Patent ID: 11857049
Assignee: KENCO LABEL & TAG CO., LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 14:
15. A method of associating an individual with an article utilizing an identification tag, the method comprising the steps of:
providing the identification tag with first and second layers laminated to each other and a tab extending therefrom, the first layer including first and second portions, the second layer including first and second portions and the tab having:
an outer layer extending from the first portion of the first layer and being integral with the first portion of the first layer so as to prevent separation of the outer layer from the first layer;
an inner layer non-releasably bonded to the outer layer and extending from the first portion of the second layer, the inner layer being integral with the first portion of the second layer so as to prevent separation of the inner layer from the second laver;
a first end interconnected to the first and second layers;
a second end;
a first portion adjacent to the first end;
a second portion adjacent the first portion; and
a third portion between the second portion and the second end;

providing a unique code associated with an article on the first portion of the second layer;
providing the unique code associated with an article on the second portion of the second layer;
inserting the tab through the article at a user selected location thereof;
inserting the second end of the tab through an aperture extending through the first and second layers such that the third portion of the tab projects from the identification tag;
positioning the second portion of the tab on the first portion of the second layer of the identification tag;
detaching the second portion of the second layer from the first portion of the second layer and removing the second portion of the second layer to expose an adhesive on a second portion of the first layer, the second portion of the second layer defining a claim check;
folding the second portion of the first layer of the identification tag over a first portion of the first layer so as to capture the first portion of the second layer between the first and second portions of the first layer and to capture the second portion of the tab between the second portion of the first layer and the first portion of the second layer of the identification tag such that the first portion of the tab defines a loop receiving the article thereon;, wherein:
the loop has a length and further comprising the additional step of varying the length of the loop in response to varying the length of the third portion of the tab prior to capturing the second portion of the tab between the second portion of the first layer and the first portion of the second layer of the identification tag; and
a comparison of the unique code on the second portion of the second layer with the unique code on the first portion of the second layer allows a third party to determine if a bearer of the claim check is associated with the article.