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Publication Number
US-7793892-B1
Publication Date
2010-09-14
Expiration Date
Abstract
A holder or organizer has first and second strips releasably fastened together by coupling material such as by hook and loop material. The strips each have two ends, namely a bonding end and a free end. The two bonding ends are coupled together. The first strip has an adhesive on its outside. The second strip has a selvedge area adjacent an edge, which selvedge area lacks releasable coupling material. The selvedge area will not fasten to the first strip. A user can easily grip the selvedge area of the second strip and peel the second strip off of the first strip. A tongue extends in the direction of the bonding ends of the strips and works in conjunction with a non-tongue area of the upper strip to more securely hold an object in the holder.
Core Innovation
A holder is provided with a first strip and a second strip coupled together at respective bonding ends so that the inside of the first strip faces the inside of the second strip. The first strip has an outside having an adhesive and includes a bonding end and a free end, while the second strip is of flexible material and includes a bonding end and a selvedge area. Releasable coupling material comprising hook and loop material is provided on the respective insides of the first and second strips so that the first and second strips can refasten to each other.
The second strip includes a selvedge area spaced from the bonding ends and located along an edge of the second strip, where the second strip selvedge area does not couple to the first strip. In variations, the selvedge area comprises an area lacking hook and loop material or includes a melted portion of the releasable coupling material, thereby preventing coupling at the selvedge region. This uncoupling arrangement is used together with hook and loop refastening at other insides of the strips.
The second strip further includes a tongue having a free end and a coupling end, with the tongue coupling end coupled to the second strip. The tongue free end extends in the direction of the bonding ends, and a non-tongue area in the second strip adjacent to the tongue is defined such that the tongue free end is capable of separating from the non-tongue area. Structural relationships are also defined among tongue position, non-tongue areas, and an intermediate portion structured and arranged to extend across an object for positioning the object between the tongue and the non-tongue area.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims cover a holder and a medical drape that use two coupled strips with facing inside surfaces and releasable hook and loop coupling, combined with an uncoupling selvedge area on the second strip and tongue/non-tongue structures. Across the independent claims, the inventive features include strip coupling with an adhesive-backed first strip, hook and loop refastenable insides, a selvedge area that does not couple to the first strip, and tongue structures configured to separate from an adjacent non-tongue area and to relate to an intermediate portion extending across an object.
Coupled first and second strips with facing insides and adhesive-backed first strip
A holder including a first strip having an outside having an adhesive and a bonding end and a free end; a second strip of flexible material having a bonding end and a selvedge area; wherein the first and second strips are coupled together at the respective bonding ends so that the inside of the first strip faces the inside of the second strip.
Releasable hook and loop coupling to allow refastening
A holder wherein releasable coupling material comprising hook and loop material is provided on the respective insides of the first and second strips to allow the first and second strips to refasten to each other.
Selvedge area that does not couple to the first strip
A holder wherein the selvedge area of the second strip is spaced from the bonding ends and located along an edge of the second strip, wherein the second strip selvedge area does not couple to the first strip.
Tongue with free end extending toward bonding ends and separable from adjacent non-tongue area
A holder including a tongue in the second strip, the tongue having a free end and a coupling end, the tongue free end extending in the direction of the bonding ends, the tongue coupling end coupled to the second strip; a non-tongue area in the second strip adjacent to the tongue, the tongue free end capable of separating from the non-tongue area.
Second strip length constraint relative to first strip
A holder wherein the second strip is shorter than the first, with the second strip free end intermediate the first strip bonding end and free end when the first and second strips are fastened together.
Medical drape including sheet and holder with hook and loop refastenable strips
A drape for use in medical procedures, comprising a sheet and a holder comprising first and second strips; wherein the first strip has an inside and an outside, the outside coupled to the sheet, the first strip having a bonding end and a free end; the second strip is of flexible material and has an inside and an outside, the second strip having a bonding end and a free end; wherein the first and second strips are coupled together at the respective bonding ends so that the inside of the first strip faces the inside of the second strip; releasable coupling material comprising hook and loop material on the respective insides of the first and second strips to allow the first and second strips to refasten to each other.
Movable tongue and intermediate portion extending across an object
A holder comprising a tongue in the second strip, the tongue having a free end that can be moved with respect to the remainder of the second strip; wherein the second strip comprises an intermediate portion structured and arranged to extend across the object, the intermediate portion extending between the second strip bonding end and a junction on the second strip between the tongue and a non-tongue area, the object capable of being located between the tongue and non-tongue area.
Across the independent claims, the coverage centers on a holder and drape formed from first and second strips coupled at bonding ends with facing inside surfaces, hook and loop releasable coupling to permit refastening, and a second-strip selvedge area that does not couple to the first strip. The second strip includes a tongue with a free end configured to separate from an adjacent non-tongue area, and in certain independent claim scope an intermediate portion extends across an object between the tongue and non-tongue area, with additional constraints such as relative strip length in some embodiments.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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