Light-emitting, light-rechargeable labels for containers

A printed multi-layer film label, suitable for being adapted to apply to a container, comprising:

• a substrate which is made of a substantially transparent, heat shrinkable material;
• at least one layer of printed image ink applied to the substrate;
• at least one layer of a printed phosphorescent ink applied to the layer of printed image ink, said phosphorous ink being either one of Strontium- and Zinc Sulfide-based phosphorous powder, and
• one top layer of reflective, white ink.

A method of making a phosphorescent label for containers, comprising the following steps:

• providing a substantially transparent film substrate of a predetermined size;
• printing at least one layer of image ink on top of the said film substrate;
• printing at least one layer of a phosphorescent ink on top of the said at least one layer of image ink;
• printing one top layer of reflective, white ink on top of the said at least one layer of phosphorescent ink, and
• fitting the printed multi-layer film to a container.

A container product, comprising:

• a container, and
• a conforming phosphorescent label to the container, wherein the label comprises:
• a substrate which is made of a substantially transparent, heat shrinkable Polyvinyl Chloride (“PVC”);
• at least one layer of printed image ink applied to the substrate;
• at least one layer of a printed phosphorescent ink applied to the layer of printed image ink;
• and
• one top layer of reflective, white ink.

A container product, comprising:

• a container having a predetermined exterior shape;
• a fitted phosphorescent label conforming to at least a portion of the exterior shape of the container, wherein the label is made by the following steps:
• providing a substantially transparent, heat-shrinkable film substrate of a predetermined size;
• printing at least one layer of an image ink on top of the said film substrate;
• printing at least one layer of a phosphorescent ink on top of the said layer or layers of black or other color image ink;
• printing one top layer of reflective, white ink on top of the said layer of phosphorescent ink;
• forming the just printed multi-layer film into a heat shrinkable phosphorescent label sleeve;
• fitting the said heat shrinkable phosphorescent label sleeve over the container product and heat shrink the said heat shrinkable phosphorescent label sleeve onto the said container product.