Wrap around self laminating wristband
View Patent ↗A wrap around, self laminating wristband comprises a substantially transparent laminate strap with an imaging area for receiving printed information and one or more layers of adhesive adjacent the imaging area so that as the strap is wrapped around itself to overlie the imaging area it laminates it. Alternate embodiments provide for a snap closure to secure the wristband instead of adhesive, forming the imaging area with a coating of a thermally sensitive or active print material, adding one or more labels for common use with the wristband, forming the wristband in a page of multiple wristbands or with labels or separately, forming the wristband as part of a printer processable business form, and providing the wristband forms either with or without labels in a continuous fan fold or roll format.
1. A printer processable business form comprising a wrap around, sell laminating wristband, said wristband comprising a wristband width laminate strap having an integrally formed window at one end, an imaging portion at the opposite end, and an adhesive applied to only that portion of said strap proximate the imaging portion when laminated so that wrapping said window end around a wearer's wrist to overlie the imaging portion and adhere it thereto thereby solely laminates the imaging portion and leaves the rest of the strap with substantially no exposed adhesive to contact the wearer's wrist.
2. The business form of claim 1 wherein said window has a length substantially longer than the length of the imaging portion to thereby allow a differing length of the window end to overlap the imaging end and yet still align with the imaging portion as it is adhered in place.
3. The business form of claim 2 wherein the adhesive comprises a layer of adhesive applied to the strap surrounding the imaging portion to thereby adhere the window end to the imaging end as the two ends are brought together about the wearer's wrist.
4. The business form of claim 3 wherein the strap is formed in a single ply of material.
5. The business form of claim 4 wherein the imaging portion comprises a coating of material applied to the single ply.
6. The business form of claim 4 wherein the imaging portion comprises a die cut portion of a layer adhered to said ply.
7. The business form of claim 1 further comprising a label portion die cut into said business form, said label portion forming at least one label.
8. The business form of claim 7 wherein the wristband is formed in a first portion thereof and the label portion is formed in a second portion thereof, and further comprising a plurality of said business forms arranged in a continuous strip.
9. The business form of claim 1 wherein said window comprises a clear laminate portion of said laminate strap.
10. A printer processable business form comprising a wrap around, self laminating wristband, said self laminating wristband comprising a wristband width laminate strap having an image receiving end and an opposing window end, and said strap being separable from said business form and further comprising a layer of adhesive applied solely to the image receiving end so that upon separation of said wristband from said business form and wrapping of the window end over the top of the image receiving end, the layer of adhesive adheres the two ends together to solely laminate an image applied to the image receiving end and secure the wristband to a wearer's wrist while leaving substantially no exposed adhesive along an inner surface of the wristband to contact the wearer's wrist.
11. The business form of claim 10 wherein the image receiving end has an image receiving portion and the window end comprises a transparent strap portion, and wherein said transparent strap portion has a length appreciably longer than the image receiving portion so that the window end may be wrapped around the image receiving end to different positions and yet still align the transparent strap portion with the image receiving portion.
12. The business form of claim 11 wherein said layer of adhesive substantially completely surrounds the image receiving portion so that as the window end is adhered it laminates the image receiving portion by substantially completely encapsulating it.
13. The business form of claim 12 wherein the image receiving portion comprises a second layer of material adhered to said strap.
14. The business form of claim 13 wherein said image receiving end has a smaller width than the window end so that said window end, if properly aligned as the two ends are brought together to be adhered, completely covers the image receiving portion.
15. The business form of claim 14 further comprising a plurality of said forms joined in a continuous strip.
16. The business form of claim 10 further comprising a plurality of self adhering labels.
17. The business form of claim 16 further comprising a plurality of said forms joined in a continuous strip.
18. The business form of claim 10 wherein said wristband is formed by at least one die cut in said business form.
19. The business form of claim 18 wherein said die cut is an interrupted die cut.
20. A printer processable business form comprising a wrap around, self laminating wristband, said self laminating wristband comprising a wristband width laminate strap having an image receiving end and a wrapping end, and said strap being separable from said business form and further comprising a layer of adhesive applied solely to the image receiving end when laminated so that upon separation of said wristband from said business form and wrapping of the wrapping end over the top of the image receiving end, the layer of adhesive adheres the two ends together to laminate any image on the image receiving end and secure the wristband to a wearer's wrist while leaving substantially no exposed adhesive along an inner surface of the wristband to contact the wearer's wrist.
21. The business form of claim 20 wherein said strap is substantially transparent at least at the wrapping end.
22. The business form of claim 21 wherein said strap is substantially transparent along substantially its entire length.
23. A substantially transparent laminate wristband strap, said strap having adhesive selectively applied to at least one end thereof and being sufficiently long to wrap around a wearer's wrist and extend past the opposite end to affix the wristband on a wearer's wrist and overlie any imprinted data appearing on said opposite end while leaving substantially no exposed adhesive along an inner surface of the wristband to contact the wearer's wrist.
24. The wristband strap of claim 23 further comprising a layer of imaging material applied to an end of said strap, said imaging material being adapted to receive and retain a printed image, and wherein said strap is substantially transparent so as to allow for viewing of the imprinted data lying underneath its opposite end.
25. The wristband strap of claim 24 wherein said adhesive comprises a patch of adhesive applied on at least one side of said imaging layer.
26. The wristband strap of claim 25 wherein said adhesive comprises a patch of adhesive applied to opposite sides of said imaging layer.
27. The wristband strap of claim 26 wherein said adhesive patches are substantially adjacent the imaging layer.
28. The wristband strap of claim 24 wherein said layer of imaging material comprises a label adhered to said strap.
29. The wristband strap of claim 24 wherein said layer of imaging material comprises a coating of thermally sensitive print material.
30. The wristband strap of claim 29 wherein said layer of imaging material is applied by spraying it onto the strap.
31. The wristband strap of claim 23 wherein a plurality of said straps are formed in a page with a line of weakness separating adjacent straps for easy separation therefrom and wherein at least some of said straps are substantially transparent so as to allow for viewing of the imprinted data when lying underneath its opposite end.
32. The wristband strap of claim 23 further comprising a self adhering label imprinted with information, said label being adhered to the strap opposite end, and wherein said strap is substantially transparent so as to allow for viewing of the imprinted data lying underneath its opposite end.
33. The wristband strap of claim 23 wherein said strap has a laminate layer and a face stock layer, said face stock layer being adapted to receive and retain printed information and positioned near the opposite end of said strap.
34. The wristband strap of claim 33 further comprising a carrier, said carrier having a face stock web and a laminate web, said face stock layer being defined by a die cut in said face stock web and said laminate layer being defined by a die cut in said laminate web, and wherein said face stock layer is adhered to said laminate layer.