Tabbed towel
Patent 4067327 Issued on January 10, 1978. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 10, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 10, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3263680 3889667 3916887 Surgical drape and system incorporating it Patent #: 3930497 InventorApplicationNo. 722980 filed on 09/13/1976US Classes:128/849DrapesExaminersPrimary: Trapp, Lawrence W.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61F 013/00AbstractA tabbed surgical towel includes a double-backed adhesive layer, a release layer attached thereto and a pair of tabs located between the release layer and the adhesive layer and situated at opposite extreme edges of the towel. The release layer and the double-backed adhesive layer preferably comprise elongated strips of material which extend across the width of the rectangular towel. Each tab is substantially as wide as the release layer and the adhesive layer and does not extend beyond either layer such that the tab is substantially hidden by the release layer when the release layer is pressed against the adhesive layer at both ends thereof. Generally the tab is considerably shorter than the adhesive release layer and would be approximately 3/4 inch in length according to the preferred embodiment. It has been found that a tab having approximately the same dimensions as the release and the adhesive layers allows the user of the towel to readily obtain a purchase on the release layer without inadvertently pulling up a portion of the underlying adhesive layer. | |
