Self-containing tamper evident tape and label

Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Discontinuous or differential coating – impregnation or bond

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

428174, 428204, 428207, 428212, 4284111, 4284884, 428523, 428913, B32B 300

Patent

active

056310684

ABSTRACT:
A tape or label for sealing a container that provides visual evidence if the seal is forced open or cooled below a breakdown temperature. The tape includes a plastic strip, a layer of ink printed on a surface of the plastic strip, and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive. The tape can be incorporated into a bag for sealing the bag closed. The tape includes an ink layer that is sandwiched between the plastic strip and the adhesive layer. The adhesive can be secured to portions of a bag to seal it closed. If the seal is forced open, the ink layer visibly delaminates from the plastic strip. The adhesive layer and the plastic strip are chosen to have different rates of shrinking when cooled, so that when the tape is cooled below its breakdown temperature, the ink layer delaminates. In an alternative embodiment of the tape, two layers of ink are printed onto the plastic strip. The first layer of ink is clear and is printed onto the untreated plastic strip in a pattern. The second layer of ink is opaque and is printed uniformly over the plastic strip and the clear ink after the plastic strip is treated.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3631617 (1972-01-01), Pekko
patent: 3896965 (1975-07-01), Cornell
patent: 3923198 (1975-12-01), Brochman
patent: 3935960 (1976-02-01), Cornell
patent: 4509196 (1985-04-01), Sak et al.
patent: 4566627 (1986-01-01), Gendron
patent: 4709396 (1987-11-01), Voshall et al.
patent: 4718553 (1988-01-01), Adamoli et al.
patent: 4763931 (1988-08-01), Matsuguchi et al.
patent: 4810745 (1989-03-01), Pike et al.
patent: 4816305 (1989-03-01), Stillwell et al.
patent: 4826213 (1989-05-01), Matsuguchi et al.
patent: 4834552 (1989-05-01), Makowka
patent: 4838708 (1989-06-01), Holcomb et al.
patent: 4859521 (1989-08-01), Pike et al.
patent: 4876123 (1989-10-01), Rivera et al.
patent: 4911302 (1990-03-01), Butler et al.
patent: 4931327 (1990-06-01), Liu et al.
patent: 4937040 (1990-06-01), Holcomb et al.
patent: 4941196 (1990-07-01), Edelman et al.
patent: 4980222 (1990-12-01), Rivera et al.
patent: 5060848 (1991-10-01), Ewan
patent: 5064664 (1991-11-01), Hustad
patent: 5077001 (1991-12-01), Makowka

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Self-containing tamper evident tape and label does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Self-containing tamper evident tape and label, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Self-containing tamper evident tape and label will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1722552

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.