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WO2011145942A1 - Dispositif de stockage portatif, procédé d'application et emballage - Google Patents

Dispositif de stockage portatif, procédé d'application et emballage Download PDF

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WO2011145942A1
WO2011145942A1 PCT/NL2011/050344 NL2011050344W WO2011145942A1 WO 2011145942 A1 WO2011145942 A1 WO 2011145942A1 NL 2011050344 W NL2011050344 W NL 2011050344W WO 2011145942 A1 WO2011145942 A1 WO 2011145942A1
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Jacobus Wouter Kommer
Jeroen Theodoor Kors
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  • the invention relates to a portable data storage device.
  • the invention also relates to a method of applying a data storage device to the surface of a product.
  • the invention further relates to a package comprising multiple data storage devices.
  • a portable data storage device temporarily or permanently preserves information for retrieval, in particular by a computer or other electronic device.
  • Data storage devices may contain data of various types, including text, photos, audio, as well as multi-media presentations.
  • Portable data storage devices typically have a small size suitable for storing the device in a pocket of a jacket, or a compartment of a briefcase.
  • Examples of data storage devices are USB sticks, web keys and flash data storage cards, which essentially consist of data storage chips in a body, which includes the actual memory chip and electronics. Bodies in various shapes and made of various materials including plastics, metal and cardboard are known. Usually, the body is provided with a data connector (such as a USB plug, mini-USB plug or other electrical contacts) to contact an input- and/or output device, for instance a personal computer or TV screen.
  • a data connector such as a USB plug, mini-USB plug or other electrical contacts
  • data storage devices may have a protective cap to shield the contacts from accidental damage when not in use.
  • portable data storage devices are often provided with a ring or hole for securing the data storage device, for instance to a key ring or a lanyard.
  • the invention intends to make it easier to attach portable data storage devices to other objects, either reversibly or semi-permanently.
  • the invention provides a portable data storage device, such as a USB stick, web key SD card or compact flash card, wherein the portable data storage device is provided with electrical contacts and wherein the portable data storage device is provided with self-adhesive means for reversibly, semi-permanently or permanently attaching the data storage device to a surface.
  • a portable data storage device such as a USB stick, web key SD card or compact flash card
  • the portable data storage device is provided with electrical contacts and wherein the portable data storage device is provided with self-adhesive means for reversibly, semi-permanently or permanently attaching the data storage device to a surface.
  • the self-adhesive means are integrated in the body of the data storage device.
  • the body may have any suitable shape, but typically has a rectangular outer form.
  • the self-adhesive means may for instance comprise an adhesive layer applied to the body or another part of the portable data storage device.
  • the reversibility and strength of the binding of the device 1 depends mostly on the type of adhesive used as well as the nature of the target surface: adhesives and glues suitable for reversible sticking to certain surfaces are commercially available.
  • the electrical contacts of the data storage device may be the typical electrical contacts of any contact-type data storage device, for instance be a flash memory device such as a USB stick, web key or a data storage card such as an SD card or Compact Flash card, or any other portable data storage means.
  • the self-adhesive means define a flat surface of the data storage device, making it easy to reversibly attach to a flat surface.
  • the portable data storage device according to the invention may be attached to any type of product, including but not limited to cards, envelopes, flyers, manuals, media carriers, books, packages, food products, electronic devices, clothes, toys and tools.
  • the portable data storage device is provided with electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts are located away from the self-adhesive means.
  • the electrical contacts are located at a first side of the data storage device, and wherein the self-adhesive means are located at a second side of the data storage device, opposite to the first side.
  • the self-adhesive means comprise a re-adherable adhesive.
  • Re-adherable adhesives are low-tack adhesives that allow for reapplying the data storage device again to the same or a different surface after removal. Suitable re- adherable adhesives are known in the art, such as used in for instance Post-it sticky notes. It is advantageous if the self-adhesive comprises an adhesive layer, at least partially covered by a removable protective element.
  • the removable protective element protects the adhesive layer from attracting dust and dirt, which may diminish the adherence effect. Thus, the adhesive layer remains useable even after prolonged storage.
  • the removable protective element may for instance be a flexible sheet material.
