Composite business form for use as a tag and label

• US 5,833,273 A
• Filed: 04/08/1997
• Issued: 11/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: Strenk, Theodore M., LaMay, Daniel V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Willmon
• Application Number:
  US08/835,882
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• Field of Search: 281/2, 281/5, 281/38, 283/81, 283/79, 283/80, 283/101, 283/103, 283/105, 283/61, 283/62, 40/299, 40/630, 40/638
• US Class Current: 283/67
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/027 Sheets or cards attached to a carrier strip or web shipping forms B42D15/006
• 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

Abstract

A composite business form includes a face sheet having first and second sides. The first side has first and second regions, each region being adapted for receiving variable print information. A coating of pressure-sensitive adhesive is disposed on the second side of the face sheet. A liner has one side attached to the second side of the face sheet by the adhesive. The one side of the liner has a first portion adapted to be releasably fixed to the adhesive in an area that is at least co-extensive with the first region of the face sheet, and a second portion adjacent to the first portion that is adapted to be permanently fixed to the adhesive in an area that is at least co-extensive with the second region of the face sheet. The business form has a first line of perforations between the first and second regions so that the second portion of the liner permanently fixed to the second region of the face sheet comprises a unit that is separable from the first portion of the liner and the first region of the face sheet.

Claims

1. A composite business form, comprising:

a face sheet having first and second sides, the first side having first and second regions, each region being adapted for receiving variable print information;

a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the second side of the face sheet; and

a liner having one side attached to the second side of the face sheet by the adhesive, the one side of the liner having a first portion adapted to be releasably fixed to the adhesive in an area that is at least co-extensive with the first region of the face sheet and a second portion adjacent to the first portion that is adapted to be permanently fixed to the adhesive in an area that is at least co-extensive with the second region of the face sheet, the business form having a first line of perforations between the first and second regions so that the second portion of the liner permanently fixed to the second region of the face sheet comprises a unit that is separable from the first portion of the liner and the first region of the face sheet.

2. The business form according to claim 1, wherein the first portion of the one side of the liner has a silicone coating to facilitate release of the first portion from the adhesive.

3. The business form according to claim 1, wherein at least the second portion of the liner has a side opposite the one side of the liner that is adapted for being printed.

4. The business form according to claim 1, wherein the unit has a second line of perforations to form a tag that is separable from a remaining portion of the unit.

5. The business form according to claim 1, wherein the unit has a hole for receiving a cable for attaching the unit to another article.

6. The business form according to claim 1, wherein the liner is a split liner, comprising first and second pieces corresponding to the first and second portions, respectively, with a gap between the first and second pieces.

7. A method of providing a tag for connection to an article and a companion label for application to a cover enclosing the article, comprising:

utilizing the composite business form according to claim 1, with the unit comprising a tag and the first region of the face sheet comprising a label;

printing the first and second regions of the face sheet with common information prior to separating the tag from the label;

separating the tag from the label at the first line of perforations;

connecting the tag to the article; and

removing the releasable liner from the label and attaching the label via the adhesive to the cover enclosing the article.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the printing step includes printing the tag and the label at the same time.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the connecting step includes connecting the tag to the article with a cable.

10. A method of making business forms, comprising:

providing a roll of stock paper to be used as a face sheet, the face sheet having a front side that is adapted to be printed and a rear side;

providing a roll of liner material;

applying adhesive to the rear side of the face sheet;

providing the roll of liner material with a release coating applied to a first longitudinal region of the liner material so as to leave a second longitudinal region adjacent the first longitudinal region that has no release coating, the release coating having a release value with respect to the adhesive for allowing release of the first longitudinal region from the adhesive, wherein the second longitudinal region will permanently adhere to the adhesive; and

pressing the liner onto the rear side of the face sheet along the entire length of the roll of stock paper to create a second roll of stock material comprising the face sheet with the liner having its first longitudinal portion releasably adhered to the face sheet and the second adjacent longitudinal portion permanently fixed to the face sheet by the adhesive.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

pressing the stock material of the second roll with a dye to create a line of perforations between the first and second longitudinal regions along the length of the second roll.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising printing common variable information on a front surface of the face sheet on both sides of the line of perforations and cutting the second roll after each printing of variable information to provide composite forms.

13. A composite business form, comprising:

a face sheet having first and second sides, the first side having first and second regions, each region being adapted for receiving variable print information;

a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the second side of the face sheet; and

a liner having one side attached to the second side of the face sheet by the adhesive, the one side of the liner having a first portion adapted to be releasably fixed to the adhesive in an area that is at least co-extensive with the first region of the face sheet and a second portion adjacent to the first portion that is fixed to the adhesive in an area that is at least co-extensive with the second region of the face sheet, the business form having a first line of perforations between the first and second regions so that the second portion of the liner fixed to the second region of the face sheet comprises a unit that is separable from the first portion of the liner and the first region of the face sheet.

14. The composite business form according to claim 13, including means for facilitating removal of a section of the first region of the face sheet from the first portion of the liner material.

15. The composite business form according to claim 14, wherein the facilitating means comprises an underscore in the face sheet defining the section for removal.

16. The business form according to claim 13, wherein the first portion of the one side of the liner has a silicone coating to facilitate release of the first portion from the adhesive.

17. The business form according to claim 13, wherein at least the second portion of the liner has a side opposite the one side of the liner that is adapted for being printed.

18. The business form according to claim 13, wherein the unit has a second line of perforations to form a tag that is separable from a remaining portion of the unit.

19. The business form according to claim 13, wherein the unit has a hole for receiving a cable for attaching the unit to another article.

20. The business form according to claim 13, wherein the liner is a split liner, comprising first and second pieces corresponding to the first and second portions, respectively, with a gap between the first and second pieces.

21. A method of providing a tag for connection to an article and a companion label for application to a cover enclosing the article, comprising:

utilizing the composite business form according to claim 13, with the unit comprising a tag and the first region of the face sheet comprising a label;

printing the first and second regions of the face sheet with common information prior to separating the tag from the label;

separating the tag from the label at the first line of perforations;

connecting the tag to the article; and

removing the releasable liner from the label and attaching the label via the adhesive to the cover enclosing the article.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the printing step includes printing the tag and the label at the same time.

23. The method according to claim 21, wherein the connecting step includes connecting the tag to the article with a cable.

24. A method of making business forms, comprising:

providing a roll of stock paper to be used as a face sheet, the face sheet having a front side that is adapted to be printed and a rear side;

providing a roll of liner material having opposite sides;

applying the adhesive to the rear side of the face sheet;

applying a release coating to one of the opposite sides of the liner material, the release coating having a release value with respect to the adhesive for allowing release of the liner material from the adhesive;

pressing the liner material onto the rear side of the face sheet along the entire length of the roll of stock paper to create a second roll of stock material;

pressing the stock material of the second roll with a dye to create a line of longitudinal line of perforations to define first and second longitudinal regions along the length of the second roll; and

providing the first longitudinal region of the face sheet with means for facilitating removal of a section of the first longitudinal region from the liner material.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the step of providing means for facilitating comprises providing the first region of the face sheet with an underscore to define the section for removal.

26. The method according to claim 24, further comprising printing common variable information on a front surface of the face sheet on both sides of the line of perforations and cutting the second roll after each printing of variable information to provide composite forms.