Electronic article surveillance label assembly and method of manufacture
First Claim
1. A pressure sensitive adhesive label assembly comprising:
- a label having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on said bottom surface, said label having a length and a width;
at least one antitheft device attached to said bottom surface of said label, wherein said antitheft device has a length and a width less than said length and width of said label whereby said label completely covers said antitheft device;
a release liner removably attached to said pressure sensitive adhesive, and whereinsaid release liner has an opening surrounding said antitheft device and said antitheft device is bonded to said bottom surface of said label by said pressure sensitive adhesive.
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Abstract
An integrated pressure sensitive adhesive backed label assembly includes a security device such as an electronic article surveillance device, security tag or other antitheft device on a bottom side of the label so that the security device is not readily noticeable to the consumer. The label assembly can have the security device bonded to the adhesive backing of the label by separating the release liner from the label, placing the security device on the label and reapplying the release liner. Alternatively, as portions of the release liner can be cut and removed to expose a small area of the adhesive so that the security device can be attached directly to the label. The small area of the release liner can be cut and the security device attached to the cut portion so that the remaining portion of the release liner can be separated while leaving the cut portion and the security device attached to the label.
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29 Claims
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1. A pressure sensitive adhesive label assembly comprising:
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a label having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on said bottom surface, said label having a length and a width; at least one antitheft device attached to said bottom surface of said label, wherein said antitheft device has a length and a width less than said length and width of said label whereby said label completely covers said antitheft device; a release liner removably attached to said pressure sensitive adhesive, and wherein said release liner has an opening surrounding said antitheft device and said antitheft device is bonded to said bottom surface of said label by said pressure sensitive adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A pressure sensitive adhesive label assembly comprising:
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a label having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on said bottom surface, said label having a length and a width; a release liner removably attached to said pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein said release liner is coextensive with said label, and said release liner includes a first cut portion and a second portion surrounding and separable from said first portion, and having at least one antitheft device attached to said first cut portion of said release liner. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An adhesive label assembly comprising:
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a release liner having a coating of a release layer; a plurality of spaced-apart labels attached to said release liner and having a bottom surface with a substantially continuous coating of a pressure sensitive adhesive; and a plurality of electronic article surveillance devices, each of said devices being attached to said bottom surface of a respective label, wherein each of said labels are separable from said release liner to expose a portion of said pressure sensitive adhesive on said label without separating said electronic article surveillance device from said label, and said release liner has an opening surrounding each of said electronic article surveillance devices and each of said electronic article surveillance devices being bonded to said bottom surface of a respective label by said pressure sensitive adhesive, and wherein said labels have a dimension greater than said electronic surveillance devices to completely cover said electronic surveillance devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An adhesive label assembly comprising:
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a release liner having a coating of a release layer; a plurality of spaced-apart labels attached to said release liner and having a bottom surface with a substantially continuous coating of a pressure sensitive adhesive, said release liner including a first cut portion overlying each of said labels and a second portion surrounding and separable from each of said first cut portions, and a plurality of electronic article surveillance devices, each of said devices being attached to a bottom surface of each of said first cut portions of said release liner, wherein each of each of said labels are separable from said second portion of said release liner to expose a portion of said pressure sensitive adhesive on said label without separating each of said first cut portions of said release liner and said electronic article surveillance device from said label. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An article and label assembly comprising
an article having an outer surface; -
at least one electronic article surveillance device on said outer surface of said article; a label having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on said bottom surface, wherein said label is adhesively bonded to said article and covers said electronic article surveillance device; a release liner adhesively attached to said pressure sensitive adhesive on said label, said release liner having a length and width less than a length and width of said label; and wherein said electronic article surveillance device is adhesively attached to said release liner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A process for producing a label assembly comprising the steps of
providing a label assembly including a label having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive on said bottom surface, and a release liner removably bonded to said pressure sensitive adhesive; -
separating at least a portion of said release liner; attaching an electronic article surveillance device to said bottom surface of said label, and reattaching said label to said release liner to cover said electronic article surveillance device, wherein said electronic article surveillance device has a length and width less than a length and width of said label. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A process for producing a label assembly comprising the steps of
providing a label assembly including a label having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive on said bottom surface, and a release liner removably bonded to said pressure sensitive adhesive; -
cutting said release liner to form a first cut portion overlying said pressure sensitive adhesive and to form a second portion surrounding said first cut portion; removing said first cut portion of said release liner from said label to expose said pressure sensitive adhesive; and attaching an electronic article surveillance device to said exposed pressure sensitive adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A process for producing a label assembly comprising the steps of
providing a label assembly including a label having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive on said bottom surface, and a release liner removably bonded to said pressure sensitive adhesive; -
cutting said release liner to form a first cut portion overlying said pressure sensitive adhesive and a second portion surrounding said first cut portion; attaching an electronic article surveillance device to said first cut portion of said release liner, wherein said label is separable from said second portion of said release liner independently of said first cut portion. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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