Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Layer or component removable to expose adhesive – Halogen containing compound
Patent
1994-05-12
1996-02-06
Ahmad, Nasser
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
Halogen containing compound
156227, 156250, 156253, 156267, 156268, 281 2, 281 5, 283 81, 428 41, 428 42, 428 43, 428121, 428137, 428138, 428140, 428192, 428195, 428202, G09F 302
Patent
active
054894565
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a self-adhesive label carried on a backing of release material and to a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels carried on a backing of release material.
The present invention particularly relates to self-adhesive labels in the form of a tag having an aperture into which a neck of a bottle may be received.
EP-A-0306125 discloses a tag attachment system for the application of tags to the necks of bottles. The tags suffer from the disadvantage that tag presents only a relatively limited area for carrying printed information and in addition the construction is rather complicated which renders the tag relatively expensive to produce. GB-A-2207411 discloses a label including a tear-off portion which is insertable into a pocket of the label.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of known tags.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a self-adhesive label in the form of a tag for attachment to a neck of a bottle, the label being carried on a backing of release material, the label comprising a printed sheet which is folded so as to form a body portion and tag portion adjacent thereto, the printed sheet being folded about at least one longitudinal fold line so as to form a multiple-ply strip and the multiple-ply strip being folded about at least one transverse fold line to form the body and tag portions, an aperture which extends through the tag portion, a weakened tear line which extends through the sheet between the body and tag portions, and a layer of adhesive disposed on a rearwardly directed surface of the body portion which releasably adheres the label to the backing of release material and by which the body portion may be adhered to a bottle.
The present invention also provides a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels carried on a backing of release material, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of printed sheets; (b) folding each printed sheet to form a body portion and an adjacent tag portion; (c) providing a web of release material carrying a series of patches of adhesive; (d) applying the folded printed sheets in succession to respective patches of adhesive; and (e) die-cutting through each folded printed sheet to form an aperture through each tag portion whereby the tag portion may be attached to a neck of a bottle and a weakened tear line which extends through the sheet between the body and tag portions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a printed sheet to form a self-adhesive label in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the printed sheet of FIG. 1 after a first folding operation;
FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are elevational and plan views respectively of the printed sheet of FIG. 2 after a further folding operation;
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic plan view of an apparatus for producing self-adhesive labels in accordance with the method of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional elevation of a bottle carrying a self-adhesive label in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the removable part of the self-adhesive label shown in FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a self-adhesive label in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a sheet 2 of paper which is printed, for example by lithographic printing, on one or both sides thereof. The sheet 2 is preferably rectangular and is divided into a series of panels by a number of longitudinal and transverse fold lines. In the illustrated embodiment, there are three longitudinal fold lines 4,6,8 and two transverse fold lines 10,12 whereby the sheet 2 is divided into twelve panels. The twelve panels form three transverse rows 14,16
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