Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Layer or component removable to expose adhesive – Release layer
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-27
2001-04-03
Mayes, Curtis (Department: 1734)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
Release layer
C428S043000, C206S389000, C206S409000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06210768
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is in the field of adhesive sheets in roll form and a method for making them.
2. Description of Related Art
Label assemblies which utilize pressure sensitive adhesive coated labels adhered to a continuous release sheet are known. Such label assemblies are available in sheet or roll form with, or without, a blank facing capable of receiving markings. Such label assemblies are often used to mark folders, address envelopes, label containers, label file cabinets, label shelves and so forth. Typically, such labels are made of paper and are removed from the release sheet by bending the release sheet and “picking” at the label.
In many applications, such as, industrial settings, research and development laboratories, warehouses and the like, it is found that previous removable notes and labels utilizing continuous release sheets tend to create long streams and undesirable piles of the release sheets after the notes have been removed. The presence of the release sheet streams and piles tends to create an unsightly and cluttered environment. Additionally, the streams and piles of release sheets may interfere with or inhibit the ability of a user of the removable notes and labels to get to and remove the notes and labels. This situation is exacerbated particularly where the notes and labels are heavily used, where the streams and piles of release sheets tend to grow relatively quickly, before being cleared away. The additional time and attention directed to the piles of release sheets reduces overall productivity and creates an undesirable work environment.
Moreover, in such situations where the label is removed from a continuous release sheet, the entire adhesive surface is immediately exposed. It would be beneficial if the full surface of the note having the pressure sensitive adhesive would not have to be exposed until just before the user desired to place the note.
Therefore, it would be advantageous to have a release sheet and note strip that overcomes the aforementioned problems that provides an adhesive note that is dispensed with a release sheet attached. In this way, the release sheet can be disposed of at the point of placement, which may not necessarily be close to the initial dispensing area. The removal of the release sheets from the dispensing area would reduce the amount of release sheet obstruction at the point of note dispensing. Additionally, it would be desirable to be able to provide as “fresh” an adhesive surface as possible by allowing for the removal of the release sheet, if desired, just prior to placement of the note.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a repositionable adhesive note dispensing roll having individual release sheets that overcomes the aforementioned problems.
One aspect of this invention is a strip for dispensing adhesive notes, said strip comprising:
(a) a row of at least a first, second and third release sheet disposed consecutively relative to each other in lateral alignment; and
(b) a row of at least a first, second and third note disposed consecutively relative to each other in lateral alignment, said row of notes facing said row of release sheets and laterally offset relative to said row of release sheets such that each note and each release sheet is disposed in alternate staggered relationship relative to each other, each note defining a first and a second face, said first face being printable thereon and said second face having an adhesive applied thereon such that said layer of adhesive releasibly adheres to adjacent sheets of said row of release sheets so that at least one note may be peeled from the strip together with a corresponding number of adjacent release sheets.
In another aspect of the invention, a strip for dispensing adhesive notes is disclosed, said strip comprising:
(a) a plurality of release sheets including at least a first. second and third release sheet, each sheet having a first and second side and a first and a second portion on the first side; and
(b) a plurality of notes including at least a first, second and third note, each note :defining a printable first face and an adhesive second face. each note having a first and a second part,
said first portion of said first release sheet being releasibly adheled to said second part of said first note, said second portion of said first release sheet being releasibly adhered to said first part of said second note, said second part of said second note being releasibly adhered to said first portion of said second release sheet.
In another aspect of the invention, a strip for dispensing adhesive notes is disclosed comprising:
(a) a first web having one surface coated with an adhesive; and
(b) a second web having at least one release surface facing and releasibly engaged with the adhesive surface of the first web, the first web defining a series of transverse score lines or lines of weakness and the second web also defining one of a series of transverse score lines and lines of weakness, wherein the transverse score lines or lines of weakness of the second web are in staggered relationship to the transverse score lines or lines of weakness of the first web.
Another aspect of this invention is an adhesive note dispensing kit comprising:
a strip for dispensing adhesive notes in a roll form; and
a dispenser adapted for holding the strip such that the strip rotates about a roll form axis to present, for removal by pulling. an adhesive note together with at least one release sheet.
Another aspect of this invention is a method for making the strip of the present invention comprising:
adherinig a continuous note sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive to a continuous release sheet;
sectioning the continuous note sheet into a plurality of notes; and
sectioning the continuous release sheet into a plurality of release sheets laterally offset from the notes.
These and other aspects of the invention are described in greater detail below.
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Blok Lana M.
Wenzler Larry E.
Wright Gene A.
Mayes Curtis
Tricor Direct, Inc.
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC
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