CA1275643C - Hanger tab pad with reinforced ends - Google Patents
Hanger tab pad with reinforced endsInfo
- Publication number
- CA1275643C CA1275643C CA000498804A CA498804A CA1275643C CA 1275643 C CA1275643 C CA 1275643C CA 000498804 A CA000498804 A CA 000498804A CA 498804 A CA498804 A CA 498804A CA 1275643 C CA1275643 C CA 1275643C
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- Prior art keywords
- hanger
- sheets
- sheet
- pad
- tabs
- Prior art date
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
- C09J7/00—Adhesives in the form of films or foils
- C09J7/20—Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by their carriers
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A hanger tab pad comprising a plurality of hanger tabs adhered together to form a pad, with each hanger tab comprising a sheet having a reinforcing strip at one end and a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive by which the sheet may be adhered to a package, and having an opening through the sheet and reinforcing strip so that the hanger tab may be positioned over a hook to suspend the package from the hook.
A hanger tab pad comprising a plurality of hanger tabs adhered together to form a pad, with each hanger tab comprising a sheet having a reinforcing strip at one end and a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive by which the sheet may be adhered to a package, and having an opening through the sheet and reinforcing strip so that the hanger tab may be positioned over a hook to suspend the package from the hook.
Description
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HANGER TAB PAD
Technical Field This invention relate~ to hanger tabs comprising a 5 strip of polymeric material having a coating of pre~sure sensitive adhesive by which the hanger tab may be adhered to a package, and a through opening so that the hanger tab may be positioned over a support pin or hook to suspend the package from the hook.
Back~round Art U.S. Patents No's. 3,869,333 and 3,884,4~3 describe hanger tabs of the type described above which typically may be used to hang packaged commercial product~
15 from a rack in a store. Hanger tabs of the type described in these patents, however, are difficult to apply to packages, either because they have individual liners that must be removed and disposed of, or because they are sold side by side on a continuous liner that occupies an inappropriate 20 amount of space and also must ultimately be disposed of.
Also, such tabs are not in a convenient form so that a predetermined number of them can be included in an overwrap containing a number of packaged products (e.g., 24 video cassettes) that a merchant may wish to hang from a display ; 25 rack.
Disclosure of the Invention The present invention provides a plurality of hanger tabs in the form of a pad so that the hanger tabs are 30 collected in a compact form that can be easily packed with a number of packages to which they may be applied, while the individual hanger tabs can easily be peeled from the pad as they are needed without leaving a liner that mu~t be disposed of until the entire pad has been used.
, ~75643 Specifically, the invention is a hanger tab pad comprising a plurality of hanger tabs each comprising a flexible sheet having first and second opposite major surfaces~ a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on the fixst sur~ace of the sheet;
and a reinforcing strip adhered to a portion of the sheet and extending to adjacent a peripheral edge of the sheet; said hanger tabs each having an opening through said sheet and said reinforcing strip; the sheets in said hanger tabs being adapted so that said aoatings of adhesive will adhere to said second sur~aces but can be easily peeled away and being disposed with the first and second surfaces of adjacent sheets opposed to each other with the pressure sensitive adhesive coatings on portions of said sheets adhering the sheets together while said reinforcing strip~
separate the other portions of the sheets to facilitate manual separation of one of the hanger tabs from the pad, which tab may then be adhered to a package and positioned over a support pin received in the opening to suspend the package from the pin.
The present invention will be moxe thoroughly explained with reference to the accompanying drawing where llke numbers refer to like parts in the several views, and wherein~
Figure 1 is a perspective vlew o~ a hanger tab pad according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is an enlarged ~ragmentary edge view illustrating a hanger tab being manually separated ~rom the pad shown in Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hanger tab from the pad of Figure 1 .suspending a ~ragment of a package from a ~ragment ~.
75~;43 of a support pin or hook.
Referring now to the drawing, there is shown in Figures 1 and 2 a hanger tab pad according to the present invention generally designated by the reference numeral 10.
