U.S. patent application number 11/206321 was filed with the patent office on 2006-11-16 for easily fastening identification band.
Invention is credited to Mao-Kuei Chang.
Application Number | 20060254105 11/206321 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37012739 |
Filed Date | 2006-11-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060254105 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chang; Mao-Kuei |
November 16, 2006 |
Easily fastening identification band
Abstract
A hospital identification band includes a wrist band adapted to
be wrapped on a patient's arm or wrist, a label having the
patient's data written or printed on the wrist band; and a control
sleeve formed on a head portion of the wrist band for adjustably
jacketing a tail strip of the wrist band through the control sleeve
to form a loop wrapping the patient's arm or wrist, having adhesive
coated on an inside surface of the control sleeve, whereby upon a
proper adjustment of the tail strip in the control sleeve for
snugly fastening the wrist band around the patient's arm or wrist,
the control sleeve is firmly pressed to bond the tail strip with an
adhesive-coated inside surface of the control sleeve, and an
insertion of the tail strip through a concealing slot transversely
formed in the head portion of the wrist band to conceal the tail
strip beneath the wrist band, thereby easily fastening an
identification band on a patient or wearer.
Inventors: |
Chang; Mao-Kuei; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Mao-Kuei Chang
P.O. Box 55-846
Taipei
104
TW
|
Family ID: |
37012739 |
Appl. No.: |
11/206321 |
Filed: |
August 18, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
40/633 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G09F 3/005 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
040/633 |
International
Class: |
A44C 5/00 20060101
A44C005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 28, 2005 |
TW |
94206698 |
Claims
1. An identification band comprising: a wrist band for writing or
printing a patient's data thereon having a head portion formed on a
first end portion of said wrist band and a tail strip formed a
second end portion of said wrist band opposite to said head
portion, and having a concealing slot transversely formed in said
wrist band adjacent to said head portion; and a control sleeve
formed on said head portion of said wrist band for passing said
tail strip through said control sleeve, whereby upon an adjustment
of a loop of said wrist band for snugly wrapping a patient's wrist
or arm, said control sleeve is actuated to fasten said tail strip
with said control sleeve and said band, and said tail strip is
inserted into said concealing slot to conceal said tail strip
beneath said wrist band to thereby firmly wrap said wrist band on
the patient's wrist or arm.
2. An identification band according to claim 1, wherein said wrist
band includes a wide band portion in between said head portion and
said tail strip, having a label for writing or printing a patient's
data on said label adhered on said wide band portion adjacent to
said control sleeve.
3. An identification band according to claim 2, wherein said band
adjacent to said control sleeve further includes a transparent film
coated on said label for protecting the patient's data thereon.
4. An identification band according to claim 1, wherein said
control sleeve has its inside surface coated with adhesive and
covered with a releasing paper piece on said inside surface as
coated with adhesive thereon, having an adhesive-free tunnel formed
in between the releasing paper piece and said head portion of said
wrist band for smoothly passing said tail strip within said tunnel
for adjusting a loop of said band for snugly wrapping said band
around a patient's wrist.
5. An identification band according to claim 3, wherein said
transparent film has a releasing paper adhered on an adhesive
coated on an inside surface of said transparent film, whereby upon
removal of said releasing paper, said transparent film coated with
adhesive thereon will be adhered on said band having a patient's
data written or printed thereon.
6. An identification band according to claim 3, wherein said
transparent film and said control sleeve are integrally formed, and
secured on said wrist band.
7. An identification band according to claim 4, wherein said
releasing paper piece includes: an upper adhering section
releasably secured to an inside surface of the control sleeve by
adhesive coated between the inside surface of the control sleeve
and the upper adhering section; an elbow portion connected to the
upper adhering section and slightly protruding rearwardly beyond a
rear opening of the control sleeve; and a lower releasing section
juxtapositionally formed below the upper adhering section and
connected to the elbow portion, and defining the tunnel between the
lower releasing section and the head portion of the band, and
having a pulling edge portion formed on a free end of the lower
releasing section and protruding outwardly beyond a front opening
of the control sleeve adapted to be pulled outwardly when tearing
the releasing paper piece for bonding the tail strip in between the
control sleeve and the head portion of the band.
8. An identification band according to claim 2, wherein said wide
band potion has a width larger than a width of said tail strip.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] U.S. Pat. No 4,682,431 disclosed a hospital arm band having
a free end of band portion (80) adhered to an adhesive-coated
surface at a receiving end of the body portion (71) of the arm band
and then a tab portion (70) is folded downwardly to overlap and
seal the free end (80), thereby forming a sealed closed loop as
worn on a patient's wrist.