  • the adhesive layer comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
  • Pressure sensitive adhesives typically show little adherence when a small force is exerted, and a significantly stronger binding when a larger force is exerted.
  • a pressure-sensitive adhesive is selected to prevent accidental adherence of the data storage device.
  • the user may control the binding strength at which the device is attached to a surface by controlling the exerted force. Suitable pressure- sensitive adhesives are known in the art.
  • the self-adhesive means comprise double-sided adhesive tape.
  • Double-sided adhesive tape allows for a relatively easy manufacture of a device according to the invention.
  • One side of the double-sided adhesive may be applied to the data storage device, whereas the opposite site may be attached to a surface.
  • the side of the tape in contact with the data storage device has a relatively strong binding force (preferably permanent) compared to the opposite side of the tape for attaching to a surface, which has a relatively low binding force which allows for reversible attachment.
  • the re-adherable self-adhesive means comprise Velcro.
  • Velcro elements may form a reliable but reversible connection with a suitable surface, preferably another Velcro element.
  • the use of Velcro avoids the use of adhesives and glues, although a special surface is necessary to allow for a proper attachment of the device.
  • Various types of Velcro are commercially available.
  • the data storage device is provided with a first Velcro layer, which first Velcro element is releasably attached to a second Velcro layer, wherein the second Velcro element is provided with a self-adhesive layer, optionally at least partially covered by a removable protective sheet.
  • first Velcro element is releasably attached to a second Velcro layer
  • second Velcro element is provided with a self-adhesive layer, optionally at least partially covered by a removable protective sheet.
  • any surface may be made suitable for attaching the device through a Velcro connector element by attaching the second Velcro element using a suitable adhesive. This adhesive may permanently bind to the surface, whereas the Velcro provides a reversible attachment of the device.
  • the re-adherable self-adhesive means are selected to have a relatively high affinity for a predetermined surface, and a relatively low affinity for the portable data storage device.
  • the data storage device it is possible to adhere the data storage device to a surface with a relatively high affinity, and then remove the data storage device from the self- adhesive means such that the self-adhesive means substantially remain on the surface.
  • This is possible by using for instance pressure sensitive adhesives or preselected adhesives having the desired affinity properties, in combination with the materials selected for the outer surface of the data storage device.
  • the data storage device is substantially free of adhesive material when inserted in for instance a USB socket. After use, the data storage device may be re-adhered to the self-adhesive means that remains on the surface.
  • the device has a first surface provided with visual information, wherein self-adhesive means are located on a second surface of the device, opposite to the first surface.
  • the visual information is optimally positioned to be seen by a user.
  • the data storage device is reversibly, semi-permanently or permanently attached through the self-adhesive means to the surface of a product.
  • the self-adhesive means allow for easy and rapid manufacture by attaching the data storage device to the surface of the product, using the self-adhesive means.
  • the data storage device may be released from the product, for instance to use the data contained in the data storage device.
  • the data storage device may for instance contain
  • the product may for instance be a postcard, a business card, the piano of a package or the assembled package.
  • the invention also provides a method of applying a data storage device to the surface of a product, comprising the steps of providing a portable data storage device according to the invention, and using the self-adhesive means of the data storage device to attach the data storage device to the product in a reversible, semi-permanent or permanent way.
  • the self-adhesive means allow for easy and rapid manufacture by attaching the data storage device to the surface of the product, using the self-adhesive means.
  • the invention further provides a package comprising multiple data storage devices according to the invention.
  • a package allows for organised storage of multiple data storage devices.
  • at least one data storage device is reversibly attached to at least one other device of the same type to form an assembly, preferably a stack or strip, of data storage devices.
  • the stack allows for a very compact and controlled storage, transport and handling of multiple devices according to the invention, even without the uses of external means such as a wrapper or a package.
  • the stack allows a user or machine to remove a single or multiple data devices from the stack when needed.
  • the devices may for instance be mutually connected by intermediated adhesive layers or Velcro.
  • multiple data storage devices according to the invention are reversibly attached to a common substrate.
