WARD KRAFT, INC.
Reel/Frame 056131/0778 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16418723 · May 21, 2019
Continuation In Part 15403922 · Jan 11, 2017
Continuation 15339105 · Oct 31, 2016
Provisional Application 62257086 · Nov 18, 2015
Provisional Application 62256465 · Nov 17, 2015
Provisional Application 62247863 · Oct 29, 2015
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