Pad of labels and labels for use on store shelves in a retail environment

• US 9,259,891 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronic Imaging Services, Inc. (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Electronic Imaging Services, Inc. (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Inventors: Weidauer, Jeffrey, Wilkinson, Michael, Blackwell, Jeffrey, Bethards, Gene, Aten, Scott, Adler, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoge, Gary
• Application Number:
  US14/081,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20140366413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: 406/38, 40/660.91
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/4825 Pressure sensitive adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/5057 positioned between the surfaces to be joined B29C65/5035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/76 Making non-permanent or releasable joints
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/004 Preventing sticking together, e.g. of some areas of the parts to be joined
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/43 Joining a relatively small portion of the surface of said articles B29C66/45 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B31D 1/021 Making adhesive labels having a multilayered structure, e.g. provided on carrier webs
• CPC Class Codes: B31D 1/026 Cutting or perforating B31D1/022 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B31D 1/027 involving, marking, printing or coding
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2255/26 Polymeric coating
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/732 Dimensional properties
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/748 Releasability
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2317/12 Paper, e.g. cardboard
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2323/10 Polypropylene
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2367/00 Polyesters, e.g. PET, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2383/00 Polysiloxanes
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2519/00 Labels, badges
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/10 of paper or cardboard
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/32 comprising polyolefins comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/36 comprising polyesters
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/266 characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/12 : characterised by using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/1292 : selectively, e.g. in stripes, in patterns B32B37/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/0004 : Cutting, tearing or severing, e.g. bursting; Cutter details cutting in general B26D; laminating combined with punching or perforating B32B38/04; removing all or part of the layers B32B38/10; cutting in combination with laying up and registration B32B38/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/1825 : characterised by the control or constructional features of devices for tensioning, stretching or registration
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/06 : permitting easy separation
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 : using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 : using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06046 : Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0208 : Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0214 : Stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0225 : Carrier web
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/023 : Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0257 : Multilayer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 : Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0297 : including a machine-readable marking, e.g. a bar code digitally marked record carriers in general G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 : by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 : Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1052 : with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1057 : Subsequent to assembly of laminae

Abstract

A pad of labels and labels for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The pad of labels include labels with adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label. The labels in the pad are sequenced according to a store'"'"'s planogram.

Claims

1. A pad of labels for use in a retail store comprising:

a plurality of labels removably attached to form the pad, each label comprising;

a substrate having display information preprinted on a top surface thereof;

an adhesive strip applied to a bottom surface of the label;

a release coating applied to the top surface of the label and disposed as a layer above the display information preprinted on the top surface of the substrate;

a relief perforation formed in the substrate that relieves a tendency for the substrate to return to a rolled form,

wherein the adhesive strip is applied over the relief perforation and reinforces the label to prevent tearing along the relief perforation,

wherein a first label within the pad of labels does not include a release liner, and the adhesive strip of the first label is removably affixed to the release coating of a second label within the pad of labels, and

wherein the plurality of labels are sequenced according to the retail store'"'"'s planogram.

2. The pad of labels according to claim 1, wherein the release coating comprises silicone.

3. The pad of labels according to claim 1, wherein the release coating covers the entire surface.

4. The pad of labels according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive strip includes double-coated tape having a width in the range of ⅝

inch to 1 inch.

5. The pad of labels according to claim 1, wherein for each label, the adhesive strip is permanently applied to the bottom surface of the label in an area that corresponds with a first portion of the label to be affixed to a store shelf, and the adhesive strip is not applied to the bottom surface of the label in an area that corresponds with a second portion of the label to hang below the store shelf without being affixed to the store shelf.

6. The pad of labels according to claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises paper, vinyl, plastic films or foils, fabrics, or textiles.

7. The pad of labels according to claim 1, wherein the labels are three-inches long and two-inches wide, and are peel and stick labels.

8. The pad of labels of claim 1, wherein the adhesive strip including a first adhesive layer, a polyester film, and a second adhesive layer, a top surface of the first adhesive layer contacting a bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material, a top surface of the polyester film contacting a bottom surface of the first adhesive layer, and a top surface of the second adhesive layer contacting a bottom surface of the polyester film.

9. The pad of labels of claim 8, the adhesive strip having a width ranging from ⅝

inch to 1 inch from a first end of the adhesive strip to a second end of the adhesive strip, the width of the adhesive strip being less than a width of the first lamination material layer, the first end of the adhesive strip being about ⅛

inch from a plane defined by an edge of the first lamination material layer and the second end of the adhesive strip being farther from the plane than the first end of the adhesive strip.

