Printed matter – Having revealable concealed information – fraud preventer or... – Identifier
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-06
2001-12-25
Fridie, Jr., Willmon (Department: 3722)
Printed matter
Having revealable concealed information, fraud preventer or...
Identifier
C283S101000, C283S105000, C040S310000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06332631
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to labels that are attached to containers, and more specifically to labels with portions that may be peeled back and then re-sealed for viewing textual and/or graphic materials on the back of the label.
2. The Background Art
In the marketing and selling of certain products, such as medicines, nutritional supplements, foods, etc., it is necessary that the container for a particular product be properly labeled. Labels may include a wide range of information including the name of the product, its ingredients, the product's batch or lot number, the expiration date for use of the product and necessary instructions relating to the dispensing and use of the product.
Unfortunately, the amount of information that can be located on a conventional label of a type which is entirely adhered to the surface of a container, such as a bottle, is limited by the surface area of the container. Because of this limited information space on the label, it was not possible to print as much information as desired on one label. As a result, either the label did not have all the information that the manufacturer or distributor desired to be on the label, or other means were used to include the additional information.
To increase the amount of information that can be located on a label attached to a container, alternative labels have been employed. For example, one such label shows an elongated strip label that is folded to form a stack of sheets. The bottom sheet of the stack is adhered to the container. The top sheet of the stack is secured to an adjacent sheet to maintain the label in a closed condition. With fold-out labels, the label must be generally folded before it is adhered to the container. As a result, intermediate folded layers cannot be inspected to insure against improper labeling after the label is attached. Moreover, fold-out labels require multiple manufacturing steps which adds both time and cost to the labeling process.
Another alternative for increasing the amount of information that can be located on a label adhered to a container is the use of a wrap around label which overlaps itself. The overlapping portion of these labels must have sufficient adherence to adhere to the underlying contact portion of the label that is adjacent the container. At the same time, however, the adherence of the overlap portion must be limited so as to allow the overlap portion to be peeled away from the underlying contact portion of the label. One label obtains this desired adherence by over-coating the surface of the underlying layer with a coating to which the adhesive can not form a permanent bond. However, this type of label can be difficult to apply and is more costly due to two layers of material.
Many consumer products are sold in bottles, cans, or jars. Some of these products require detailed instructions for use, product safety warnings, or nutritional information. Frequently the container is not large enough to support a label that can carry enough information to satisfy these needs. The alternatives to fill these needs are generally more expensive, difficult to apply, and some have folded leaflets that are easily removed and lost.
BRIEF SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a label that can be applied by standard label applications equipment, is simple to use and consumer friendly, can stand up to multiple openings and re-closures, and is less costly than the other options. This invention also allows the package designer to maintain the same package design, by only adding text onto the back of the label.
Consistent with the foregoing object, and in accordance with the embodiments as embodied and broadly described herein, a label for a container is disclosed as including a front side and a back side. The front side has front label information thereon for communicating information to a user. The back side includes a first end and a second end and has an adhesive thereon proximate the first end such that a part of the label is substantially permanently attached to the container. The back side also has a removably-attaching surface proximate the second end. Back side label information is on the back side for communicating information to the user. The removably-attaching surface enables the label to be removably attached to the container. The user may view the back side label information by peeling back the removably attached part of the label from the container to reveal the back side label information. Further, the user may return the label to wrap around the container such that the back side label information is not visible by pressing the removably attached part against the container.
A label made in accordance with the disclosed embodiments may optionally include a peel tab. In addition, in an embodiment of the label substantially all of the back side may have the adhesive thereon and a barrier coating may be applied to a portion of the back side to cover the adhesive on the portion and to neutralize the adhesive on the portion. The barrier coating may cause the label to have an affinity to lightly adhere to the container. In one embodiment, the barrier coating may be a latex-based overprint varnish.
In addition, the label includes at least one detachment segment that prevents inadvertent removal of the entire label upon peeling back the removably attached part of the label from the container to reveal the back side label information.
A method practiced in accordance with the disclosed embodiments may include the steps of obtaining label stock wherein the label stock has a front side and a back side, and wherein the back side includes an adhesive, printing back information on an area on the back side of the label stock, applying a barrier coating to the print area on the back side of the label stock, and printing front information on the front side of the label. The method may also include using label stock obtained in a liner and including the step of de-laminating the liner to uncover the label stock. Another step that may be included is cutting the label stock to a proper shape for the container. Still another step includes providing at least one detachment segment in the label that prevents inadvertent removal of the entire label.
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Fridie Jr. Willmon
Impaxx, Inc.
Parsons Behle & Latimer
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