The hanger tab pad 10 comprises a plurality of hanger tabs 11 each comprising a rectangular sheet 12 having peripheral edges of about the same shape and size as the 2a ~ 27~;43 other sheets 12 in the pad 10, which sheet 12 (Figure 2) has first and second opposite major ~urfaces 14 and 16, a coating 18 ~f pressure sensitive adhesive on its first surface 14 by which coating 13 the hanger tab 11 is adhered 5 to the adjacent hanger tab 11 along the second surface 16 of its sheet 12 and by which coating 18 the hanger tab 11 may be adhered to a package 20 (Figure 3), and a coating of low adhesion backsize on its second surface 16 so that the hanger tabs 11 may be peeled apart. Each hanger tab 11 also 10 includes a reinforcing ~trip 22 adhered to the coating 18 of pressure sensitive adhesive ov~er a minor part of the sheet 12 and extending to adjacent a peripheral ed~e 23 of that sheet 12. The hanger tabs 11 in the pad 10 are disposed with their peripheries generally aligned and with the first and lS second surfaces 14 and 16 of the sheets 12 of adjacent hanger tabs 11 opposed to each other with the coating~ 18 of pressure sensitive adhesive on major part~ of the sheets 12 releasably adhering the hanger tabs 11 together while the reinforcing strips 22 separate the minor parts of the sheets 20 12 to facilitate manual engagement and separation of the hanger tabs 11 from the rest of the pad 10. The hanger tabs 11 each have a circular opening 26 through its sheet 12 and reinforcing strip 22 (preferably generally centrally located on the reinforcing strip 22 as illustrated), which openin~
25 26 may receive a support pin or hook 28 from which a package 20 to which one of the hanger tabs 11 is attached can then be suspended, as is shown in Figure 3. A liner 2~ only about the size of one of the hanger tab 11 is positioned against the coating 18 of adhesive on the bottom hanger tab 11 in 30 the pad to protect that coating 18 of adhesive prior to use.
In one preferred embodiment the sheets 12 with their coatings 18 of pressure sensitive adhesive and backsize are pieces 10 centi~eters long and 3 centimeters wide of the tape commercially designated No. 375 available 35 from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, which tape has a 1.6 mil biaxially oriented polypropylene backing coated with an aggressive synthetic rubber resin adhesive; and the reinforcing strips 22 are ~;:7S6~3 pieces 2 centimeters long by 3 centimeters wide of about 3.5 mil thick cross laminated white high density polyethylene film such as that commercially designated "Valeron"
available from Van Leer Plastics, Houston, Texas.
The present invention has now been described with reference to one embodiment thereof. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many modifications can be made in hanger tab pad~ accordling to the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention. For 10 example, the sheets may be of any suitable tough flexible material, may have a shape other than rectangular (e.g., generally rectangular with rounded corners or a~ overall generally oval shape) and may or may not all be of the same size. The coatings of pres~ure sensitive adhesive preferably 15 extend over all, but could extend over only parts of the sheets. The term "presqure sen~itive adhesive" as used herein includes any suitable cold sealing adhesive even if it might not be included in a strict definition of that term. The refinforcing strips may be of any tough web-like 20 material such as paper, film, or woven or- non-woven fabric, and the reinforcing strips in each pad may or may not all be of the same size and may be disposed at different relative locations on various heets in the pad (as at different ends of the pad for different sheets). The reinforcing strips may 25 extend to any position adjacent the edge 23 of the sheet 12, such as aligned with, slightly past or not quite to that ; edge. The latter extension may provide exposed adhesive coated edges (e.g., 1/32 inch wide) on the sheet~ that may adhere together to help hold the pad together prior to use, 30 but may be easily separated by flexing the portions of the pad including the reinforcing sheets. Also the openings in the hanger tabs may be other than round, such as triangular with rounded inner corners, T-~haped, oval or other~ise elongate. Thus, the ~cope of the present invention should 35 not be li~ited to the structure described in the specification, but only to the structures recited in the claims and their equivalents.
HANGER TAB PAD
Technical Field This invention relate~ to hanger tabs comprising a 5 strip of polymeric material having a coating of pre~sure sensitive adhesive by which the hanger tab may be adhered to a package, and a through opening so that the hanger tab may be positioned over a support pin or hook to suspend the package from the hook.
Back~round Art U.S. Patents No's. 3,869,333 and 3,884,4~3 describe hanger tabs of the type described above which typically may be used to hang packaged commercial product~
15 from a rack in a store. Hanger tabs of the type described in these patents, however, are difficult to apply to packages, either because they have individual liners that must be removed and disposed of, or because they are sold side by side on a continuous liner that occupies an inappropriate 20 amount of space and also must ultimately be disposed of.
Also, such tabs are not in a convenient form so that a predetermined number of them can be included in an overwrap containing a number of packaged products (e.g., 24 video cassettes) that a merchant may wish to hang from a display ; 25 rack.
Disclosure of the Invention The present invention provides a plurality of hanger tabs in the form of a pad so that the hanger tabs are 30 collected in a compact form that can be easily packed with a number of packages to which they may be applied, while the individual hanger tabs can easily be peeled from the pad as they are needed without leaving a liner that mu~t be disposed of until the entire pad has been used.