10. A pad of labels for use in a retail store comprising:

a plurality of labels removably attached to form the pad, each label comprising;

a substrate having display information preprinted on a top surface thereof;

an adhesive strip including double-coated tape applied to a bottom surface of the label;

a release coating including silicone applied to cover the entire top surface of the label, the release coating being disposed as a layer above the display information preprinted on the top surface of the substrate; and

a relief perforation formed in the substrate that relieves a tendency for the substrate to return to a rolled form, the relief perforation having a horizontal orientation that falls along a line parallel to, and approximately centered on, a store shelf after the label has been installed on the store shelf;

wherein a first label within the pad of labels does not include a release liner, and the adhesive strip of the first label is removably affixed to the release coating of a second label within the pad of labels,

wherein for each label, the adhesive strip is applied over the relief perforation and reinforces the label to prevent tearing along the relief perforation,

wherein for each label, the adhesive strip is applied to the bottom surface of the label in an area that corresponds with a first portion of the label to be affixed to the store shelf, and the adhesive strip is not applied to the bottom surface of the label in an area that corresponds with a second portion of the label to hang below the store shelf without being affixed to the store shelf,

wherein for each label, the relief perforation approximately bisects the first portion of the label to be affixed to the store shelf, and

wherein the plurality of labels are sequenced according to the retail store'"'"'s planogram.

11. A pad of labels for use in a retail store comprising:

a plurality of labels removably attached to form the pad, each label comprising;

a substrate having display information preprinted on a top surface thereof,

an adhesive strip applied to a bottom surface of the label;

a release coating applied to the top surface of the label and disposed as a layer above the display information preprinted on the top surface of the substrate; and

a relief perforation formed in the substrate that relieves a tendency for the substrate to return to a rolled form,

wherein the adhesive strip is applied over the relief perforation and reinforces the label to prevent tearing along the relief perforation,

wherein a first label within the pad of labels does not include a release liner, and the adhesive strip of the first label is removably affixed to the release coating of a second label within the pad of labels,

wherein the plurality of labels are sequenced according to the retail store'"'"'s planogram.

12. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the release coating comprises silicone and wherein the release coating covers the entire surface.

13. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the adhesive strip includes double-coated tape having a width in the range of ⅝

inch to 1 inch.

14. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein for each label, the adhesive strip is permanently applied to the bottom surface of the label in an area that corresponds with a first portion of the label to be affixed to a store shelf, and the adhesive strip is not applied to the bottom surface of the label in an area that corresponds with a second portion of the label to hang below the store shelf without being affixed to the store shelf.

15. The pad of labels according to claim 14, wherein the relief perforation approximately bisects the first portion of the label to be affixed to the store shelf.

16. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the substrate comprises paper, vinyl, plastic films or foils, fabrics, or textiles.

17. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the labels are three-inches long and two-inches wide, and are peel and stick labels.

18. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the relief perforation has a horizontal orientation after the label has been installed on a store shelf.

19. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the relief perforation falls along a line parallel to, and approximately centered on, a store shelf after the label has been installed on the store shelf.

20. The pad of labels according to claim 11, wherein the adhesive strip is applied over the relief perforation and reinforces the label to prevent tearing along the relief perforation.

21. A pad of labels having certain display information preprinted on each label for use in a retail store comprising:

a plurality of labels removably attached to each other;

each label further comprising;

a substrate having the display information on a top surface thereof;

a first layer of lamination material adhesively affixed to a bottom surface of the substrate;

an adhesive strip applied to a bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material;

a second layer of lamination material adhesively affixed to the top surface of the substrate and disposed as a layer above the display information;

a relief perforation formed in the substrate, the first layer of lamination material, or the second layer of lamination material, which relieves a tendency for the substrate, the first layer of lamination material, or the second layer of lamination material to return to a rolled form,

wherein the adhesive strip is applied over the relief perforation and reinforces the label to prevent tearing along the relief perforation,

wherein the second layer of lamination material includes a release coating applied to a top surface thereof,

wherein a first label within the pad of labels does not include a release liner, and the adhesive strip of the first label is removably affixed to the release coating of a second label within the pad of labels,

wherein the plurality of labels are sequenced according to the retail store'"'"'s planogram.

22. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the first layer of lamination material comprises a layer of polypropylene or polyester film.

23. The pad of labels according to claim 22, wherein the polypropylene or polyester film is clear.

24. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the second layer of lamination material comprises a layer of polyester film having a gauge thickness of 92 or 102.

25. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the adhesive strip is permanently applied to the bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material in an area corresponding with a first portion of the label to be affixed to a store shelf, and the adhesive strip is not applied to the bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material in an area corresponding with a second portion of the label to hang below the store shelf without being affixed to the store shelf.

26. The pad of labels according to claim 25, wherein the relief perforation approximately bisects the first portion of the label to be affixed to the store shelf.

27. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the second layer of lamination material comes pre-coated on a first surface with a silicone release coating, and the second layer of lamination material is adhesively affixed to the substrate using a layer of adhesive applied to either a second surface of the second layer of lamination material, opposite the first surface, or to the top surface of the substrate.

28. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the relief perforation has a horizontal orientation after the label has been installed on a store shelf.

29. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the relief perforation falls along a line parallel to, and approximately centered on, a store shelf after the label has been installed on the store shelf.

30. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the adhesive strip is applied over the relief perforation and reinforces the label to prevent tearing along the relief perforation.

31. The pad of labels according to claim 21, wherein the relief perforation is formed in the substrate, the first layer of lamination material, and the second layer of lamination material.