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Name tag attachment

Name tag attachment description/claims

This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/956,609, filed Aug. 17, 2007, and entitled “Name Tag Attachment,” the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is directed to an attachment for name tags and to a system of displaying additional information on name tags. More specifically, the present invention involves an attachment for name tags that snaps onto the name tag so that the attachment is easily attachable and removable.

2. Brief Discussion of Related Art

Name tags, identification tags, and badges are often used in retail stores and other places of business to display employee names and promotional information. A conventional name tag includes a front display surface having information printed or written thereon and a rear surface having at least one attachment means for securing the name tag to an employee's uniform or clothing. The attachment means is typically a safety pin, but magnets or adhesives can be used to secure the name tag.

Throughout the year, retail stores run different promotions, such as holiday specials or sales. To advertise the promotions, it is advantageous to put the promotional information on employee name tags so that customers are made aware of the promotion when they are greeted or otherwise interact with employees. For example, a name tag could include a drawing of Dracula to advertise a Halloween sale.

However, retail stores typically have a number of different promotions and sales during the year. Consequently, the stores will have to purchase new name tags for each promotion to effectively advertise each promotion. As a result, advertising store promotions on employee name tags is costly. Such advertising is also ponderous, since employees are responsible for a number of different name tags. Thus, there exists a need for a system to efficiently advertise promotions or otherwise display information on name tags.

The present invention is directed to an attachment for name tags that is easily replaceable and to a system of displaying additional information on name tags. An attachment displaying promotional information or other additional information snaps onto a name tag or badge so that the attachment can be quickly attached or removed. As a result, additional information can be displayed on a name tag so as to eliminate the need to have a different name tag design for each event or promotion.

The name tag includes at least one projection, and the attachment includes a corresponding cutout in the shape of the projection. The attachment can be secured to a name tag by a friction fit between the projection and the cutout. Likewise, the attachment can be easily removed by removing the projection from the cutout. As a result, the promotional information displayed on name tags can easily be changed by adding and removing attachments.

In light of the name tag and attachment designs of the present invention, it is an object of the invention to provide an advertising system that allows promotional information to be easily added to employee name tags. It is a further object of the invention to provide an advertising system wherein promotional information is easily changed and updated.

A better understanding of the invention will be had with reference to the attached drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front planar view of a name tag with an attachment secured thereto in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear planar view of the name tag and attachment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the name tag and attachment of FIG. 1;

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