, ~75643 Specifically, the invention is a hanger tab pad comprising a plurality of hanger tabs each comprising a flexible sheet having first and second opposite major surfaces~ a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on the fixst sur~ace of the sheet;
and a reinforcing strip adhered to a portion of the sheet and extending to adjacent a peripheral edge of the sheet; said hanger tabs each having an opening through said sheet and said reinforcing strip; the sheets in said hanger tabs being adapted so that said aoatings of adhesive will adhere to said second sur~aces but can be easily peeled away and being disposed with the first and second surfaces of adjacent sheets opposed to each other with the pressure sensitive adhesive coatings on portions of said sheets adhering the sheets together while said reinforcing strip~
separate the other portions of the sheets to facilitate manual separation of one of the hanger tabs from the pad, which tab may then be adhered to a package and positioned over a support pin received in the opening to suspend the package from the pin.
The present invention will be moxe thoroughly explained with reference to the accompanying drawing where llke numbers refer to like parts in the several views, and wherein~
Figure 1 is a perspective vlew o~ a hanger tab pad according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is an enlarged ~ragmentary edge view illustrating a hanger tab being manually separated ~rom the pad shown in Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hanger tab from the pad of Figure 1 .suspending a ~ragment of a package from a ~ragment ~.
75~;43 of a support pin or hook.
Referring now to the drawing, there is shown in Figures 1 and 2 a hanger tab pad according to the present invention generally designated by the reference numeral 10.
The hanger tab pad 10 comprises a plurality of hanger tabs 11 each comprising a rectangular sheet 12 having peripheral edges of about the same shape and size as the 2a ~ 27~;43 other sheets 12 in the pad 10, which sheet 12 (Figure 2) has first and second opposite major ~urfaces 14 and 16, a coating 18 ~f pressure sensitive adhesive on its first surface 14 by which coating 13 the hanger tab 11 is adhered 5 to the adjacent hanger tab 11 along the second surface 16 of its sheet 12 and by which coating 18 the hanger tab 11 may be adhered to a package 20 (Figure 3), and a coating of low adhesion backsize on its second surface 16 so that the hanger tabs 11 may be peeled apart. Each hanger tab 11 also 10 includes a reinforcing ~trip 22 adhered to the coating 18 of pressure sensitive adhesive ov~er a minor part of the sheet 12 and extending to adjacent a peripheral ed~e 23 of that sheet 12. The hanger tabs 11 in the pad 10 are disposed with their peripheries generally aligned and with the first and lS second surfaces 14 and 16 of the sheets 12 of adjacent hanger tabs 11 opposed to each other with the coating~ 18 of pressure sensitive adhesive on major part~ of the sheets 12 releasably adhering the hanger tabs 11 together while the reinforcing strips 22 separate the minor parts of the sheets 20 12 to facilitate manual engagement and separation of the hanger tabs 11 from the rest of the pad 10. The hanger tabs 11 each have a circular opening 26 through its sheet 12 and reinforcing strip 22 (preferably generally centrally located on the reinforcing strip 22 as illustrated), which openin~
25 26 may receive a support pin or hook 28 from which a package 20 to which one of the hanger tabs 11 is attached can then be suspended, as is shown in Figure 3. A liner 2~ only about the size of one of the hanger tab 11 is positioned against the coating 18 of adhesive on the bottom hanger tab 11 in 30 the pad to protect that coating 18 of adhesive prior to use.
In one preferred embodiment the sheets 12 with their coatings 18 of pressure sensitive adhesive and backsize are pieces 10 centi~eters long and 3 centimeters wide of the tape commercially designated No. 375 available 35 from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, which tape has a 1.6 mil biaxially oriented polypropylene backing coated with an aggressive synthetic rubber resin adhesive; and the reinforcing strips 22 are ~;:7S6~3 pieces 2 centimeters long by 3 centimeters wide of about 3.5 mil thick cross laminated white high density polyethylene film such as that commercially designated "Valeron"
available from Van Leer Plastics, Houston, Texas.