  • This allows for a controlled storage, transport and handling of multiple storage devices according to the invention. This may for instance be useful in situations wherein the position of the data storage device needs to be fixed temporarily, such as the application of visual information by printing to the device.
  • the common substrate may for instance be a rigid or flexible sheet material.
  • the common substrate is a flexible sheet material, preferably suitable to form a roll comprising multiple data storage devices. This allows for a compact storage of multiple devices according to the invention, allowing for easy dispensing of single storage devices.
  • the package is a strip of data storage devices, wherein adjacent data storage devices are coupled by a tear-away coupling.
  • the tear away coupling comfortably allows to remove one data storage device or a group of data storage devices from the strip.
  • FIGS 1 a-1 c show preferred embodiments of data storage devices according to the invention the invention.
  • FIGs 2a-2c show the application of data storage devices according to the invention.
  • Figures 3a-3b show preferred embodiments of packages of data storage devices according to the invention.
  • Figure 4 shows another example of a package of data storage devices.
  • Figure 5 shows examples of data storage devices.
  • Figures 1 a shows a portable data storage device 1 according to the invention, which may for instance be a USB-stick, web key or memory card.
  • the data storage device comprises a body 2, for instance made of plastic, metal, cardboard or another suitable material, which contains the memory chips and other electronics for storing data.
  • the body 2 has a basic shape in this example, but may have any suitable shape, including geometric shapes or miniature versions of real-life objects such as buildings or cars.
  • the body also comprises electrical contacts 3 for accessing or writing the stored data through a compatible data port of for instance a personal computer, mobile phone or TV screen.
  • a part of the body is provided with a self-adhesive layer 4, protected by a removable protective sheet 5, which may be removed in order to reveal the adhesive beneath, as shown in figure 1 b.
  • Revealing the sticky adhesive layer 4 allows sticking the data storage device 1 to a suitable surface such as a desk, paper file, card, or housing of a computer monitor, or any other object.
  • the adhesive is a low tack adhesive, resulting in a non-permanent and reversible adhering of the device 1 to the surface.
  • the device 1 may be temporarily fixed to a surface, for instance for storage or to prevent loss, and may subsequently be removed and used.
  • the sticky layer 4 may be applied separately, or as a side of double-sided adhesive tape, in which case the opposite side of the double-sided tape would be adhered permanently to the body 2.
  • the used adhesive 4 is pressure-sensitive, allowing controlling the strength of adherence by varying the pressure used to attach the device 1 to a surface.
  • the reversibility and strength of the binding of the device 1 depends mostly on the type of adhesive used as well as the nature of the target surface: adhesives and glues suitable for reversible sticking to certain surfaces are commercially available.
  • the side of the storage device 31 facing away from the adhesive layer 4 may provide visual information.
  • the sticky layer 4 is double-sided adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive on the tape side facing the body 2 of the data storage device is selected to have a relatively low adhesive power compared to the adhesive power on the opposite side of the data storage device.
  • the cover sheet is selected to have a very low affinity for the adhesive tape, and will come off when pulled manually.
  • the data storage device may be semi-permanently adhered to a predetermined surface.
  • the double sided tape 4 has a greater affinity for the underlying surface than for the body 2 of the data storage device, and the data storage may be taken off the double sided tape.
  • the double sided tape then remains on the surface, whereas the data storage device may inserted in for instance a computer, without having the adhesive layer 4.
  • the data storage device may be re- attached to the double sided tape.
  • the right combinations of the material of the body 2 the surface the data storage device will be attached to, and the specific type of adhesive will have to be selected.
  • suitable adhesive with different affinities towards different materials are commercially available.
  • FIG. 1 c show an alternative preferred embodiment of a data storage device 8 according to the invention. Some parts are similar to the embodiment shown in figures 1 a and 1 b, and are labelled accordingly. The difference is that in this case the adhesive layer 4 covered by a protective sheet 5 is indirectly attached to the body 2 through two interacting Velcro layers 6,7. The adhesive layer 4 is used to attach the first Velcro element 6 to a location on a surface. The binding of the Velcro layer 6 to the surface may be permanent. The second Velcro element 7 is permanently attached to the body 2 of the data storage device. Using the binding force of the two Velcro elements achieves a reversible coupling of the data storage device to the surface the first Velcro layer 6 is attached to.