[0002] However, such a prior art has the following drawbacks:
[0003] 1. The arm band is removed from a continuums form assembly
(10) and the arm band as provided on the assembly (10) may have a
limited length. So, the arm band may not be suitable for a fat
patient. [0004] 2. For a slim patient's arm or wrist, the free end
(80) of the arm band may cause tangle or obstruction in the
surroundings, unless being cut by a tool. [0005] 3. Once the free
end (80) is adhered and sealed by the tab portion (70), the arm
band will be fixed and can not be adjusted freely, thereby
influencing an optional adjustment of the band for wrapping the arm
band on a patient's wrist. [0006] 4. It is lacking of any
protection by covering a transparent film on the data area on the
band. The patient's data as written or printed on the band may be
easily corroded or removed in a hospital, thereby being unable for
a clear reading.
[0007] The present inventor has found the drawbacks of the prior
art and invented the easily fastening identification band.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide a hospital
identification band including a wrist band adapted to be wrapped on
a patient's arm or wrist, a label having the patient's data written
or printed on the wrist band; and a control sleeve formed on a head
portion of the wrist band for adjustably jacketing a tail strip of
the wrist band through the control sleeve to form a loop wrapping
the patient's arm or wrist, having adhesive coated on an inside
surface of the control sleeve, whereby upon a proper adjustment of
the tail strip in the control sleeve for snugly fastening the wrist
band around the patient's arm or wrist, the control sleeve is
firmly pressed to bond the tail strip with an adhesive-coated
inside surface of the control sleeve, and an insertion of the tail
strip through a concealing slot transversely formed in the head
portion of the wrist band to conceal the tail strip beneath the
wrist band, thereby easily fastening an identification band on a
patient or wearer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is an illustration showing the identification band of
the present invention when adhering the transparent film on the
label on the band.
[0010] FIG. 2 shows the label on the band having the transparent
film coated thereon.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a partial sectional drawing of the control sleeve
and the head portion of the wrist band of the present
invention.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a sectional drawing showing the tail strip passing
through the control sleeve to be fastened in the head portion of
the band of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 5 is an illustration showing the wrist band of the
present invention as wrapped on a patient's wrist.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] As shown in FIGS. 1-5, the present invention comprises: a
wrist band 1, a label 2 having a patient's data including his or
her name, hospital bed number, identification number, etc., written
or printed on the label 2 to be adhered on the wrist band 1, a
transparent film 3 coated or adhered on the label 2 for protecting
the label 2, and a control sleeve 4 formed on one end portion of
the wrist band 1 to jacket or clamp the other end portion of the
band 1 in the control sleeve 4 for snugly fastening the band 1
around the patient's wrist or arm H as shown in FIG. 5.
[0015] The wrist band 1 includes: a wide band portion 11 adapted
for adhering the label 2 on the wide band portion 11, a head
portion 12 formed on a first end portion of the band 1 having the
control sleeve 4 formed on the head portion 12, and a narrow tail
strip 13 formed on a second end portion of the band 1 opposite to
the head portion 12 and having a width of the tail strip 13
slightly smaller than a width of the wide band portion 11.
[0016] Naturally, the label 2 may be eliminated in this invention
by directly writing or printing the patient's data on a surface of
the wrist band 1.
[0017] The elements of the present invention may be made of plastic
or other suitable materials, not limited in this invention.
[0018] The transparent film 3 is made of transparent materials
having a layer of transparent adhesive 30 coated on an inside
surface of the film 3 and a releasing paper 31 normally coated on
the transparent adhesive 30. When tearing or removing the releasing
paper 31 from the layer of transparent adhesive 30, the transparent
film 3 may be adhered or coated on the label 2 on the wide band
portion 11 of the wrist band 1 (FIGS. 1, 2).
[0019] Alternatively, the label 2 may be sandwiched in between the
wide band portion 11 and the transparent film 3 to be bonded by the
adhesive coated on an inside surface of the transparent film 3.
[0020] The control sleeve 4 is formed on the head portion 12 of the
wrist band 1 or formed in the band 1 adjacent to the head portion
12, defining a tunnel 4p between the control sleeve 4 and the head
portion 12 of the wrist band 1 for passing the narrow tail strip 13
through the tunnel 4p for fastening the wrist band 1 around a
patient's wrist or arm.
[0021] The control sleeve 4 has its inside surface 4i coated with
adhesive 40 and then covered with a releasing paper piece 41 on the
inside surface 4i coated with adhesive 40 to form as adhesive-free
tunnel 4p between the releasing paper piece 41 and the head portion
12 of the wrist band 1 to allow a smooth passing of the tail strip
13 within the tunnel 4p between the control sleeve 4 and the head
portion 12 when adjusting a loop of the band in order to snugly
wrap the band 1 around the patient's wrist or arm.