The present invention has now been described with reference to one embodiment thereof. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many modifications can be made in hanger tab pad~ accordling to the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention. For 10 example, the sheets may be of any suitable tough flexible material, may have a shape other than rectangular (e.g., generally rectangular with rounded corners or a~ overall generally oval shape) and may or may not all be of the same size. The coatings of pres~ure sensitive adhesive preferably 15 extend over all, but could extend over only parts of the sheets. The term "presqure sen~itive adhesive" as used herein includes any suitable cold sealing adhesive even if it might not be included in a strict definition of that term. The refinforcing strips may be of any tough web-like 20 material such as paper, film, or woven or- non-woven fabric, and the reinforcing strips in each pad may or may not all be of the same size and may be disposed at different relative locations on various heets in the pad (as at different ends of the pad for different sheets). The reinforcing strips may 25 extend to any position adjacent the edge 23 of the sheet 12, such as aligned with, slightly past or not quite to that ; edge. The latter extension may provide exposed adhesive coated edges (e.g., 1/32 inch wide) on the sheet~ that may adhere together to help hold the pad together prior to use, 30 but may be easily separated by flexing the portions of the pad including the reinforcing sheets. Also the openings in the hanger tabs may be other than round, such as triangular with rounded inner corners, T-~haped, oval or other~ise elongate. Thus, the ~cope of the present invention should 35 not be li~ited to the structure described in the specification, but only to the structures recited in the claims and their equivalents.
Claims (2)
1. A hanger tab pad comprising a plurality of hanger tabs each comprising a flexible sheet having first and second opposite major surfaces; a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on the first surface of the sheet; and a reinforcing strip adhered to a portion of the sheet and extending to adjacent a peripheral edge of the sheet, said hanger tabs each having an opening through said sheet and said reinforcing strip, the sheets in said hanger tabs being adapted so that said coatings of adhesive will adhere to said second surfaces but can be easily peeled away and being disposed with the first and second surfaces of adjacent sheets opposed to each other with the pressure sensitive adhesive coatings on portions of said sheets adhering the sheets together while said reinforcing strips separate the other portions of the sheets to facilitate manual separation of one of the hanger tabs from the pad, which tab may then be adhered to a package and positioned over a support pin received in the opening to suspend the package from the pin.
2. A hanger tab pad according to claim 1 wherein said reinforcing strips are adhered to said sheets by said coatings of pressure sensitive adhesive and extend across minor portions of said sheets.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US69504485A | 1985-01-24 | 1985-01-24 | |
| US695,044 | 1985-01-24 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1275643C true CA1275643C (en) | 1990-10-30 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA000498804A Expired - Fee Related CA1275643C (en) | 1985-01-24 | 1985-12-31 | Hanger tab pad with reinforced ends |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| CA (1) | CA1275643C (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3601533A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2576372B1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2170341B (en) |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK399187A (en) * | 1987-07-30 | 1989-01-31 | Scan Watch Of Europ Aps | INFORMATION AND / OR MEMORIAL SYSTEM |
| DE4134490A1 (en) * | 1991-10-18 | 1993-04-22 | Teves Gmbh Alfred | BLOCK-PROTECTED HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM |
| DE10123978A1 (en) * | 2001-05-17 | 2003-01-16 | Tesa Ag | tape |
| GB0418420D0 (en) * | 2004-08-18 | 2004-09-22 | I C Innovations Ltd | Display driver |
| WO2013109785A2 (en) * | 2012-01-17 | 2013-07-25 | Mintie Technologies, Inc. | System and method for sealing vents |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR1292719A (en) * | 1961-06-21 | 1962-05-04 | Packaging of stacked cliché sets | |
| GB1175296A (en) * | 1967-04-26 | 1969-12-23 | Robin Castell | Means for Suspending Light-Weight Articles and Packages on Display Racks. |
| US3884443A (en) * | 1971-01-06 | 1975-05-20 | Do It Corp | Peel-resistant pressure-sensitive hangers |
| US3869333A (en) * | 1971-01-06 | 1975-03-04 | Do It Corp | A web of double-faced pressure-sensitive stickers |
| GB1340636A (en) * | 1972-01-17 | 1973-12-12 | Nappi J J | Tacky mat stack |
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1985
- 1985-12-31 CA CA000498804A patent/CA1275643C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1986
- 1986-01-20 DE DE19863601533 patent/DE3601533A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1986-01-22 FR FR8600841A patent/FR2576372B1/en not_active Expired
- 1986-01-23 GB GB8601606A patent/GB2170341B/en not_active Expired
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| GB8601606D0 (en) | 1986-02-26 |
| FR2576372B1 (en) | 1988-10-14 |
| GB2170341B (en) | 1989-04-19 |
| DE3601533A1 (en) | 1986-07-24 |
| GB2170341A (en) | 1986-07-30 |
| FR2576372A1 (en) | 1986-07-25 |
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