Cellulose film label with tactile feel
AssigneeSpear USA, LLC
InventorsRichard Spear, Richard Fearn
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Abstract
A label is formed from cellulose film material and has embossed or debossed portions that give the label improved aesthetic appearance. The label may also include tactile coating layers to provide tactile feel to the label. The embossed or debossed portions and tactile coating layers may be applied to the label to correspond to indicia printed on the label, or may be applied to areas of the label without printed indicia.
Claims33
A label, comprising:
- a facestock layer comprising cellulose film material and having a first side and a second side;
- visible indicia selectively applied to one or more portions of at least one of said first and second sides of said facestock layer;
- and
- at least one embossed or debossed area selectively formed in said facestock layer.
A labeled product package, comprising:
- a container having a surface for receiving a label;
- and
- a label disposed on said surface, said label comprising:
- a facestock layer comprising cellulose film material and having a first side and a second side,
- visible indicia selectively applied to one or more portions of at least one of said first and second sides of said facestock layer,
- at least one embossed or debossed area selectively formed in said facestock layer, and
- an adhesive layer applied to said second side of said facestock layer.
A supply of labels, comprising:
- a plurality of labels arranged in a stack, each of said labels comprising:
- a facestock layer comprising cellulose film material and having a first side and a second side,
- visible indicia selectively applied to one or more portions of at least one of said first and second sides of said facestock layer, and
- at least one embossed or debossed area selectively formed in said facestock layer.
A supply of labels, comprising:
- an elongate web of liner material for supporting labels;
- a plurality of discrete labels releasably disposed on said liner material;
- and
- an adhesive layer applied to said second side of said facestock layer, between said facestock layer and said liner material;
- each of said labels comprising:
- a facestock layer comprising cellulose film material and having a first side and a second side,
- visible indicia selectively applied to one or more portions of at least one of said first and second sides of said facestock layer, and
- at least one embossed or debossed area selectively formed in said facestock layer.
A method of making a label from cellulose film material having first and second sides, comprising:
- selectively embossing or debossing portions of the cellulose film material;
- and
- selectively applying indicia to at least one of the first and second sides of the cellulose film material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.