LABELS, RELATED PADS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A label comprising:
- a body portion having an area, a front surface, and a back surface;
a tab portion having an area and a back surface, the tab portion integrally coupled to the body portion and extending from an end of the body portion;
a line of weakness dividing the tab portion and the body portion, the line of weakness being formed such that the tab portion is separable from the body portion along the line of weakness; and
a layer of adhesive provided on the back surface of the body portion of the label;
wherein a majority of the back surface of the tab portion of the label is free of adhesive, andthe area of the tab portion is less than the area of the body portion.
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Abstract
A label is provided that includes a body portion having an area, a front surface, and a back surface. The label also includes a tab portion having an area and a back surface, and the tab portion is integrally coupled to the body portion and extending from an end of the body portion. A line of weakness divides the tab portion and the body portion, and the line of weakness is formed such that the tab portion is selectively separable form the body portion along the line of weakness. A layer of adhesive is provided on the back surface of the body portion of the label, and a majority of the back surface of the tab portion is free of adhesive. The area of the tab portion is less than the area of the body portion.
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46 Claims
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1. A label comprising:
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a body portion having an area, a front surface, and a back surface; a tab portion having an area and a back surface, the tab portion integrally coupled to the body portion and extending from an end of the body portion; a line of weakness dividing the tab portion and the body portion, the line of weakness being formed such that the tab portion is separable from the body portion along the line of weakness; and a layer of adhesive provided on the back surface of the body portion of the label; wherein a majority of the back surface of the tab portion of the label is free of adhesive, and the area of the tab portion is less than the area of the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pad comprising:
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a plurality of labels, wherein; each of the plurality of labels including; a body portion having an area, a front surface, and a back surface, a tab portion having an area and a back surface, the tab portion integrally coupled to the body portion and extending from an end of the body portion, a line of weakness dividing the tab portion and the body portion, the line of weakness being formed such that the tab portion is separable from the body portion along the line of weakness, a layer of adhesive provided on the back surface of the body portion of the label, and a majority of the back surface of the tab portion of the label is free of adhesive, and the area of the tab portion is less than the area of the body portion; and the plurality of labels are stacked one on top of the other such that an overlying label is releasably adhered to the front surface of an adjacent underlying label via the adhesive layer on the back surface of the overlying label. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A package comprising:
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plurality of pads; and a support structure including a base portion to which the plurality of pads are secured; wherein; each pad including; a plurality of labels, each of the plurality of labels including; a body portion having an area, a front surface, and a back surface, a tab portion having an area and a back surface, the tab portion integrally coupled to the body portion and extending from an end of the body portion, a line of weakness dividing the tab portion and the body portion, the line of weakness being formed such that the tab portion is separable from the body portion along the line of weakness, a layer of adhesive provided on the back surface of the body portion of the label, and a majority of the back surface of the tab portion of the label is free of adhesive, and the area of the tab portion is less than the area of the body portion; and the plurality of labels including an overlying label having a back surface and an underlying label adjacent to the overlying label, the underlying label having a front surface; the plurality of labels are stacked one on top of the other such that the overlying label is releasably adhered to the front surface of the adjacent underlying label via the adhesive layer on the back surface of the overlying label. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for manufacturing a package of labels, the method comprising:
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providing a base layer having a first side and a second side, and an adhesive; coating a layer of the adhesive onto the second side of the base layer to form a label stock; sheeting the label stock into individual sheets; stacking the individual sheets into at least one stack of sheets; and die cutting the at least one stack of sheets into at least one pad of labels. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for using a pad of labels, the method comprising:
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providing a pad of labels including at least one label; writing on one of the at least one labels (having a tab portion); removing one of the at least one labels from the pad of labels; and applying the removed label to an object. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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Specification