Cover and method for the production thereof

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A cover made of a carrier material and a sealing layer, having a side which faces inwardly in relation to a container having a shoulder on which the cover is used and is made of a sealing lacquer, which is printed on the carrier material, for closing the container, the side of the carrier material facing inwardly having the sealing layer in the form of a print image corresponding to the shoulder of the container, and a print pattern made of a sealing lacquer or polymer-containing lacquer being printed on the carrier material inside the region limited by the sealing layer, wherein the height (b) of the print pattern printed on the carrier material is greater than the height (a) of the sealing layer.

A method for producing covers, each cover being made of a carrier material and a sealing layer, which faces inwardly in relation to a container having a shoulder on which the cover is used and is made of a sealing lacquer, which is printed on the carrier material, to close the container, the inwardly facing side of the carrier material having the sealing layer in the form of a print image corresponding to the shoulder of the container, and a print pattern made of a sealing lacquer or polymer-containing lacquer being printed on the carrier material inside the region limited by the sealing layer, wherein the sealing layer and the print pattern are continuously applied in the foil running direction (x) by means of a printing method on the carrier material present as a cover foil strip, with the covers then being punched out and stacked, wherein the height (b) of the print pattern has 3 to 7 times the thickness (a) of the sealing layer.