GB2047656A

GB2047656A - Eyelet tag

Info

Publication number: GB2047656A
Application number: GB7914532A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: NISSEN R W Ltd
Current assignee: NISSEN R W Ltd
Priority date: 1979-04-26
Filing date: 1979-04-26
Publication date: 1980-12-03
Also published as: GB2047656B

Abstract

An eyelet tag (10) comprises an elongate strip (11) having a surface thereof coated with pressure sensitive adhesive (12) and covered by a releaseable backing sheet (13). The strip (11) and the backing sheet (13) are stamped to provide spaced apertures (14, 15). The strip may be of woven fabric and (11) is provided with a transversely extending crease (16) equi-distant the apertures. In use, the backing sheet (13) is peeled from the strip (11) and the strip is folded on the crease (16) to provide two limbs. The strip (11) is then secured to a sheet (17) by the adhesive (12), the apertures (14, 15) being aligned one with another but being occluded by the sheet (17). The occluding portion of the sheet (17) is pierced and a cord or rope is inserted therethrough whereby the sheet (17) is secured to a support. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Eyelet tag This invention relates to tags and, more particularly, to a tag for use in securing a covering to a support.

It is known to provide coverings, such as tarpaulins, with metal eyelets for receiving cords or ropes so that the coverings can be secured to supports by the cords or ropes.

Although such eyelets are satisfactory, it is generally not possible during manufacture of the coverings to predict the desired number and desired location of the eyelets for various uses of the coverings. In consequence, more or less eyelets may be provided than required for a particular purpose. Furthermore, the provision of eyelets increases considerably the cost of manufacture of coverings compared with coverings not provided with eyelets.

It has been proposed to provide tags each having a metal eyelet and each having a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive so that the tags can be adhesively secured to coverings. According to the proposal each tag when secured to a covering extends outwardly of an adjacent edge of the covering, the metal eyelet being in the portion thereof extending from the covering.

Although the proposed tags have an advantage in that it would not be necessary to provide for use therewith coverings with metal eyelets, the cost of providing the metal eyelets is transferred to the cost of manufacture of the tags. Furthermore, although each metal eyelet itself provides a reinforcement of an aperture of a tag in which the eyelet is received, unless the material of the tag is reinforced there remains a tendancy of the tag to be torn by the eyelet in use.

According to the present invention, there is provided a tag comprising: a flexible strip having a surface coated with pressure sensitive adhesive and a removable backing sheet covering said adhesive, said strip having a pair of apertures spaced on an axis of the strip and said strip being foldable on an axis extending transverse to said axis to provide two limbs with the apertures aligned one with another.

so that when the backing sheet is removed and the limbs are applied by the adhesive to opposite surfaces of a sheet located therebetween, the sheet occludes the apertures.

The strip may be of material which is reinforced to reduced any tendancy of the apertures to become enlarged in use.

The strip may be of woven fabric.

Following is a description, by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, of one method of carrying the invention into effect.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tag in accordance with the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the tag shown being applied to a sheet, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tag when applied to the sheet.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a tag 10 comprising an elongate strip 11 of woven fabric and having a surface thereof coated with pressure sensitive adhesive 1 2.

The adhesive 1 2 has applied thereto an elongate releasable backing sheet 1 3 which covers the adhesive 1 2 and which easily can be peeled from the strip 11 leaving the adhesive remaining on the strip 11. The strip 11 and the backing sheet 1 3 are stamped to provide longitudinally spaced apertures 14, 1 5. The strip 11 is provided with a transversely extending crease 1 6 intermediate the apertures 14, 1 5 equi-distance the apertures 14, 1 5.

The tag 10 is used with a sheet 1 7 of woven fabric and which is intended to be used for covering an article or articles. The sheet 1 7 may be rectangular having a longitudinal edge 1 8.

In use the backing sheet 1 3 is peeled from the strip 11, as shown in Fig. 1, and is folded on the crease 1 6 to provide two limbs. The strip 11 then is located relative to the sheet 1 7 so that the adhesive 1 2 on the limbs face opposite surfaces of the sheet 1 7 and the longitudinal edge 1 8 of the sheet 1 7 is in abutment with the crease 1 6 as shown in Fig.

2. The strip 11 then is pressed against the opposite surfaces of the sheet 1 7 and adheres thereto by means of the adhesive 1 2. The apertures 14, 1 5 are aligned one with another but are occluded by the adjacent portion of the sheet 1 7. The occluding portion of the sheet 1 7 is pierced, as shown in Fig. 3, and a cord or rope is inserted therethrough whereby the sheet 1 7 may be secured to a support.

It will be appreciated that the sheet 1 7 and the tag 10 reinforce one another in the region of the apertures 14, 1 5 due to the tag 10 being adhesively secured to the sheet 1 7.

Further reinforcement is provided due to the reinforced fabric constituting the sheet 17.

Preferably the sheet 11 is of woven fabric thereby providing additional reinforcement.

It will also be appreciated that, in not being provided with metal eyelets not, only is the cost of manufacture of the tags reduced considerably compared with tags having metal eyelets but the tags in accordance with the present invention have an advantage in that they have no sharp metal eyelets to damage paintwork or scratch the surface of articles that may be covered by the sheet 1 7. Furthermore, the eyelet of the tag 10 is provided in a woven fabric and being set in from the longitudinal edge 1 8 of the sheet 1 7 will utilise the strength of the woven material of the sheet 17.

