CA1310185C - Identification tag - Google Patents

Identification tag

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CA1310185C
CA1310185C CA000607854A CA607854A CA1310185C CA 1310185 C CA1310185 C CA 1310185C CA 000607854 A CA000607854 A CA 000607854A CA 607854 A CA607854 A CA 607854A CA 1310185 C CA1310185 C CA 1310185C
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Carl A. Capozzola
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Abstract

Title:
IDENTIFICATION TAG
ABSTRACT
A personal identification tag for notation of name, address, medical information, etc. which may be installed in-side the shoe of the user. During distribution the paper layer made up of a notational part and a border on the edges of the notational part are attached by an adhesive layer to a clear plastic overlay. The backing of the paper layer is removable from the adhesive layer. During installation, the border is removed from the tag and discarded. In another embodi-ment, the paper layer serves as a backing to a notational strip as well as an overlay portion, both having an adhesive layer. The surface of the notational strip opposite the adhesive layer may have an opaque layer added to accept writing of identification data. For either configuration, the notational part of the tag is positioned in an accessible part of the shoe or other article.
The notational part of the tag is protected from wear and moisture and held in place by the clear plastic overlay and the adhesive layer.

Description

13l0l85 ~AC~GROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention This invention is for an identification tag placed inside a shoe.
Description of the Prior Art Identification tags of various designs and con-figurations are commonly used to identi~y children and adults with medical problems such as allergies, diabetes, etc.
Environmental and safety considexations have limited what identification tags are acceptable under human engineering considerations.
The attachment of identification tags around the neck or an extremity such as a wrist or ankle have been most prominent. Howevex9 the attachment is usually by means of a chain in contact with the sXin. The chain and tag must be manufactured of a material which will not corrode. The usual material chosen is silver or gold making this method of iden-tification expensive~
Further, the wearing of chains around the neck, ; wrist or ankle introduce a ~afety hazard to the user. The chain can become entangled in clothiny and machinery and is a shock hazard in this age o~ the proliferation o~ elec~ronic devices. In addition, the chain tag is ~isible to others and subjects the user to the subtleties of overt or subliminal discrimination against persons with a "medical condition"
such as AIDS. Finally, the user may forget to put on a chain type ID.

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- ` - 3 - 1310185 Some appro~ches have utilized microdots attached to the dental surface o~ the user. A special reader not readily available in the field is required to make use of this ar-rangement.
Some approaches to solve the problems have been to attach identification tags to articles of clothing. one such approach utilizes a strong fiber paper with a hole through which a shoe lace is threaded to attach the paper to the out-side of the shoe.
This solves the problem of safety but does not solve the problem of protecting the tag from the the wear and tear of the elements and destruction by contamination.
Thus, there has long been a need for an arrangement to identify a person and specify any particular medical needs peculiar to that person.
It i5 desired that the identification tag be at tachable to an accessible part of the person such as clothing rather than around the neck or extremity of the personO ?
Further, it is desired that the identification tag be protected from wear and contamination.
It is further desired that the identification tag not publicly display confidential information as to the medi-cal condition of the user.
SUMMARY OF T~E INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present inven-tion to provide an improved identification tag attachable in-side the shoe of the person to identify the person along with a provision for notation of any medical needs of the person.
It is another object of the present invention to ~ , : .

