Multiple layer labels and methods
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1. A label supply comprising a liner of indeterminate length and a series of multiple layer labels thereon, said labels including:
- a base label having adhesive on a bottom side securing said labels to said liner and for attachment to an article;
an upper label on each base label, said upper label including a label layer and an overlaminate wherein selvage areas of said overlaminate overlap edges of said upper label and secure said upper label to said base label; and
said overlaminate defining a tab for lifting said upper label from said base label, said tab including a portion of upper label material separate said portion spaced from the body of the upper label and attached to said tab.
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Abstract
A process of making multiple layer labels includes securing an upper label web to a base label web by means of hold-down openings in the upper label web and an adhesive overlaminate laid thereon and extending through to the base web. Die cutting and matrix removal steps, all carried out in-line in a single pass, produce a multiple layer label. Varied processes and label supply and label structures are disclosed.
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88 Claims
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1. A label supply comprising a liner of indeterminate length and a series of multiple layer labels thereon, said labels including:
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a base label having adhesive on a bottom side securing said labels to said liner and for attachment to an article;
an upper label on each base label, said upper label including a label layer and an overlaminate wherein selvage areas of said overlaminate overlap edges of said upper label and secure said upper label to said base label; and
said overlaminate defining a tab for lifting said upper label from said base label, said tab including a portion of upper label material separate said portion spaced from the body of the upper label and attached to said tab. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A label supply comprising a liner of indeterminate length and a series of multiple layer labels thereon, said labels including:
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a base label having adhesive on a bottom side securing said base label to said liner and for attachment to an article;
an upper label on each base label, said upper label including an upper label layer and an overlaminate extending over leading and trailing edges of said upper label layer for holding said upper layer to said base label;
said overlaminate comprises a hold-down tape being substantially narrower than said upper label layer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A stock material for producing multiple layer labels comprising:
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a first upper label web of indeterminate length having transverse, hold-down openings therethrough;
a second base label web including a liner and a label web having adhesive on a bottom side thereof and covered by said liner;
an adhesive overlaminate disposed on said first web and having a portion, extending through said hold-down openings, which portion contacts the second base label web and holding said two webs together in register through said hold-down openings. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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17. A multiple layer label comprising:
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a base label layer having adhesive on a bottom said for attachment to an article;
an upper label layer on said base label layer;
an overlaminate disposed over said upper label layer and overlapping portions of said upper label layer to removably secure it to said base label layer;
said overlaminate having a tab at one end and further including a layer of upper label layer material attached thereto at said tab and spaced apart from said upper label layer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A label supply comprising:
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a carrier web of indeterminate length;
a plurality of discrete upper labels disposed sequentially on said carrier web;
each label including a label layer and an overlaminate;
said overlaminate extending outwardly beyond said label layer along substantially all of its longitudinal sides and across its trailing edge, and holding said layer on said carrier web; and
said overlaminate being coextensive with said label layer along its leading edge.
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26. A multiple layer label comprising:
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an upper label;
an adhesive hold-down strip overlapping two opposite edges of said upper label;
a tab extending from one of said overlapped edges;
said hold-down strip having an elongated non-adhesive area intermediate longitudinal edges thereof, said tab lying under a portion of said non-adhesive area; and
an overlaminate overlapping said upper label. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A label supply comprising a base label layer of indeterminate length and a series of upper labels thereon, said upper labels including:
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an overlaminate wherein selvage areas of said overlaminate overlap at least two edges of said upper label and secure said upper label to said base label layer;
said overlaminate defining a tab portion for lifting said upper label from said base label layer, said tab portion including a portion of upper label material separate and spaced from the body of the upper label by a portion of said overlaminate and attached to said tab portion. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 85)
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45. A label supply comprising a base label layer of indeterminate length and a series of upper labels thereon, said upper labels including:
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an upper label layer; and
an adhesive overlaminate extending over leading and trailing edges of said upper label layer for holding said upper label to said base, said overlaminate comprising a hold down tape substantially narrower than upper label layer. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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60. A stock material for producing multiple layer labels comprising:
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a first upper label web of indeterminate length in which a series of upper labels can be formed, said web having a plurality of longitudinal, hold-down openings therethrough, one at each end of an unformed upper label;
a second base label web including a liner and a label web having adhesive thereon and covered by said liner;
an adhesive overlaminate disposed on said first web, extending through said hold-down openings and holding said two webs together in register through said hold-down openings wherein said hold-down openings each extend substantially continuously a distance transversely across said upper label web to selvage areas proximate edges of said first upper label web.
