Patent ID: 6295747
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A baggage tag attachable to a handle of a piece of baggage for displaying indicia of identification and destination of a passenger owning the baggage comprising:a base ply and a tear resistant liner, each of said ply and liner being elongated strips of flexible material having first and second ends and exposed and underside faces;the underside faces of said base ply and tear resistant liner arranged in engagement with one another;said base ply adapted to have indicia of identification and destination of a passenger printed thereon;adhesive means disposed between and releasably securing-said base ply and said liner together;release means on said underside face of said liner for allowing the removal of said liner from said adhesive means; andsaid base ply and liner further each comprising respective cuts proximate said first end, said cut in said base ply defining a claim stub between said cut in said base ply and said first end, said cut in said liner being located more distant from said first end than the cut in the base ply such that upon removal of said claim stub, an exposed length of said adhesive is revealed on said underside face of said base ply adjacent said base ply cut, whereby, upon looping said baggage tag around the handle of the piece of baggage, the exposed length of said adhesive on the underside of said base ply is engageable with the exposed face of said liner adjacent the second end thereof to secure said baggage tag on the handle.