Self-Laminating Rotating Cable Marker Label with Breakaway Portion

• US 20090277570A1
• Filed: 05/07/2009
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Morrison, David Scott, Caveney, Jack E., Adams, Michael Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,263,201 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/184
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2519/00 Labels, badges
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/142 Laminating of sheets, panels or inserts, e.g. stiffeners, by wrapping in at least one outer layer, or inserting into a preformed pocket
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0255 laminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0295 Labels or tickets for tubes, pipes and the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/205 specially adapted for electric cables, pipes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/149 Sectional layer removable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2839 with release or antistick coating

Abstract

A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable.

Claims

1. A self-laminating rotating cable marker label for identifying a cable, comprising:

a transparent film having a first adhesive area;

said transparent film having an adhesive-free area adjacent said first adhesive area;

said transparent film having a second adhesive area adjacent said adhesive-free area, said second adhesive area of said transparent film adapted to at least partially overlie said adhesive-free area when said transparent film is wrapped over a cable;

said transparent film having a print-on area on one side of said transparent film, and

a perforation extending across said transparent film, said perforation providing a line of separation of said film.

2. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, wherein:

said first and second adhesive areas are disposed on a first side of said transparent film, and said print-on area is located at a space between said first and second adhesive areas.

3. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 2, wherein:

said print-on area is located on a second side of said transparent film.

4. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, wherein:

said adhesive-free area comprises a silicon coated surface of said transparent film.

5. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 4, wherein:

the silicon coated surface extends between said first and second adhesive areas of said transparent film.

6. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, wherein:

said perforation provides said line of separation between said first adhesive area and said adhesive-free area.

7. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 6, wherein:

said perforation is located at a juncture formed by said first adhesive area and said adhesive-free area.

8. The self-laminating rotating cable marker of claim 6, wherein:

said perforation is located adjacent a juncture formed by said first adhesive area and said adhesive-free area.

9. The self-laminating rotating cable marker of claim 1, wherein:

said print-on area is visible through said second adhesive area of said transparent film when said second adhesive area overlies said print-on area.

10. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, wherein:

said print-on area is located on a surface of the transparent film opposite said adhesive-free area.

11. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, wherein:

said print-on area is adapted to be imprinted with cable-identifying indicia on said print-on area.

12. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, further comprising:

a substrate removably extending over said first adhesive area, said adhesive-free area, and said second adhesive area of said transparent film.

13. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 1, wherein:

the adhesive-free area of the transparent film comprises a second material having a low coefficient of friction, said second material adhesively fastened to one side of said transparent film.

14. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 13, wherein said first and second adhesive areas extend on opposite ends of said low coefficient of friction material.

15. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 13, wherein said print-on area is located on a surface of said transparent film, said surface being opposite from said low coefficient of friction material.

16. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 13, wherein:

said perforation extends through said low coefficient of friction material and through said transparent film.

17. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 13, wherein:

said first material and said second material have different stiffness characteristics.

18. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 17, wherein:

said second material is stiffer than said first material.

19. The self-laminating rotating cable marker label of claim 13, wherein:

said second material includes a silicon coating on one side of said second material.

20. A method of applying a self-laminating rotating cable marker label over a cable, the cable marker label comprising a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free area and a second adhesive area, a perforation extending across said transparent film adjacent a juncture between said first adhesive area and said adhesive-free area, and a print-on area of said transparent film extending between said first and second adhesive areas, said print-on area adapted to receive cable-identifying indicia, the method comprising the steps of:

adhering the first adhesive area of the transparent film to the cable;

wrapping the transparent film around the circumference of the cable with the print-on area overlying a smooth adhesive-free upper surface of the first adhesive area of the transparent film;

adhering the second adhesive area to a surface of the transparent film;

holding the cable against rotation;

grasping a portion of the wrapped transparent label; and

applying a force to rotate the transparent film in the direction of wrapping and separating the first adhesive area along the perforation of the transparent film from the adhesive-free area and the second adhesive area, enabling the separated areas of the transparent film to rotate around said cable with said print-on area visible through said second adhesive area of said transparent film.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein:

the step of wrapping the transparent film around the circumference of the cable with the print-on area overlying a smooth upper surface of the first adhesive area of the transparent film includes the step of extending the second adhesive area of the transparent film tangentially outward from said wrapped transparent film;

and the step of grasping a portion of the wrapped transparent label includes the step of grasping the tangentially extending second adhesive area.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein:

the step of adhering the second adhesive area to a surface of the transparent film is subsequent to the step of applying a force to rotate the transparent film in the direction of wrapping.

23. A method of applying a self-laminating rotating cable marker label over a cable, the cable marker label comprising a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free area and an over-laminate second adhesive area, a perforation extending across said transparent film adjacent a juncture between said first adhesive area and said adhesive-free area, and a print-on area of said transparent film extending over a portion of said film opposite said adhesive-free area, said print-on area adapted to receive cable-identifying indicia, the method comprising the steps of:

adhering the first adhesive area of the transparent film to the cable;

wrapping the transparent film around the circumference of the cable with a portion of the over-laminate second adhesive area overlying a portion of the print-on area of the transparent film;

adhering the second adhesive area to a surface of the transparent film;

holding the cable against rotation;

grasping a portion of the wrapped transparent label; and

applying a force to rotate the transparent film in the direction of wrapping and separating the first adhesive area of the transparent film from the adhesive-free area and the second over-laminate adhesive area along the perforation, enabling the separated areas of the transparent film to rotate around said cable with said print-on area visible through said second over-laminate adhesive area of said transparent film.

24. A plurality of self-laminating rotating cable marker labels adhered in an array on a substrate, each cable marker label comprising a transparent film having first and second adhesive areas, a smooth adhesive-free area between said first and second adhesive areas, a print-on area on said transparent film, said print-on area located between said first and second adhesive areas, and a perforation in said transparent film, said perforation providing a line of separation of said film, comprising:

each of said first and second adhesive areas removably adhering said adhesive areas of each said film to said substrate;

the adhesive-free area of each said film being free from adhesion to said substrate and forming an opening between said substrate and each of said transparent films;

said opening adapted to receive a lifting force to engage a selected transparent film and remove said selected transparent film from said substrate.

25. The plurality of self-laminating rotating cable marker labels adhered in an array on a substrate of claim 24, wherein:

said substrate comprises two spaced apart portions with an open space between the two portions;

the first adhesive area of each said transparent films removably adhered to the first of said substrate portions;

the second adhesive area of each said transparent films removably adhered to the second of said substrate portions; and

said adhesive-free area of each said transparent film extending adjacent said open space.