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Label having a protective cavity and method of manufacture

  • US 6,569,508 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2001
  • Issued: 05/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A label comprising:

  • an inlay including;

    an expandable material fixed over at least a portion of said inlay, said material being expandable from an unexpanded height to an expanded height, wherein said expanded height is at least 10% greater than said unexpanded height; and

    an aperture formed in said expandable material, and defining a protective cavity above said inlay, wherein said expanding the expandable material increases the height of the protective cavity.

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