Composite hanger and label incorporating the same

A label for displaying information regarding a container and suspending the container from a support, said label comprising:

• a) a base label having a lower surface;
• b) a base adhesive disposed on said lower surface for affixing said label to the container;
• c) a hanger having at least two interconnected legs defining an opening therebetween, each of said legs having a respective end;
• d) each of said ends of said legs secured to said base label;
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• e) wherein said hanger includes at least first and second superimposed layers.

A label for displaying information regarding a container and suspending the container from a support, said label comprising:

• a) a base label having an upper surface and a lower surface;
• b) a base adhesive disposed on said lower surface for affixing said label to the container;
• c) a hanger having at least two interconnected legs defining an opening therebetween, each of said legs having a respective end;
• d) each of said ends of said legs secured to said upper surface of said base label by an anchoring adhesive, said hanger foldable about said ends between a stored position wherein said hanger lies adjacent said upper surface of said base label and a hanging position wherein said hanger is folded away from said base label for receiving the support through said opening;
• e) wherein said hanger includes at least first and second superimposed polymeric film layers secured to one another by a layer of hanger adhesive interposed therebetween, said first layer, said second layer, and said layer of hanger adhesive being substantially coextensive;
• f) indicia disposed on said upper surface of said base label, at least a portion of said indicia underlying said hanger when said hanger lies adjacent said upper surface of said base label in said stored position, and wherein each of said first and second polymeric film layers of said hanger is formed from a substantially transparent material, whereby said at least a portion of said indicia is visible through said hanger when said hanger is in said stored position;
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• g) wherein said first layer has a tensile strength greater than said is second layer and said second layer has a tear resistance greater than said first layer.

A method for forming a label for displaying information regarding a container and suspending the container from a support, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a first web having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a first adhesive coating the lower surface thereof;
• b) applying a second adhesive to at least one of the upper surface of the first web and a lower surface of a second web, the second web including at least first and second superimposed layers;
• c) marring the second web to the first such that a portion of the lower surface of the second web is secured to the upper surface of the first web by the second adhesive;
• d) cutting the second web down through each of the first and second layers and to the first web to form a hanger therein and
• e) cutting through the first web to form a base label therein.

A label for displaying information regarding a container and suspending the container from a support, said label comprising:

• a) a base label having a lower surface;
• b) a base adhesive disposed on said lower surface for affixing said label to the container;
• c) a hanger having at least two interconnected legs defining an opening therebetween, each of said legs having a respective end;
• d) each of said ends of said legs secured to said base label;
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• e) wherein said hanger includes a scrim and a backing layer secured to said scrim.