US 11,915,618 B2
Product piercing tag
David Schiller, Sioux Falls, SD (US); and Jay Milbrandt, Worthington, MN (US)
Assigned to Bedford Industries, Inc., Worthington, MN (US)
Filed by Bedford Industries, Inc., Worthington, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/202,575.
Application 17/202,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/774,314, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 10,984,682.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/810,459, filed on Feb. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0201703 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. G09F 3/14 (2006.01); G09F 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); G09F 3/04 (2006.01); B31D 1/02 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/15 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 3/02 (2013.01) [B31D 1/024 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); G09F 3/04 (2013.01); G09F 3/14 (2013.01); B32B 37/0053 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/153 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B32B 38/145 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2305/34 (2013.01); B32B 2305/72 (2013.01); B32B 2307/536 (2013.01); B32B 2309/10 (2013.01); B32B 2519/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a tag comprising:
providing a first layer;
disposing a wire on the first layer;
introducing a molten polymer onto the first layer to encase the wire;
integrating the first layer, wire and polymer to form an assembly;
curing the assembly, resulting in the polymer having a hardness range of about 90 Rockwell R to about 110 Rockwell R; and
forming the assembly into the tag, the tag comprising:
a label portion having a first width; and
an insertion portion:
extending from the label portion at a first end of the insertion portion;
having a second width that is less than the first width; and
having a length terminating at an arrow-shaped head at an opposed second end of the insertion portion, the arrow-shaped head comprising a tip and a barb that extends laterally from the wire;
wherein the wire extends along the length of the insertion portion to at least a part of the label portion.