Mattress label system
OwnerThomas E. Wright, Ronald E. Wrightinventors
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Abstract
A mattress label system. The mattress includes: an internal support; a cover; and a unique label attached to the cover. In the preferred embodiment, the label includes: a label stock; an ink jet receptive coating; generic product indicia printed onto the label; and a residual print receptive region for receiving mattress specific indicia; and a clear coating covering substantially the surface of the label except the residual print receptive region. After the label is formed with the generic indicia, mattress specific indicia is added at about the time the mattress is completed onto the residual print receptive region, thereby eliminating multiple SKUs for different specific mattresses.
Claims40
A mattress label system, said mattress comprising:
- (a) an internal support;
- (b) a cover;
- and
- (c) a ink jet receptive label attached to said cover.
A print receptive label for a mattress, said label comprising:
- (a) a label stock;
- (b) a print receptive coating;
- (c) generic product indicia printed on to said print receptive coating;
- and
- (d) a residual ink jet print receptive region for receiving mattress specific indicia.
A mattress label system, said mattress comprising:
- (a) an internal support;
- (b) a cover;
- (c) a label attached to said cover, said label including:
- a label stock;
- an ink jet receptive coating;
- generic product indicia printed onto said label;
- and a residual print receptive region for receiving mattress specific indicia;
- and
- (d) a clear coating covering substantially the surface of said label except said residual print receptive region.
A method for constructing a mattress having a label system, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) constructing an internal support;
- (b) covering said internal support with a cover;
- and
- (c) attaching an ink jet receptive label to said cover.
A method for producing a print receptive label for a mattress, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a label stock;
- (b) applying a print receptive coating to one surface of said label stock;
- (c) printing generic product indicia on to said print receptive coating;
- and
- (d) providing a residual ink jet print receptive region for receiving mattress specific indicia.
A method for constructing a mattress having a label system, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) constructing an internal support;
- (b) covering said internal support with a cover;
- (c) attaching a label to said cover, said label including:
- a label stock;
- an ink jet receptive coating;
- generic product indicia printed onto said label;
- a residual print receptive region for receiving mattress specific indicia;
- and a clear coating covering substantially the surface of said label except said residual print receptive region.
A method for providing a label for an article of manufacture which has a plurality of model designations, said article of manufacture having an outer surface for receiving said label, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inputting SKU number and article specific indicia into a database for each model of said article;
- (b) providing a user specific password to access said database, whereby said user accesses said database and enters the SKU number of a specific article and the number of labels required;
- and
- (c) providing printing instructions to print said labels to a printer associated with said user;
- wherein said label including:
- a label stock;
- a print receptive coating;
- generic product indicia printed onto said label;
- and a residual print receptive region for receiving said article specific indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.