Duplex label laminate

• US 20020106494A1
• Filed: 02/02/2001
• Published: 08/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iconex LLC
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Finster, Wayne D., Roth, Joseph D.
• Granted Patent: US 6,596,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/198
• CPC Class Codes: B31D 1/021 Making adhesive labels having a multilayered structure, e.g. provided on carrier webs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0289 Pull- or fold-out labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1051 by folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1052 with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1056 Perforating lamina
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1064 Partial cutting [e.g., grooving or incising]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1075 of plural laminae from single stock and assembling to each other or to additional lamina
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1084 of continuous or running length bonded web
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/12 Surface bonding means and/or assembly means with cutting, punching, piercing, severing or tearing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1486 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/149 Sectional layer removable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24826 Spot bonds connect components
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24851 Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential

Abstract

A laminate includes duplex labels laminated together by patches of adhesive alternating oppositely therebetween. The labels may be removed from each other, with each label having adhesive on the back side thereof.

Claims

1. A duplex label laminate comprising first and second labels laminated together by patches of adhesive alternating oppositely therebetween.

2. A laminate according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive patches are alternately fixedly and removably bonded to said labels.

3. A laminate according to claim 2 wherein said labels have complementary patterns of said adhesive patches bonded thereto cooperating with opposite blanks devoid of said adhesive.

4. A laminate according to claim 3 wherein said blanks include a release 20 for forming a removable bond with said adhesive patches.

5. A laminate according to claim 4 wherein said complementary adhesive patterns are nested.

6. A laminate according to claim 4 wherein said complementary adhesive patterns comprise alternating stripes of said adhesive.

7. A laminate according to claim 4 wherein said complementary adhesive patterns comprise alternating checkerboards of said adhesive.

8. A laminate according to claim 4 wherein each of said labels includes a perimeter, and said adhesive patches and release blanks alternate laterally thereacross.

9. A laminate according to claim 8 wherein said adhesive patches and release blanks alternate in stripes inside said label perimeter.

10. A laminate according to claim 8 wherein said adhesive patches and release blanks alternate in checkerboard patterns inside said label perimeter.

11. A laminate according to claim 8 wherein said first and second labels have substantially equal size.

12. A laminate according to claim 4 wherein each of said labels includes a perimeter, and said adhesive patch for said first label covers said first label within said perimeter thereof, said adhesive patch for said second label borders said perimeter thereof, and said release blank is disposed centrally inside said second label opposite to said adhesive patch of said first label.

13. A laminate according to claim 12 wherein said first label is smaller than said second label, and sized to fit within said central release blank of said second label.

14. A laminate according to claim 13 wherein said first label is opaque, and said second label is transparent.

15. A method of using said laminate according to claim 13 comprising:

printing indicia on said first label;

removing said first label from said second label;

bonding said first label to a surface;

removing said second label from said laminate; and

bonding said second label over said first label atop said surface.

16. A laminate according to claim 4 wherein each of said labels includes a perimeter surrounded by rims fixedly bonded together.

17. A laminate according to claim 4 further comprising first and second face sheets each including a respective plurality of said first and second labels defined by respective die-cuts.

18. A laminate according to claim 17 wherein each of said face sheets includes corresponding perimeter rims fixedly bonded together.

19. A method of making said laminate according to claim 4 comprising:

printing said adhesive and release atop a web to form said patterns and blanks of said labels;

folding said web to laminate together said adhesive patches in register with said release blanks; and

cutting said folded web to define said duplex label laminate with opposite first and second labels.

20. A method of making said laminate according to claim 4 comprising:

printing said release atop two webs to form said blanks of said labels;

extruding said adhesive between said two webs to cover said webs between said blanks to from said adhesive patterns therebetween;

laminating together said two webs with said adhesive patterns in register with said release blanks; and

cutting said laminated webs to define said duplex label laminate with opposite first and second labels.