Recyclable liner for label assembly
AssigneeLabelcraft Products Ltd.
InventorBrian Tomlinson
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Abstract
In accordance some aspects of the present application, there is provided a label assembly, a release liner and methods of preparing label assemblies and release liners. In one aspect, a label assembly includes a top layer having a front side and a back side and an adhesive applied at the back side of the top layer. The label assembly also includes a silicone-treated liner contacting the adhesive to sandwich the adhesive between the top layer and the liner. The silicone-treated liner comprises paper that does not have a machine finish or gloss finish on a side of the paper that contacts the adhesive to allow at least a portion of the silicone in the silicone treatment to penetrate the paper.
Claims17
A label assembly comprising:
- a top layer having a front side and a back side;
- an adhesive applied at the back side of the top layer, wherein the adhesive is a permanent adhesive;
- and
- a silicone-treated liner contacting the adhesive to sandwich the adhesive between the top layer and the silicone-treated liner, wherein the silicone-treated liner comprises paper that does not have a machine finish or gloss finish on a side of the paper that contacts the adhesive to allow at least a portion of the silicone to penetrate the paper and wherein the silicone-treated liner includes a silicone treatment applied at the side of the paper that contacts the adhesive, the side of the paper that contacts the adhesive being an otherwise uncoated side of the paper.
A method of preparing a label assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a liner by applying a coat of silicone to a paper at a side of the paper that does not have a machine finish or gloss finish and is otherwise uncoated;
- applying an adhesive directly to a top layer;
- and
- laminating the liner with the silicone to the top layer using the adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.