  • Figure 2a shows a portable data storage device 20 according to the invention reversibly or semi-permanently attached to a regular postcard 21 .
  • a receiver of the postcard may remove the data storage device in order to view the data on the storage device, which may for instance contain holiday photos or a digital movie file.
  • the side of the storage device 31 facing away from the postcard may show visual information, for instance a commercial message.
  • Figure 2b shows a package 22 for a product package, which has a portable data storage device 23, provided with an adhesive layer according to the invention semipermanently attached to it.
  • the data storage device may be ripped from the package by hand.
  • a person purchasing the product may remove the data storage device from the package in order to view its contents on for instance a personal computer.
  • the data storage device 23 may for instance contain a digital manual for the product in the package 22, an instruction video and/or software for using with the product.
  • the side of the storage device 23 facing away from the package may provide visual information, for instance an indication of the contents or the associated product name.
  • Figure 2c shows a promotional card product 24 according to the invention.
  • the product comprises a card 25, for instance a leaflet, flyer or business card, with a data storage device 26 according to the invention, which is permanently or semi-permanently attached to the card 25 using an adhesive.
  • a data storage device 26 with a self-adhesive layer allows for the easy and fast manufacture of the card product 24.
  • the end of the storage device in this case a USB-stick, is provided with electrical contacts 27 that are protruding from the card surface, thus allowing use of the data storage device while it is still attached to the card 25.
  • the card, 25, which has an essentially rectangular surface has a cut-off corner 28. The cut-off corner is designed to
  • Figure 3a shows a stack 30 of storage devices 31 according to the invention, reversibly adhered to each other by an adhesive layer 32 applied to one side of each device. Manual removal of a single storage device from the stack reveals the next storage device in the stack, allowing for a compact, controlled and convenient storage of multiple storage devices according to the invention.
  • the side of the storage device 31 facing upwards from the stack may contain visual information, for instance a brand name.
  • Figure 3b shows a preferred embodiment of a package 33 of data storage devices 35 according to the invention. Multiple data storage devices 35 comprising an adhesive layer 35 are reversibly adhered to a flexible sheet or strip 36. A user may manually remove a single data storage device 35 from the strip 36.
  • the strip 36 supporting the data storage devices 35 may be arranged on a roll 37, which may for instance be used in a dispenser.
  • the side of the data storage device facing away from the strip 36 may be provided with visual information, for instance indicating the type and size of memory contained therein.
  • Figure 4 shows another example of a package 40 of data storage devices 41 , assembled as a strip.
  • the devices 41 are packed together as a strip, wherein adjacent data storage devices are connected by a weakened line 42, which may for instance be a break line or tear line.
  • a single data storage device 43 is ripped from the strip by breaking according to the dotted line 44.
  • the tear lines are applied to the substrate which also acts as a covering element for the adhesive side of the devices 41 .
  • the electrical contacts 44 are located at the same side as the adhesive side.
  • Figure 5a and 5b show examples of data storage devices according to the invention.
  • the data storage device 50 has a self-adhesive area 51 with a partially removed cover sheet 52.
  • the self-adhesive area is located at a distance from the electrical contacts 53, but on the same side of the device.
  • the data storage device 54 also has a self-adhesive area 55 with a partially removed cover 56.
  • the electrical contacts 57 are located at the side opposite to the self-adhesive are 55 (not visible from this point of view).
  • This configuration has the advantage that once the protective sheet 56 is removed adhesive 55 has a lower chance of spoiling the contacts 57 than the configuration shown in figure 5a.
  • Both configurations as shown in figures 5a or 5b can be applied in any of the embodiments described herein.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de stockage de données portatif (1). L'invention concerne également un procédé d'application d'un dispositif de stockage de données à la surface d'un produit. L'invention concerne en outre un emballage comprenant de multiples dispositifs de stockage de données. Le dispositif de stockage de données de l'invention comprend un moyen autoadhésif (4) permettant une fixation réversible, semi-permanente ou permanente à la surface de divers produits, notamment de cartes postales, de cartes de visite et d'emballages de produits.
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