Claims
- 1. A tag pin group comprised of a plurality of integrally molded tag pins formed from a synthetic resin and lying in an aligned row, each said tag pin comprising:
- a solid head portion, said head portion including a transverse bar-like projection,
- said transverse bar-like projection being positioned approximately mid-way of the longitudinal height of said head portion and coinciding with the largest head width, thereby assuring that the head portion maintains its maximum width, and permitting the use of a relatively thin head portion while preventing deformation of the head portion;
- an elongate transverse bar portion having a uniform cross-section;
- a filament portion interconnecting said head and transverse bar portions to form a tag pin having a generally H-shape;
- a connecting portion extending from said transverse bar portion in a direction away from said filament portion;
- a connecting bar connecting each of said connecting portions of said tag pins, wherein said connecting portion and said connecting bar cooperate to form said tag pin group, said head portion and said transverse bar portion of each tag pin being substantially coplanar and the head and transverse bar portion of each tag pin of said tag pin group lying in substantially parallel planes; and
- said solid head portion further including an edge opposite said transverse bar portion, said edge being formed so as to continuously arcuately slope away from said transverse bar portion as it spreads out from the center of the head portion to its outer periphery, the arcuately sloped edge portion forming an obtuse angle with said filament, thus forming a convex release means facing said transverse bar portion permitting easy removal of a single tag pin or group of tag pins from an intermixed group of tag pins.
- 2. The tag pin group of claim 1 wherein the bar-like projection of each tag pin of said tag pin group is substantially aligned with the bar-like projection of adjacent tag pins thereby assuring a space between adjacent tag pin solid head portions in the tag pin group.
- 3. The tag pin of claim 1, wherein said edge opposite said transverse bar portion is formed by two curved lines which gradually reduce the distance therebetween while approaching the intersection of said filament portion with said head portion.
- 4. The tag pin of claim 1, wherein said head and transverse bar portions are substantially more rigid than said filament portion.
- 5. An assembly of tag pins comprising
- a plurality of integrally molded tag pins formed from a synthetic resin and lying in an aligned row, each of said tag pins including a solid head portion, an elongate transverse bar portion having a uniform cross-section, and a filament portion interconnecting said head and transverse bar portions to form a tag pin having a generally H-shape;
- a connecting portion extending from the transverse bar portion of each of said tag pins in a direction away from the filament portion thereof;
- and a connecting bar connecting each of said connecting portions, wherein said connecting portions and said connecting bar cooperate to form said assembly, said head portion and said transverse bar portion of each tag pin being substantially coplanar and the head and transverse bar portions of each tag pin of said assembly lying in substantially parallel planes;
- said head portion being free of attachment to an adjacent head portion and further including an edge opposite said transverse bar portion, said edge being formed to slope away continuously from said transverse bar portion as it spreads out from the center of the head portion to its outer periphery, the sloped edge portion forming an obtuse angle with said filament for forming a release means facing said transverse bar portion permitting easy removal of a single tag pin from the assembly and removal of an assembly of tag pins from an intermixed group of assemblies of tag pins.
- 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein said slope of said edge of said head portion is a continuously arcuate slope.
- 7. The assembly of claims 1, 5 or 6, wherein said filament is flexible.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 845,961, filed Oct. 27, 1977, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 727,234, filed on Sept. 27, 1976, now abandoned.
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