Deformable label

• US 5,302,431 A
• Filed: 01/06/1992
• Issued: 04/12/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AEP Industries Incorporated (Berry Global Group Inc.)
• Original Assignee: National Poly Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Schultz, Marvin I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Buffalow, Edith
• Application Number:
  US07/817,853
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 428/349, 428/500, 428/516, 428/35.7, 428/343, 428/40, 156/DIG. 19
• US Class Current: 428/35.7
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/021 Indicia behind the front foil
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0272 Labels for containers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0273 Labels for bottles, flasks
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1352 Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1452 Polymer derived only from ethylenically unsaturated monomer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1462 Polymer derived from material having at least one acrylic or alkacrylic group or the nitrile or amide derivative thereof [e.g., acrylamide, acrylate ester, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31855 Of addition polymer from unsaturated monomers

Abstract

A deformable label for application to a surface comprises a film containing from about 50 wt. % to about 70 wt. % high density polyethylene; from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % filler; from about 5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % polypropylene or an ionomer resin derived from a copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid; and from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % colorant.

Claims

1. A deformable label for application to a surface, wherein the label comprises a film containing from about 50 wt. % to about 70 wt. % high density polyethylene;

from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % filler;

from about 5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % polypropylene or an ionomer resin derived from a copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid; and

from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % colorant.

2. The label of claim 1 wherein said film has a density of from about 0.955 g/cm³ to about 1.2 g/cm³.

3. The label of claim 2 wherein said film has a density of from about 1.00 g/cm³ to about 1.10 g/cm³.

4. The label of claim 1 wherein said filler is selected from the group consisting of carbon carbonate, mica and talc.

5. The label of claim 1 wherein said colorant is a white pigment selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and zinc sulfide.

6. The label of claim 1 further including an adhesive layer coated on the film to attach the film to a surface.

7. A deformable label for application to a surface, wherein the label comprises a film containing from about 50 wt. % to about 70 wt. % high density polyethylene;

from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % calcium carbonate;

from about 5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % polypropylene; and

from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of a white pigment.

8. The label of claim 7 wherein said film has a density of from about 0.955 g/cm³ to about 1.2 g/cm³.

9. The label of claim 8 wherein said film has a density of from about 1.00 g/cm³ to about 1.10 g/cm³.

10. The label of claim 7 further including an adhesive layer coated on the film to attach the film to a surface.

11. A deformable label on a surface, wherein the label comprises a film containing from about 50 wt. % to about 70 wt. % high density polyethylene;

from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % filler;

from about 5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % polypropylene or an ionomer resin derived from a copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid; and

from about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % colorant.

12. The label of claim 11 wherein said film has a density of from about 0.955 g/cm³ to about 1.2 g/cm³.

13. The label of claim 12 wherein said film has a density of from about 1.00 g/cm³ to about 1.10 g/cm³.

14. The label of claim 11 wherein said filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, mica and talc.

15. The label of claim 11 wherein said colorant is a white pigment selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and zinc sulfide.

16. The label of claim 11 further including an adhesive layer coated on the film to attach the film to said surface.

17. The label of claim 16 wherein said surface is flexible.

18. The label of claim 16 wherein said surface is a container.

19. The label of claim 18 wherein said container is plastic.

20. The label of claim 11 wherein said filler is calcium carbonate and said colorant is a white pigment.