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.

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 ba...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a hospital identification band that includes a wrist band, a label with the patient's data, and a control sleeve. The control sleeve is formed on the head portion of the wrist band and is designed to adjustably jacket a tail strip of the wrist band through the control sleeve to form a loop wrapping 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, making it easy to fasten an identification band on a patient or wearer."

Problems solved by technology

So, the arm band may not be suitable for a fat patient.

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.

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.

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