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Eyelet tag This invention relates to tags and, more particularly, to a tag for use in securing a covering to a support. It is known to provide coverings, such as tarpaulins, with metal eyelets for receiving cords or ropes so that the coverings can be secured to supports by the cords or ropes. Although such eyelets are satisfactory, it is generally not possible during manufacture of the coverings to predict the desired number and desired location of the eyelets for various uses of the coverings. In consequence, more or less eyelets may be provided than required for a particular purpose. Furthermore, the provision of eyelets increases considerably the cost of manufacture of coverings compared with coverings not provided with eyelets. It has been proposed to provide tags each having a metal eyelet and each having a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive so that the tags can be adhesively secured to coverings. According to the proposal each tag when secured to a covering extends outwardly of an adjacent edge of the covering, the metal eyelet being in the portion thereof extending from the covering. Although the proposed tags have an advantage in that it would not be necessary to provide for use therewith coverings with metal eyelets, the cost of providing the metal eyelets is transferred to the cost of manufacture of the tags. Furthermore, although each metal eyelet itself provides a reinforcement of an aperture of a tag in which the eyelet is received, unless the material of the tag is reinforced there remains a tendancy of the tag to be torn by the eyelet in use. According to the present invention, there is provided a tag comprising: a flexible strip having a surface coated with pressure sensitive adhesive and a removable backing sheet covering said adhesive, said strip having a pair of apertures spaced on an axis of the strip and said strip being foldable on an axis extending transverse to said axis to provide two limbs with the apertures aligned one with another. so that when the backing sheet is removed and the limbs are applied by the adhesive to opposite surfaces of a sheet located therebetween, the sheet occludes the apertures. The strip may be of material which is reinforced to reduced any tendancy of the apertures to become enlarged in use. The strip may be of woven fabric. Following is a description, by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, of one method of carrying the invention into effect. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tag in accordance with the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the tag shown being applied to a sheet, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tag when applied to the sheet. Referring to the drawings, there is shown a tag 10 comprising an elongate strip 11 of woven fabric and having a surface thereof coated with pressure sensitive adhesive 1 2. The adhesive 1 2 has applied thereto an elongate releasable backing sheet 1 3 which covers the adhesive 1 2 and which easily can be peeled from the strip 11 leaving the adhesive remaining on the strip 11. The strip 11 and the backing sheet 1 3 are stamped to provide longitudinally spaced apertures 14, 1 5. The strip 11 is provided with a transversely extending crease 1 6 intermediate the apertures 14, 1 5 equi-distance the apertures 14, 1 5. The tag 10 is used with a sheet 1 7 of woven fabric and which is intended to be used for covering an article or articles. The sheet 1 7 may be rectangular having a longitudinal edge 1 8. In use the backing sheet 1 3 is peeled from the strip 11, as shown in Fig. 1, and is folded on the crease 1 6 to provide two limbs. The strip 11 then is located relative to the sheet 1 7 so that the adhesive 1 2 on the limbs face opposite surfaces of the sheet 1 7 and the longitudinal edge 1 8 of the sheet 1 7 is in abutment with the crease 1 6 as shown in Fig. 2. The strip 11 then is pressed against the opposite surfaces of the sheet 1 7 and adheres thereto by means of the adhesive 1 2. The apertures 14, 1 5 are aligned one with another but are occluded by the adjacent portion of the sheet 1 7. The occluding portion of the sheet 1 7 is pierced, as shown in Fig. 3, and a cord or rope is inserted therethrough whereby the sheet 1 7 may be secured to a support. It will be appreciated that the sheet 1 7 and the tag 10 reinforce one another in the region of the apertures 14, 1 5 due to the tag 10 being adhesively secured to the sheet 1 7. Further reinforcement is provided due to the reinforced fabric constituting the sheet 17. Preferably the sheet 11 is of woven fabric thereby providing additional reinforcement. It will also be appreciated that, in not being provided with metal eyelets not, only is the cost of manufacture of the tags reduced considerably compared with tags having metal eyelets but the tags in accordance with the present invention have an advantage in that they have no sharp metal eyelets to damage paintwork or scratch the surface of articles that may be covered by the sheet 1 7. Furthermore, the eyelet of the tag 10 is provided in a woven fabric and being set in from the longitudinal edge 1 8 of the sheet 1 7 will utilise the strength of the woven material of the sheet 17. CLAIMS

1. A tag comprising: a flexible strip having a surface coated with pressure sensitive adhesive and a removable backing sheet covering said adhesive, said strip having a pair of apertures spaced on an axis of the strip and said strip being foldable an an axis extending transverse to said axis to provide two limbs with the apertures aligned one with another so that when the backing sheet is removed and the limbs are applied by the adhesive to opposite surfaces of a sheet located therebetween, the sheet occludes the apertures.

2. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the strip is of material which is reinforced to reduce any tendancy of the apertures to become enlarged in use.

3. A tag as claimed in claim 2 wherein the strip is of woven fabric.

4. A method of applying a tag to a sheet, the tag comprising a flexible strip having a surface coated with pressure sensitive adhesive, a removable backing sheet covering said adhesive and a pair of spaced apertures, the method comprising the steps of: folding said strip on an axis extending transverse to an axis extending through said apertures to provide two limbs adjacent opposite faces of said sheet with said apertures aligned one with another, removing said backing sheet from said strip, and applying said limbs to said opposite faces by means of said adhesive so that said sheet occludes said apertures.

5. A tag substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

6. A method of applying a tag to a sheet substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.