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61. A multiple layer label comprising:
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a base label layer including an adhesive surface on a bottom side thereof;
an upper label on said base label layer;
an adhesive overlaminate disposed over said upper label and overlapping portions of said upper label layer and securing it to said base label layer, said overlaminate having a tab at one end, said tab including a layer portion of upper label material attached to and spaced apart from said upper label by a portion of said overlaminate. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A label supply comprising:
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a base label layer web of indeterminate length;
a plurality of discrete upper labels disposed sequentially on said base label layer web;
each label including a label layer and an adhesive overlaminate;
said overlaminate overlapping said label layer along substantially all of its longitudinal sides and across its trailing edge and holding said layer on said base label layer web; and
a tab portion extending from said label and not adhered to said base label layer web, said tab portion being spaced and separate from said upper labels. - View Dependent Claims (71)
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72. A multiple layer label comprising:
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a label layer;
a base label;
an overlaminate disposed over said label layer, attached to said base label and holding said label layer therein;
a tab attached to said label layer, said tab comprising a reinforced tab formed of said overlaminate and a layer of stiffening material, and attached to said label layer by a portion of said overlaminate, said stiffening material being wholly separated from said label layer by said overlaminate. - View Dependent Claims (73)
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74. A multiple layer label comprising:
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a label layer;
a base label;
an overlaminate disposed on said label layer, attached to said base label and holding said label layer thereon;
a tab extending from said label layer and comprising a single layer of overlaminate and a reinforcing layer adhered to an underside of said overlaminate and having a non-adhering lower surface, said reinforcing layer comprising a portion of said label layer, but being spaced and separated from said label layer by a portion of said overlaminate. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
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77. A label comprising:
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an overlaminate;
a label layer disposed on a lower side of said overlaminate;
a base label, said overlaminate engaging said base label and holding said label layer thereon;
a tab extending from an edge of said label layer and comprising a portion of said overlaminate and a reinforcing layer of a portion of said label layer attached to said overlaminate, said reinforcing layer being proximate to but separate from and spaced away from said label layer. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79)
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80. A multiple layer label comprising:
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an overlaminate;
an upper label layer;
a base label layer comprising a web;
said overlaminate extending over an edge of said upper label layer, said edge disposed transversely across said web and defining a hinge line about which said upper label layer can be separated from said base label layer;
said overlaminate attached to said base label layer proximate another edge of said upper label layer; and
a tab extending from said upper label layer and having a multiple layer reinforced end area proximate to but spaced apart from said upper label layer such that at least one layer of said end area is entirely separate from said upper label layer.
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81. A multiple layer label comprising
a base label having respective ends and an upper side and a lower side with pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the lower side for holding said label to a surface, an upper label disposed on the upper side of said base label and being shorter than the base label in at least one dimension so a portion of the upper side of the base label is exposed when the upper label is disposed on said base label, an over laminate disposed on said upper label and securing one end thereof to said upper side of said base label, a remote portion of said over laminate opposite said one end of said upper label removably securing another end of said upper label to said base label, a tab comprised of a portion of the material from said upper label and separate and spaced therefrom, said tab being disposed beneath a tab area of a remote portion of said over laminate and terminating short of an end of said base label, said tab overlying said base label and being free of adhesion thereto for lifting of said tab and said remote portion of said over laminate to free one end of said upper label from said base label.
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83. A multiple layer label comprising:
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a base label having an upper side and a lower side with pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the lower side for holding said label to a surface;
an upper label of at least one layer disposed on the upper side of said base layer and being shorter than said base label in at least one dimension so portions of said base label are exposed when said upper label is disposed on said base label;
an over laminate disposed on said upper label and securing one end thereof to an exposed portion of said upper side of said base label;
a remote portion of said over laminate opposite said one end of said upper label removably securing another end of said upper label to said base label and defining a tab comprised of a portion of said overlaminate and a portion of upper label material which is separate and distinct from said upper label;
said tab extending beyond at least a portion of said base label for lifting said tab and said remote portion of said over laminate to free one end of said upper label from said base label. - View Dependent Claims (84)
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86. A multiple layer label comprising a base label layer including an adhesive surface on a bottom side thereof and including a base label perimeter defined by edges of said base label layer;
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an upper label disposed on said base label layer and including an upper label perimeter defined by edges of said upper label;
an adhesive overlaminate disposed over said upper label and having at least one edge extending beyond an edge of said upper label, contacting said base label layer and securing said upper label thereto, and terminating short of an edge of said base label layer. - View Dependent Claims (87)
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88. A multiple layer label comprising
a base label having respective ends and an upper side and a lower side with pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the upper side of said base label and being shorter than the base label in at least one dimension so a portion of the upper side of the base label is exposed when the upper label is disposed on said base label, an overlaminate disposed on said upper label and securing one end thereof to said upper side of said base label, a remote portion of said overlaminate opposite said one end of said upper label removably securing another end of said upper label to said base label and defining a tab comprised of a portion of said overlaminate and a portion of upper label material which is separate and spaced apart from said upper label for lifting said upper label away from said base label.
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