Removable linerless label zigzag and shingled constructions

• US 5,324,078 A
• Filed: 12/28/1992
• Issued: 06/28/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Moore North America Incorporated (RR Donnelley & Sons Company)
• Original Assignee: Moore Business Forms Inc.
• Inventors: Bane, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosenbaum, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Willmon
• Application Number:
  US07/997,171
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 283/74, 283/81, 283/79, 283/100, 283/101, 283/61, 283/62, 281/2, 281/5, 40/299, 40/310, 40/630, 428/40-43
• US Class Current: 283/81
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0229 Carrier roll
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/023 Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0239 Permanent adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0241 Repositionable or pressure sensitive adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0257 Multilayer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0264 Shapes or borders
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0272 Labels for containers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0273 Labels for bottles, flasks
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/5766 Axially divided segments

Abstract

Easily removable labels, which are still permanently placed except when it is desired to remove them, are associated with bottles, cans, or like containers. Two different configurations of the labels are provided. In the first configuration a roll of labels is provided with permanent adhesive strips along the edge of each label being in shingled overlapped engagement with the permanent adhesive release coat of an adjacent label. In a second construction a pad of labels is provided with two different types of labels, each type having spaced strips of permanent adhesive along one edge of each of the top and bottom faces, which are staggered with respect to like strips along the edges of the second type of labels in the pad, the types of labels alternating in the pad, and permanent adhesive release coat material being provided in the spaces between the strips of material.

Claims

1. A roll of labels for use with containers, each label comprising:

a substrate having first and second faces and first and second edges;

indicia printed on said first face;

a coating of removable adhesive disposed on said second face of said substrate;

a pattern of permanent adhesive disposed adjacent said first edge on said first face or said second face, respectively, of said substrate, and an adhesive receiving area disposed adjacent said second edge on said second face or said first face, respectively of said substrate, so as to form a cooperating mating surface for said pattern of permanent adhesive; and

a permanent adhesive release coat covering at least a portion of said other face aside from said adhesive receiving area;

said labels being in shingled overlapped configuration in said roll with said pattern of permanent adhesive of each label, except the first and the last labels, in the roll in shingled overlapped engagement with the permanent adhesive release coat of an adhesive label, and the permanent adhesive release coat in shingled, overlapped engagement with the permanent adhesive of an adjacent label.

2. A roll as recited in claim 1 wherein said pattern of permanent adhesive is adjacent said first edge of said second face, and wherein said cooperating mating surface is on said first face.

3. A roll as recited in claim 2 wherein said pattern of permanent adhesive comprises a strip having a width that is a less than half of the length of said substrate between said first and second edges;

and wherein said adhesive receiving area comprises a strip having substantially the same width as the width of said permanent adhesive strip.

4. A roll as recited in claim 3 wherein said removable adhesive is repositional adhesive and wherein said adhesive receiving area is coated with repositional release material, but not permanent release material.

5. A roll as recited in claim 4 wherein said permanent release coat covers said entire first face except for said strip of adhesive receiving area.

6. A roll as recited in claim 5 wherein said repositional adhesive covers all of said second face except for said strip of permanent adhesive.

7. A roll as recited in claim 1 wherein said removable adhesive covers all of said second face except for said strip of permanent adhesive.

8. A roll as recited in claim 1 wherein said pattern of permanent adhesive comprises a strip having a width that is a small part of the length of said substrate between said first and second edges;

and wherein said adhesive receiving area comprises a strip having substantially the same width as the width of said permanent adhesive strip.

9. A pad of labels for use with containers, comprising first and second alternating types of labels:

said first type of label comprising a substrate having first and second faces and first and second edges;

indicia printed on said first face;

a coating of removable adhesive disposed on said second face;

a pattern of permanent adhesive disposed adjacent said first edge of said first face, and a cooperating pattern disposed adjacent said second edge of said second face; and

said second type of label comprising a substrate having first and second faces and first and second edges;

indicia printed on said first face;

a coating of removable adhesive disposed on said second face;

a pattern of permanent adhesive disposed adjacent said second edge of said first face, and a cooperating pattern disposed adjacent said first edge of said second face.

10. A pad as recited in claim 9 wherein said pattern of permanent adhesive comprises a plurality of strips of adhesive elongated in a dimension between said first and second edges of said substrate and extending a small part of the distance between said first and second edges with the area between said strips covered with permanent adhesive release material.

11. A pad as recited in claim 10 wherein the plurality of strips of permanent adhesive on said first and second types of labels are offset from each other so that the permanent adhesive strips on one label engage release material between the strips on a face to face label.

12. A pad as recited in claim 11 wherein said cooperating pattern of each of said first and second types of labels comprises a cooperating pattern of permanent adhesive with permanent adhesive release material between the strips thereof.

13. A pad as recited in claim 12 wherein said removable adhesive is repositional adhesive.

14. A pad as recited in claim 13 further comprising release material covering said first face except at said permanent adhesive pattern.

15. A pad as recited in claim 10 further comprising release material covering said first face except at said permanent adhesive pattern.

16. A pad as recited in claim 9 further comprising permanent adhesive release material covering said first face except at said permanent adhesive pattern.

17. A pad as recited in claim 9 wherein said removable adhesive is repositional adhesive.

18. A label for use with a container, comprising:

a substrate having first and second faces and first and second edges;

indicia printed on said first face;

a coating of removable adhesive disposed on said second face of said substrate;

a pattern of permanent adhesive disposed adjacent said first edge of said first face, comprising a plurality of strips of permanent adhesive elongated in the dimension between said first and second edges only extending less than half of the distance between said first and second edges, and spaced from each other in a dimension transverse to the distance between said first and second edges;

a permanent adhesive release material covering said first face except at said permanent adhesive pattern; and

a cooperating pattern disposed on said second face adjacent said second edge, said cooperating pattern having spaced strips aligned with the spaced strips on said first face when said label is wrapped around a container portion.

19. A label as recited in claim 18 wherein said cooperating pattern also comprises permanent adhesive, and further comprising release material between the spaced strips of said cooperating pattern.

20. A label as recited in claim 18 wherein said removable adhesive is repositional adhesive.

21. A container and label combination comprising:

a container having an exterior surface having a circumference;

a label substrate having first and second faces in a generally quadrate configuration, and first and second opposite edges, said first and second edges spaced from each other a distance greater than said container circumference, said substrate wrapped around said container exterior surface with said first and second edges overlapping each other;

indicia printed on said first face;

a coating of removable adhesive disposed on said second face of said substrate;

a pattern of permanent adhesive disposed adjacent said first edge of said first face, comprising a plurality of strips of permanent adhesive elongated in the dimension between said first and second edges only extending less than half of the distance between said first and second edges, and spaced from each other in a dimension transverse to the distance between said first and second edges;

a permanent adhesive release material covering said first face except at said permanent adhesive pattern; and

a cooperating pattern disposed on said second face adjacent said second edge, said cooperating pattern having spaced strips aligned with the spaced strips on said first face when said label is wrapped around a container portion.