US2129500A

US2129500A - Tag

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Publication number: US2129500A
Application number: US168109A
Authority: US
Inventors: Levine Jesse
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1937-10-09
Filing date: 1937-10-09
Publication date: 1938-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 1955-09-06

Description

J. LEVINE Sept. 6, 1938.

TAG

Filed Oct. 9, 1957 INVENTOR TTORNEY Patented Sept. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES TAG Jesse Levine, New York, N. Y.

Application October 9,

8 Claims;

This invention relates to tags and has for its object the provision of a tag for attachment to a garment or any other desired article, which shall not only act as an identifying or advertising medium for the garment, but also as a receptacle or carrier for an associated substance, object or material.

For example, if the manufacturer of a garment or the like desires that the garments sold by him shall be washed with a certain powdered soap, he may utilize the tag attached to such garments as a carrying means for a small supply of the soap, thereby not only advertising the washability of his garments but also directing the use of a recommended soap for washing the garments. By reason of its construction, the tag also may be used for holding and advertising various articles or products to be used on or in some manner associated with the garment or other article to which the tag is attached. As a further example, the tag may contain mending thread, special types of buttons or fasteners used on the garment and intended for the eventual repair of the garment. It will be obvious that the use of a tag having means for holding or carrying material or articles useful in conjunction with the article to which the tag is attached, will be of considerable value.

In the accompanying drawing, in which several embodiments of the invention are shown, Fig. 1 is a front view of a tag made inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a view of the tag with the body of the same opened out flat; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a front view of a modified structure; Fig. 5 is a side View of the structure shown in Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a face view of a further modification.

With reference to the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the tag is primarily composed of a base in the form of an elongated strip 1 of flexible material, such as relatively thin card board or the like, transversely folded on itself as at 8, to thereby divide the strip into a larger body portion 9 and a smaller flap ID, the latter in the folded position of the strip, overlying a part of one face of the body portion 9. The flap I0 is of less area, or in other words, is shorter than the body portion 9, so that when it is folded to overlie the face of the body portion, an exposed or projecting end part II is provided on said body portion. This projecting end part I l is formed with a hole l2 for the reception of a suspension string l3 by which the tag may be attached to a garment or other article.

1937, Serial No. 168,109

Confined or sandwiched between the front face of the body portion 9 and the back face of the flap i0 is an envelope E4 or other similar flat receptacle which is preferably wholly or partly composed of transparent sheet material. The 5 flap I9 is formed with a window opening l5 through which the envelope i4 and the contents therein are visible as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The envelope is held in position preferably by a single fastening element or staple l6 which passes through the flap in near one end and also passes through the envelope l4 and through the body portion 9. The staple IE not only holds the-envelope securely in position between the body portion 9 and flap ill but, since it 'also passes 15 through the closure flap ll of the envelope, it acts to close or seal the envelope. A portion of the envelope may be exposed above the edge of the flap id or the entire envelope may be wholly concealed behind the flap, with the exception, of course, of that part of the envelope exposed through the window opening l5.

The envelope may be utilized to contain almost any article or material useful in association with the article or material to which the'tag is attached. For example, a powdered soap I8 or other similar substance may be contained within the envelope to effectively indicate to the purchaser of a garment or of piece goods or any other article the fact that the article to which the tag is attached may be safely and most effectively laundered by the use of the soap contained in the envelope and named on the tag. The projecting portion II of the body of the tag, as well as the face of the flap l0 and back of the body portion 9 may be utilized for bearing suitable advertising matter.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the flap ID there shown is provided with its window opening l9 at the lower end of the flap Ml, said opening beginning at the fold line 8 and extending upwardly and being wholly located within the flap Ill. The formation of the opening I9 displaces a portion 29 of the body 9, said portion forming a downwardly extending tab which projects below the end of the tag or from the fold line 8. Said tab 20 provides and effective advertising surface.

In Fig. 6 the tag is in the form of an envelope having a permanently sealed lower flap 2| and an upper closure flap 22 which is held closed by means of an eyelet 23 from which the suspension string 24 extends. Either one or both faces of the envelope 25 is provided with a window opening 26 closed by a section of transparent material 21.

The tag shown in. Fig. 6 may be used to contain soap or any other material or article in the manner heretofore explained.

The tags described provide sufficient advertising space for describing the merits of the article to which they are attached and at the same time enable another product to be advertised or to be supplied by the manufacturers of the garments. The advantages of this arrangement will be clearly apparent.

What I claim is:

l. A tag comprising, an envelope provided with a closure flap, a folded carrying strip embracing said envelope between its folds, and fastening means for holding the folds of said strip in their folded relationship, said fastening means also holding the closure flap of the envelope in closed position.

2. A tag comprising, an envelope provided with a closure flap, a folded carrying strip embracing said envelope between its folds, a single fastening element extending through the folds of the strip and through the body and closure flap of the envelope to thereby hold the closure flap in closed position and to hold the folds of the strip and the envelope in fixed relationship. 7

3. A tag having a body portion transversely folded upon itself to form a flap overlying a part of the body portion, an envelope confined between said flap and body portion, said flap being apertured to expose a portion of said envelope, and fastening means for attaching an end of the flap to the body portion and also for holding the envelope in position between the flap and body portion.

4. A tag consisting of an elongated strip of sheet material transversely folded upon itself to divide it into a body portion and an overlying flap portion, one end of the body portion extending beyond the end of the flap portion and carrying a. suspension member, a transparent receptacle sandwiched between the flap and the body portion, a window opening in the flap through which a portion of the transparent receptacle and its contents are visible, and a single fastening element extending through the flap, through the receptacle and through the body portion.

5. A tag comprising a paper strip folded back upon itself to form a body portionv and an overlying front flap of less area than the body portion, an envelope confined between the flap and body portion, and fastening means for attaching the flap, the envelope and the body portion together.

6. A tag having a body portion composed of a strip of flexible material, said strip being trans- Versely folded to form a flap overlying the body portion, said body portion having a part projecting beyond one end of the flap and carrying an attaching string, the opposite end of the flap being apertured, a receptacle confined between the flap and body portion with a portion of said receptacle visible through the aperture in the flap, the body portion having a tab projecting beyond the apertured end of the flap, said tab consisting of a part of the flap displaced from said flap. by formation of the aperture therein.

7. A tag comprising, an envelope provided with a closure flap, a folded carrying strip embracing said envelope between its folds, fastening means for holding the folds of said strip in their folded relationship, said fastening means also holding the closure flap of the envelope in closed position, one of the folds of the strip having an aperture through which a portion of the envelope is exposed.

8. An article of the character described comprising, a tag having a body portion transversely folded upon itself to form a flap overlying the body portion, an envelope confined between said flap and body portion, fastening means for attaching one end of the flap to the body portion and also for holding the envelope in position between the flap and body portion, said flap being apertured to expose a portion of the envelope, the aperture in said flap beginning at the fold line of the tag and being located Wholly in the flap.

JESSE LEVINE.