GB2047531A - Pattern tag - Google Patents

Abstract

The tag is formed from a piece of sheet material (31, 32) having an adhesive backing layer with a peel-off backing strip. After the latter has been removed, a length of pattern sample material (S) is wound or wrapped around one half (31) and the other half is folded over along a joining seam (33), so that the two parts are secured together by the exposed adhesive and the sample material (S), trapped between the two halves (31, 32) is also secured therebetween. In one embodiment two tongues (31', 32') at opposite ends of the unfolded blank cooperate when stuck together to form a single tongue for inserting into a slot in a sample card. In an alternative embodiment the two halves are joined by a narrower section of sheet material which contains the folding seam and the two sections cooperate when folded to form tongues at each end of the tag. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Pattern tag Field of invention The invention relates to a pattern tag on which is mounted a sample of material which, together with a number of similar tags mounted with different samples of material, is inserted into slots in a sample card.

Background to invention Pattern tags of this kind are already known.

For the most part they take the form of a small square of cardboard with an insertable tab, with which the card is inserted into a slot in a sample card. The sample of material is stuck onto the front of the card. In the textile trade such cards mounted with samples of material are known as pattern tags. In the cas of bigger fashion collections, when the pattern tag is produced, a longer strip of material is stuck onto a strip of card, which is made up of several small cards joined together side by side. This strip of card on which the material is stuck is then cut up so that in a quick and simple manner several pattern tags are formed, each with a sample of the same material.

This simple and inexpensive production process has, however, the disadvantage that, with certain materials, the cut edges fray and the appearance is spoilt. There is a further drawback in that fine, semi-transparent materials can, at best, be stuck on double-folded.

The colours of delicate materials can be adversely affected by the adhesive.

An object of the invention is to produce a pattern tag which does not have the aforementioned drawbacks.

The invention According to the invention this object is achieved with a pattern tag which is made of paper, cardboard or plastics material, is in two halves one the mirror image of the other, and which is coated with adhesive on one side, in which a strip of the sample material is wrapped or folded around the one half, while the other half is folded over, so that the coating of adhesive serves to hold in place the strip of sample material and secures the one half to the other to form the tag.

A pattern tag made in this way has the advantage that the edges of the sample material cannot fray, as they are placed around the half forming the viewing side and are stuck to the reverse side of this half. In addition there is no adhesive on the front which could discolour the sample. Furthermore fine materials can be wound several times around the front half before being glued to the back half, so that their real colour may be properly seen.

For stocking and production purposes it is advantageous if the pattern tags are coated on one side with a self-adhesive substance, which is covered in peel-off foil.

The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows a sample card with several pattern tags, Figure 2 a pattern tag from the front, Figure 3 the same pattern tag from the side, Figure 4 a pattern tag during production, Figure 5 a section along the line V-V through a finished pattern tag according to Fig. 4, Figure 6 a finished pattern tag viewed from the front, Figure 7a section along the line VII-VII through the pattern tag according to Fig. 6, and Figures 8 to 10 a variant of the pattern tag itself, the same wrapped in material, and a sample card.

Detailed description of drawings The sample card shown on a reduced scale in Fig. 1 comprises a cover 1 and a slotted page 2 with slots 20 into which several pattern tags 21 with different patterns are inserted. In the case in point two rows of pattern tags can be inserted into the slots.

There are three samples missing from the right-hand row, or alternatively three slots are still unused. Here the strips of sample material are attached to the pattern tags in such a way that the upper edge of the pattern tag remains clear, and can be written on, as shown in Fig.

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The tags can also be covered with material up to the top edge while leaving below an area free for writing on, such as is shown in Fig. 6. In this case the inscription is obscured by the tag inserted over it, which may be desirable on grounds of appearance.

Figs. 2 and 3 show a pattern tag itself. The tag consists of two halves, of mirror-image shape 31, 32 which are divided from each other by a seamed fold 33. The tag is square in shape with two tongues 31', 32' located at opposite ends to each other. The complete tag is coated on one side with adhesive material 34, which is indicated by dots in Fig. 3. The adhesive coating is covered with peel-off foil 35, which in Fig. 3 has already been partially removed.

Figs. 4 and 5 show the procedure for attaching a strip of sample material S to the pattern tag. First, the peel-off foil is either completely removed, or removed to halfway, and the strip of sample material S is wrapped around one half 31 of the tag, so that its ends are secured by the adhesive on the back.

Next, after the removal of the peel-off foil (if it has not already been completely removed), the mirror-image half 32 is folded over at the seam 33 and it meets the other half 31. In finished form the two halves stick to each other where there is no material between them. The wrapped-around ends of the strip of sample material S are thus held in place additionally by the adhesive coating 34 on the back of the half 32. This may be seen in Fig.

5, which shows a section of the finished pattern tag complete with sample material.

The pattern tags in Figs. 6 and 7 differ from those in Figs. 4 and 5 in that here the sample material is wrapped around the half tag in such a way that it reaches to the fold.

In this case, moreover, the material is very fine, and is wrapped several times around the half tag 31, so that the colour of the material can be properly seen. This is clearly visible in the section shown in Fig. 7.

Figs. 8 to 10 show another form of execution, in which the pattern tag 80 has two tongues 81, 81'. In Fig. 8 the back of the pattern tag, which is coated in adhesive, is shown still attached to its peel-off foil 82. The tongue 81' is smaller than the tongue 81, which can be given an inscription (in this case 102/81). The two halves are made in mirrorimage form and separated by the seamed fold 83.

Fig. 9 shows a pattern tag complete with a sample of material S wrapped around and stuck down.

Fig. 10 shows a sample card 100 into which six pattern tags can be inserted. It is provided with appropriate slots 101 for this purpose. In addition, windows 102 are stamped out, through which the inscription on the tongue 81 may be seen. It is preferable for the sample card to be folded or doubled over, and glued as required.

A hole has been punched at the top of the card so that it can be fastened to a garment in a fashion collected if required.

Claims (7)

1. A pattern tag having a sample of material mounted thereon which, together with a number of similar pattern tags having different samples of material mounted thereon is placed in one of a number of slots in a sample card, characterised in that, the pattern tag is made of paper, cardboard or plastics material and is in two halves, one the mirror image of the other, and is coated on one side with an adhesive, a strip of sample material is wrapped or folded around one half while the other half is folded over so that the coating of adhesive serves to hold in place the strip of sample material and also secure the one half to the other to form the tag.

2. A pattern tag as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the adhesive material is a self-adhesive backing layer which is covered with a protective peel-off foil.

3. A pattern tag as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the unfolded pattern tag is a generally rectangular blank with tongues at opposite ends.

4. A pattern tag as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that when folded and stuck together, the two tongues form a single tongue which is insertable into a slot in a sample card.

5. A pattern tag as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that when folded the tag has two insertable tongues, one at each end, both of which are insertable into slots in a sample card.

6. A pattern tag as claimed in claim 1 in which the two halves are joined by a seam.

7. Pattern tags constructed and arranged substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 7 or Figs. 8 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.