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A package for carrying fluid or powder samples and which is well adapted for application to product packaging or cards using automated equipment. The package may be produced using a support web, a web of double coated tape, or a web of transfer tape.

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An article of manufacture for affixing a fluid or powder sample to a card or carton, comprising: a. a patch member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said patch member having a coating of adhesive on the lower surface thereof; b. a pliable pouch affixed to the upper surface of said patch m

An article of manufacture for affixing a fluid or powder sample to a card or carton, comprising: a. a patch member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said patch member having a coating of adhesive on the lower surface thereof; b. a pliable pouch affixed to the upper surface of said patch member and containing the sample; and c. wherein said pouch is affixed to said patch member by a laminate cover, and wherein said patch member includes a tab which extends beyond the perimeter of said pouch, and wherein said pouch is secured to the up, per surface of said patch member by said laminate cover, said laminate cover covering a portion of said pouch and secured to said tab by adhesive. A package product for carrying sample pouches of fluid or powder, comprising: a. a support web of indeterminate length, comprising: i. a plurality of base patches, each having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface coated with a layer of self-adhesive, ii. a release liner having an upper surface, iii. said patches releasably secured at spaced points along the upper surface of said release liner by said self-adhesive; b. at least one pliable pouch containing the fluid or powder sample secured to the upper surface of each of said patches; and c. wherein each of said patches includes tabs, each of said tabs extending beyond the perimeter of a respective pouch, wherein said respective pouch is secured to the upper surface of said patch by a laminate cover, said laminate cover covering a portion of said respective pouch and secured to said tab by adhesive. A package product for carrying sample pouches of fluid or powder, comprising: a. a plurality of patches formed from a web of double coated tape, said double coated tape including a release liner having an upper surface, each of said patches positioned at spaced points along said release liner and including: i. a carrier having a thickness of between 0.5 mil and 4.5 mils and an upper surface and a lower surface, ii. said lower surface of said carrier coated with a first adhesive layer and said upper surface of said carrier coated with a second adhesive layer, and iii. said carrier releasably secured to said upper surface of said release liner by said first adhesive layer; b. at least one pliable pouch containing the fluid or powder sample and having a lower face secured to said upper surface of each of said patches by said second adhesive layers; and c. wherein each of said pouches is covered by a laminate cover and wherein each of said laminate covers is secured to the upper surface of a respective patch by said second adhesive layer. A package product for carrying sample pouches of fluid or powder samples, comprising: a. a web of transfer tape, said web including a release liner having an upper surface and a plurality of adhesive patches thereon, said patches positioned at spaced points along said release liner; b. at least one pliable pouch secured to each of said upper surfaces of said patches, each of said pouches containing the fluid or powder sample and having a lower face; c. each of said patches interposed between said upper surface of said release liner and said lower face of said respective pouch; d. wherein each of said pouches is releasably secured to said upper surface of said release liner by said respective patch; and e. wherein each of said pouches is covered by a laminate cover and wherein each of said laminate covers is secured to said upper surface of said release liner by said respective patch. A package product for carrying sample pouches of fluid or powder, comprising: a. a plurality of patches formed from a web of double coated tape, said double coated tape including a release liner having an upper surface, each of said patches positioned at spaced points along said release liner and including: i. a carrier having a thickness of between 0.5 mil and 4.5 mils and an upper surface and a lower surface, ii. said lower surface of said carrier permanently coated with a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer and said upper surface of said carrier permanently coated with a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and iii. said carrier releasably secured to said upper surface of said release liner by said first pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and b. at least one pliable pouch containing the fluid or powder sample and having a lower face secured to said upper surface of each of said patches by said second pressure sensitive adhesive layers.