Tamper evident label
AssigneeMulti-Color Corporation
InventorPatrick A. Young
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Abstract
A tamper evident label is provided. The tamper evident label broadly includes a base ply of pressure-sensitive material and a top ply of pressure-sensitive material. The base ply and the top ply are laminated together to form the tamper evident label The base ply includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of the base ply includes internal cuts and deadened adhesive. The top ply includes a tab portion defined by tab cuts. The tab portion of the top ply and the region between the internal cuts of the base ply are configured to be removed from the tamper evident label to create visual evidence of tampering. Further, a method of constructing a tamper evident label and a method of using a tamper evident label are provided.
Claims20
A tamper evident label comprising:
- a base ply of pressure-sensitive material, the base ply including a first portion and a separate second portion, the second portion of the base ply including internal cuts extending from a first edge of the second portion towards a second edge of the second portion, a deadened adhesive located on the second portion in a region substantially between the internal cuts;
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- a top ply of pressure-sensitive material, the top ply including a tab portion, the tab portion defined by tab cuts located on opposing sides of the tab portion, the tab cuts extending towards a center of the top ply,
- wherein the base ply and the top ply are laminated together to form the tamper evident label, and
- wherein the tab portion of the top ply and the region substantially between the internal cuts of the base ply are configured to be removed from the tamper evident label to create visual evidence of tampering.
A method of constructing a tamper evident label, the method comprising:
- providing a base ply of pressure-sensitive material, the base ply including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the base ply including internal cuts, an adhesive located on the second portion in a region substantially between the internal cuts;
- providing a top ply of pressure-sensitive material, the top ply including a tab portion, the tab portion defined by tab cuts located on opposing sides of the tab portion;
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- laminating the base ply and the top ply together to form the tamper evident label such that the internal cuts of the base ply and the tab cuts of the top ply are substantially aligned.
A method of using a tamper evident label, the method comprising:
- providing the tamper evident label, the tamper evident label comprising:
- a base ply of pressure-sensitive material, the base ply including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the base ply including internal cuts, a deadened adhesive located on the second portion in a region substantially between the internal cuts;
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- a top ply of pressure-sensitive material, the top ply including a tab portion, the tab portion defined by tab cuts located on opposing sides of the tab portion,
- wherein the base ply and the top ply are laminated together to form the tamper evident label;
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- applying the tamper evident label to an article over a boundary of the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.