US1701601A - Shipping tag - Google Patents

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I. L. YOUNG SHIPPING TAG Filed March 1927 WW I- Irvz'n/L Young.

Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT IQFFICE.

IRVIN venue, or efense, rumors.

SHIPPING TAG.

Ap'plicatiou'filed March 8, 1927'. Serial No. 173,775.

This invention relates to shipping tags, and

more particularly to the reinforcing means therefor. Simple as the common shipping tag may seem, it is significant that much study has i tags are thusmade, but the larger, or heavy duty variety include a metal eyelet in the aperture to further strengthen the tag against wear and pull by its twine or-wire attaching loop.

While the tag as reinforced by standard methods is considered eflicientand durable, it presents serious difficulties in the process of its manufacture which limit the output in quantity and quality. Thus, in the feeding of the metal eyelets, lack of uniformity in the dimensions and shape of the unclinched eyelet results in imperfect feeding of the latter.

Further, in the clinching operation the necessary anvils receive undue wear, so that the clinching is incomplete and the tag aperture therefore poorly reinforced. The eyelet setting operation cannot be made sufficiently rapid for quantity production as the eyelet feeding and setting elements depart from accurate registrationwith the tag aperture.

In order to' avoid the above difiiculties, I have devised a novel tag reinforcement whose object is to enable the tag to be produced at a high rate of speed. I

A further object my invention is to eliminate the need of exactingaccuracy inthe machinery applying the reinforcement.

he improvement also has for its object to eliminate the customary eyelet and round patches, and substitute therefor a simple combination havinga wider reinforcing area.

Another object of the invention is to design the novel reinforcement with thinness and uniformity, in order that the tags may stack compactly and evenly.

A final but nevertheless important object of the invention is to design the novel reinforcement with a high protective value, permitting the stock of the tag itself to be of a lighter and cheaper grade.

ing, punching and cutting devices. present form of tag, the movement of the ma- With the above objects in view and others that may suggest themselves from the specie iication and claim to follow, a better understanding of the invention may be gained by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is an elevation of the novel tag;

Fig. 2 is an edge view; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the same in separated form, clearly showing its constituent parts. p

Structurally considered, the novel tag is composed of the body card or sheet A,.a reinforcing paper or fabric strip B under the top or headportion of the same, ta guard strip 0 of toughfibre, metallic ribbon or preferably.

corrugated wire over the head portion, and

finally a reinforcing paper or fabric strip I) I The over the guard strip and head portion.

'latter is then cut with biased corners E inthe customary manner, and then punchedwith the usual aperture F at a medialpoint, the

aperture bordering on the guard strip 0 on the body side of the tag.

The units from which the tag is constructed are sections cut transversely from a series of ribbon-likewebs of the respective materials, such webs moving in unison between a lineal series of treating units, such as coating,press For the terial webs is necessarily in the direction of the a )lication of suitable an aaratus to first coat the head portion of the card web A with a film of glue; next, lower the guard web C to i be upon and travelwith the head portion; next, gather either or both of the reinforcing webs VB and D toward, and press themto, the head portion; next, run the latter between a punch unit to cut the apertureF and finally run the assembly through a set of dies to de fine and out the individual tags from the composite web. These operations may be carried out in the above or any other suitable order; and the webs may have a continuous or intermittent motion.

While the properties of the tag, as concerning its use and durability, do not depend on any individual method of productionas long as the unitary and resulting assembly is in harmony with the showing in the drawing-the peculiar process described lili) and dealing wi h the treating of a composite, moving web is of vital importance when quantity production is considered, as will.

- of the tag is reinforced in its entire width, so

that such head portion will remain whole in case the body of the tag is torn or broken. away from rough handling. The ample width of the said head portion makes it suitable to bear a registry number for the tracing of the shipment in case the body portion of the tag is missing. Also, by reinforcing the tagalong its entire width, it is given sufficient strength or body and toughness to .warrent the use of a lighter and cheaper stock for the g body card or, sheet A.

It should be noted that, although no special reinforcement seems to be provided about the tag aperture F, the three plies usually found are nevertheless present; and in addition, the special guard or barrier C is almost in immediate touch with the aperture on the side where the pull or tug of the looped twine or wire would be when some influence bears on the tag to detach it from the shipment. The guard, by its toughness and tenacity, presents an unyielding resistance to such influence. It is, therefore, safe to assume that the tag, or at least its head portion, will cling to its twine or wire attaching loop under any condition to which shipments are customarily subjected.

The guard C may be of simple, straightline design or with a figure detail, as indicated. It is my preference, however, to have it in the form of a corrugated wire, since (1) it is easily made and therefore inexpensive; (2) it can be fed positively by a suitable machine in case it must be laid accurately; it coversagreater area and therefore exerts a stronger hold upon the plies between which it is laid; (at) it becomes immovably impressed or locked in such plies; and (5) it the cutting of the aperture and the individual tag outline.v Hence, a properly designed machine may be operated at. high speed, to produce tags ingreat quantities and 011 short order.

in handling the novel tag, it will be found thinner than the standard tagin the region of theuhead port-ion, due to the compactly compressed state thereof; Hence, when the tags are stacked in containers in customary quanti ties. the containers can be of-much less than the usual height and therefore more cheaply produced. In stackingthe novel: tags, their 1 closer and hold more nearly to level formation. Also, the tags rest squarely when stacked and do not wobble, as their reinforced portions are of uniform thickness and' not thicker irrthe middle as'in the case of the patched or eyel'etedv standard tags,

It will thusbe'seenxthat my novel tagis-an improvement in the: art from the various points ofview outlined. I have illustrated and. described itspreferred construction, but it isca'pable of miscellaneous minor changes and refinements in its further. development, without however departing from the principle of my invention; and I consider such changes and refinements as eomingwithinthe scope and spirit of the appended claim.

I claim:

A shipping-tagcomprising abody sheet, a reinforcing ply secured thereto atone end, a corrugated strengthening wire arranged transversely of said sheet and. between said sheet and ply, said tag being provided with a cord receiving aperture adjacent said wire and inwardly thereof. i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

invnv L. YOUNG.

' thin head portions enable: the stack to settle

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