provide an improved identification tag which i~ protected from wear as well as protected from contamination by mois~
ture.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved identification tag which is private, worn away from pu~lic view yet available to communicate vital medical information should the user be unconscious.
The above and other objects of the present inven-tion are achieved, according to a preferred embodiment thereof, by providing an identification tag with a surface which will accept written or typewritten notation. Protec-tion of the identification tag is provided by a clear pla~-tic overlay having one adhesively attachable surface. The overlay adhesively adheres to the notation surface of the tag and extends beyond the edge of the tag to form a border sur-rounding ~he tag. The overlay proteats the notation on the tag and the border attaches ~he tag to a preselected sur face.
In the pref~rred embodiment~ the surface of the tag opposite the notation surface is coated to be adhesively removable from the adhesive side of the overlay.
The identification tag and overlay are of a preselected size to accommodate the notation and to fit within the heel portion of a shoe. The placement of the identification tag inside the shoe heel area allows quick accQss to the notation contained thereon in case of emer-gency.
; The placement of the tag inside the shoe of the user solves the problem of entanglement and shock hazard ex - 5- ~310~85 perienced with chain mounted identification tags.
With the tag containing vital yet confidential medical inf~rmation inside the shoe, the user's privacy is protected from inad~ertent exposure to the public.
Further, the overlay installation of the tag protects the tag from being clislodged from its mounting as experienced by the shoe lace identification tag.
The selection of ~he shoe as the mounting place for the identification tag is sugge~ted as a shoe is usually worn and is not likely to be forgotten as i9 the chain identifica-tion apparatus~
BRIEP DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The above and other embodiments of the present in~
vention may be more fully understood from the following detailed description, taken together with the accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference characters refer to similar elements throughout, and in which:
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the iden-tification tag arrangement;
Figure 2 represents a perspective view of the tag removed from the overlay;
Figure 3 represents a top view of the identifica-tion tag arrangement being assembled inside tha heel of a shoe:
Figure 4 represents a perspective view of another embodiment of the identification tag arrangemant;
Figure 5 represents a perspective view of the tag and overlay :removed from the backing; and Figur~ 6 represents a top view of the embodiment `:

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13101~5 being assembled inside the heel of a shoe.
DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
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RefPrring now to the drawing, there is illustxated in Figure 1 a pexspective view of the identification tag ap-paratus 10. The apparatu~ 10 ha~ two layers of sheet material, an overlay 101 layer and the tag 102 layer.
The overlay 101 is fabricated of a clear plastic sheet material. An adhesive layer is applied to one side of the overlay 101.
The tag 102 is fabricated of paper sheet material.
The first side of the paper sheet material is smooth to be adhesively removable from the adhesive layer on the over-lay 101. The second side o~ the paper will accept writing or typing. The tag 102 has a serration 107 a preselected dis-tance from the perimeter of the tag 102. The serration 107 separates the tag 102 into a removable border 103 and a notational strip lG40 The user may write or type upon ~he surface of the second side of the notational strip 104.
The removable border 103 is a preselected width detachable from the notational strip 104 along the serration 107. The configuration depicted in Figure 1 shows the remov-able border 103 on the periphery of the identification tag arrangement 10. The removable border 103 may be configured along only two or three of the edges of the identification tag arrangement 10. The purpose of the removable border 103 is to cover and protect a portion of the overlay 101 during distribution and preparation for use and to allow the con-figuration of the notational strip 104 to be smaller than the overlay 101. After removal, the removable border 103 is dis-- _ 7 1 3 1 0 1 ~ 5 carded. The preferred embodiment utilizes the exposed sur-face of the removable border 103 for instructions for instal~
lation of the identification tag arrangement 10.
The user may write or type on the notational strip 104 a name, addr~s~, phone number and any pertinent personal medical information such as allexgies, or medical conditions such as being a diabetic.
Referring to Figure 2, the overlay 101 has one sur-face containing an adhesive layer 105. There is depicted a second surface 106 to the notational strip 104. The second surface 106 is adhesively removable from the adhesive layer 105. The removable border 103 is also adhesively removable from the adhesive layer 105, detachable from the notational strip 104 along ~he serration 107 and is discarded by the user.
The installation of the identification tag arrange-ment 10 inside the shoe of the user is depicted in Figure 3.
After removal of the notational strip 104 from the adhesive surface 105 of the overlay 101 as shown in Figure 2, the user places the notational s~rip 104 on the inside surface of an accessible portion of the shoa. The overlay 101 is then placed on top of the notational strip 104 with tha adhesive layar 105 in contact with the notational strip 104. Because the configuration of thç notational strip 104 is smaller than the overlay 101, the overlay 101 can be placed on top of the notational strip 104 creating an adhesive border surrounding the notational strip 104 whereby the notational strip 104 is held in place.
If the user prefers, the user may attach the nota-`
-. . ~ ' tional strip 104 to the adhesive layer 105 of the overlay 101 and then place the combination in an accessible portion of a shoe or other article.
The overlay 101 is fabricated of clear plastic and the adhesive layer 105 is preselected to be transparent. The user supplied information on the surface of the notational strip 104 is readable through the overlay 101.
The adhesive border surrounding the notational strip 104 protects the notational strip 104 ~rom direct con-tact with the user's foot, seals the nptational strip 104 from the moisture pervasive within the shoe environment and keeps the notational strip 104 in place.
Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the invention.
The identification tag device 20 has two layers of sheet material, a bacXing sheet 209 and a clear sheet 210. The clear sheet 210 is perforated along line 202 to form the nota-tional strip 204 and along line 203 to form the overlay 201.
The dimensions of the overlay 201 are preselected to be larger than the dimensions of the notational trip 204 so that the overlay 201 will completely cover the notational strip 204.
The clear sheet 210 is uniformly covered by an adhesive layer 205 on the side facing the backing sheet 209.
The backing sheet 209 is smooth to be adhesively removable from the adhesive layer 205.
Because the upper sur~ace of the clear sheet 210 may not accept writing by ball point pen or similar instrument without costly treatment to create a rough surface, the side of the notational strip 204 opposits the adhesive layer 205 may be covered with an opaque layer 207, shown in Figure4, which readily accepts ball point pen ink.
The notational strip may be imprinted with lines and suggestions for identification information ~uch as name, emer-gency phone numbers, doctor's phone number, allergies, etc.
Referring to Figure 5, the overlay 201 with adhesive layer 205 is shown removad from the backing ~09 along overlay perforations 203. In a similar manner, after the identifica-tion data is ~ntered by the user on the opaque layer 207, the notational strip 204 with the opaque layer 207 on one side and the adhesive layer 205 on the other side is shown removed from the backing 209 along notational strip perforation~ 202.
Figure 6 shows how the identification tag is as-sembled on the inside sole of a shoe 211. First the nota-tional strip 204 is positioned and adhesively attached to the sole of the shoe 211. The clear plasti~ overlay 201 is posi-tioned over the notational strip 204 and adhesively attached to the upper layer of the notational strip 204 and the inside sole of the shoe 211~ The overlay 201 protects the user en-tered identification date written on the upper surface of the notational strip 204. Normal wear, washing, sweat, dirt, etc., do not destroy the identification data wxitten on the notatiQnal strip 204.
- This conclude~ the description of a preferred em-bodiment of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may find many variations and adaptations falling within the scope of this invention, and the appended claims are intended to cover all such variations and adaptations falling within the true scope and spirit o~ the invention.

