Labeling band assembly and method of forming thereof

摘要

A method of forming an elastic labeling band. The method includes covering a central portion of a web of tag material with a release agent, advancing the web of tag material longitudinally and disposing a layer of molten elastomer over the advancing web of tag material, including over the release agent on the central portion thereof. The layer of molten elastomer is disposed over the web of tag material so that the elastomer bonds only to those portions of the web not covered with the release agent. The method includes curing the elastomer to define, with the web bonded thereto, an advancing web assembly, and separating a longitudinal segment from the web assembly to define an elastic labeling band.

主权项

1. A labeling band for binding one or more articles, the labeling band being produced using a web-based process, and comprising:
a base tag portion produced from a web of a tag material using the web-based process, the base tag portion having a front surface and a back surface; an elastic securing mechanism produced from a web of an elastomer material using the web-based process such that the elastic securing mechanism is disposed over at least a portion of the back surface of the base tag portion and secured to the back surface at two opposing connection zones; a release agent produced using the web-based process such that the release agent is secured to at least a portion of the back surface of the base tag portion between the back surface and the elastic securing mechanism and extending along the back surface and the elastic securing mechanism, except at least at the connection zones, such that the elastic securing mechanism and the base tag portion are configured to form an open loop; and an additional tag portion produced from the web of the tag material using the web-based process such that the additional tag portion is integrally formed with and extending outwardly from the base tag portion, wherein the elastic securing mechanism and the release agent do not extend to the additional tag portion such that the additional tag portion is not secured under elastic tension when the labeling band binds the one or more articles.