[0022] After finishing the adjustment, the releasing paper piece 41
is removed to depress (D) the control sleeve 4 to allow the
adhesive 40 as coated on the inside surface 4i of the control
sleeve 4 to firmly bond the tail strip 13 in between the control
sleeve 4 and the head portion 12 of the band 1 (FIGS. 3-5).
[0023] The releasing paper piece 41 may be formed as L shape, and
after being inserted through the tunnel 4p between the control
sleeve 4 and the head portion 12 of the band 1, it will become a
flattened V shape or linear shape, which is however not limited in
this invention.
[0024] A concealing slot 10 is transversely cut in the head portion
12 of the band 1; or the slot 10 is formed in the band 1 between
the head portion 12 and the wide band portion 11 for inserting the
tail strip 13 through the slot 10 to allow a tip portion 131 of the
tail strip 13 to be concealed beneath the wrist band 1 or to be
concealed between the wrist band 1 and the patient's wrist without
vibration or tangling the other articles. (FIGS. 4 & 5).
[0025] The releasing paper piece 41 includes: an upper adhering
section 41a releasably secured to an inside surface 4i of the
control sleeve 4 by adhesive 40 coated between the inside surface
4i of the control sleeve 4 and the upper adhering section 41a; an
elbow portion 41b connected to the upper adhering section 41a and
slightly protruding rearwardly beyond a rear opening (R) of the
control sleeve 4; and a lower releasing section 41c
juxtapositionally formed below the upper adhering section 41a and
connected to the elbow portion 41b (which is foldably bent to
connect the upper adhering section 41a and the lower releasing
section 41c), and defining the tunnel 4p between the lower
releasing section 41c and the head portion 12 of the band 1, and
having a pulling edge portion 41d formed on a free end of the lower
releasing section 41c and protruding outwardly beyond a front
opening (F) of the control sleeve 4 adapted to be pulled outwardly
when tearing the releasing paper piece 41 for bonding the tail
strip 13 in between the control sleeve 4 and the head portion 12 of
the band 1.
[0026] The transparent film 3 and the control sleeve 4 may also be
integrally formed and secured to the wrist band 1 which is then cut
out the slot 10. Before using the band, a "free passage" in the
tunnel 4p should be kept by covering the releasing paper piece 41
on the adhesive-coated inside surface 4i of the sleeve 4 to allow a
smooth passing of the strip 13 through the tunnel 4p without being
adhered by the adhesive 40 and a smooth insertion of the strip into
the slot 10 when wrapping the band 1 around a patient's wrist.
[0027] When using the identification band of the present invention,
the tail strip 13 is surrounded around the patient's wrist (or arm)
and then inserted through the tunnel 4p in the control sleeve 41 to
snugly form a loop comfortably wrapping the patient's wrist. The
strip 13, after passing through the tunnel 4p and protruding
outwardly beyond a rear opening (R) of the control sleeve 4, is
temporarily "braked" on the band 1 by pressuring the strip 13
downwardly and the releasing paper piece 41 is then withdrawn from
the control sleeve 4 and the sleeve 4 is depressed as numeral "D"
shown in FIGS. 4, 5 to firmly bond or fix the strip 13 in between
the sleeve 4 and the head portion 12 of the band 1. Finally, the
tip portion 131 is inserted into the slot 10 to be "concealed"
beneath (or behind) the wide band portion 11 of the band 1 without
being freely vibrated or tangled.
[0028] Therefore, the present invention provides an identification
band which can be easily adjustably fastened on a patient's wrist
or arm, and is superior to the prior art with the following
advantages: [0029] 1. The strip 13 of the band 1 may be smoothly
"shuttled" through the control sleeve 4 until snugly forming a
proper loop of the band 1 wrapped on the patient's wrist. The
L-shaped releasing paper piece 41 is then withdrawn or removed to
firmly fasten the strip 13 within the sleeve 4 and the band 1. So,
the band may be adjustably ergonomically comfortably wrapped on the
wearer, regardless of his (or her) fat or slim arm or wrist. [0030]
2. The tip portion 131 is "concealed" behind the band 1 for
providing a compact, safe and good-looking hospital identification
band. [0031] 3. The label 2 having patient's data written or
printed thereon is covered by the transparent film 3 for better
protection of the patent's data from being corroded, removed or
blurred.
[0032] The present invention may be modified without departing from
the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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