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Claims (5)

1. An identification tag arrangement comprising, in combination:
an overlay fabricated of clear sheet material;
a transparent adhesive layer applied to one side of said overlay;
a tag fabricated of sheet material having a first side adhesively removable from said transparent adhesive layer under the condition of said first side being adhesively attached to said overlay; and a perforation a preselected distance from preselected edges of said tag whereby the user, under the condition of said tag being removed from adhesion with said overlay, may separate said tag along said perforation into 1) a notational strip, smaller in configuration than said overlay, and,
2) a removable border, may place the notational strip in a preselected location with said first side down and may place said overlay on top of said notational strip with said adhesive layer in contact with said notational strip.
2. The identification tag arrangement defined in claim 1 wherein:
the second surface of said notational strip may ac-cept writing or typing by the user of preselected identifica-tion data.
3. An identification tag arrangement comprising, in combination:
a sheet of clear transparent material;
a transparent adhesive layer applied to one side of said clear sheet material;
a backing sheet having at least one smooth side adhesively removable from said adhesive layer;
a notational strip perforation of said clear sheet material outlining a notational strip;
an overlay perforation of said clear sheet material forming an overlay larger than said notational strip;
under the condition of removal of said notational strip from said backing sheet and removal of said overlay from said backing sheet, the user may place the notational strip in a preselected location with said adhesive layer down and may place said overlay on top of said notational strip with said adhesive layer in contact with said notational strip.
4. The identification tag arrangement defined in claim 3 wherein:
the surface of said notational strip opposite said adhesive layer may accept writing or typing by the user of preselected identification data.
5. The identification tag arrangement defined in claim 3 further comprising:
an opaque layer applied to the side of the nota-tional strip opposite said adhesive layer whereby said opaque layer may accept writing or typing by the user of preselected identification data.
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD794712S1 (en) 2015-12-22 2017-08-15 Carl A. Capozzola Shoe identification label

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD794712S1 (en) 2015-12-22 2017-08-15 Carl A. Capozzola Shoe identification label

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