Adhesive Label Assembly
First Claim
1. An assembly comprising:
- a base layer of material having inner and outer surfaces;
a top layer of material spaced from said base layer with said top layer having interior and exterior surfaces;
a top layer adhesive disposed on said interior surface;
a liner sandwiched between said top and base layers with said liner having first and second opposed surfaces with said first surface facing said interior surface of said top layer and said second surface facing said inner surface of said base layer;
a liner adhesive disposed on said second surface of said liner; and
said top layer, said liner, and a portion of said base layer collectively defining a primary label removable from a remaining portion of said base layer, said primary label having a body section and a tab section with said body section defined by a portion of said top layer and a portion of said liner with said liner adhesive exposed, and said tab section defined by a remaining portion of said top layer, a remaining portion of said liner, and said portion of said base layer covering said liner adhesive of said remaining portion of said liner.
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Abstract
An assembly includes a base layer, a top layer spaced from the base layer, a top layer adhesive disposed on an interior surface of the top layer, a liner sandwiched between the top and base layers, and a liner adhesive disposed on a second surface of the liner. The top layer, the liner, and a portion of the base layer collectively define a primary label removable from a remaining portion of the base layer. The primary label has a body section defined by a portion of the top layer and a portion of the liner and a tab section defined by a remaining portion of the top layer, a remaining portion of the liner, and the portion of the base layer covering the liner adhesive of the remaining portion of the liner.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. An assembly comprising:
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a base layer of material having inner and outer surfaces; a top layer of material spaced from said base layer with said top layer having interior and exterior surfaces; a top layer adhesive disposed on said interior surface; a liner sandwiched between said top and base layers with said liner having first and second opposed surfaces with said first surface facing said interior surface of said top layer and said second surface facing said inner surface of said base layer; a liner adhesive disposed on said second surface of said liner; and said top layer, said liner, and a portion of said base layer collectively defining a primary label removable from a remaining portion of said base layer, said primary label having a body section and a tab section with said body section defined by a portion of said top layer and a portion of said liner with said liner adhesive exposed, and said tab section defined by a remaining portion of said top layer, a remaining portion of said liner, and said portion of said base layer covering said liner adhesive of said remaining portion of said liner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)
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10. The assembly as set forth in claim 10 wherein said tamper-evident elements are defined by a plurality of cut lines extending through said top layer with said elements remaining attached to said liner when said top layer is at least partially removed from said liner.
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14. A method of labeling a surface utilizing an assembly including a base layer of material having an inner surface, a top layer of material spaced from the base layer and having an interior surface, a top layer adhesive disposed on the interior surface of the top layer, a liner sandwiched between the top and base layers with the liner having a first surface facing the interior surface of the top layer and a second surface facing the inner surface of the base layer, and a liner adhesive disposed on the second surface of the liner with the top layer, the liner, and a portion of the base layer collectively defining a primary label having a body section defined by a portion of the top layer and a portion of the liner and a tab section defined by a remaining portion of the top layer, a remaining portion of the liner, and a portion of the base layer covering the liner adhesive of the remaining portion of the liner, said method comprising the steps of:
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removing a remaining portion of the base layer to expose the liner adhesive of the portion of the liner of the primary label; and attaching the primary label to the surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification