Self priming, releasable, wrap-around label
OwnerEric CUSHINGinventor
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Abstract
A label having an imprint layer, a non-opaque layer, and a carrier layer is described. The label allows for printed information to be fixed to the outward-facing imprint layer. It is then removed from the carrier layer and applied to a curved surface so as to wrap completely around the object and overlap and adhere to itself over however many revolutions may be required. The trailing edge of this label can be selectively and non-destructively peeled away, and unwound to reveal the entire length of label and the printed content thereon, with its adhesive still being sufficient to allow the label to be rewound.
Claims20
A label sheet comprising:
- a releasable carrier layer;
- a non-opaque layer adhered directly to the carrier layer by a primary adhesive;
- an imprint layer adhered directly to the non-opaque layer by a secondary adhesive;
- at least one label formed in an overlapping portion of non-opaque and imprint layers in the sheet;
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- wherein the primary adhesive has greater adhesive bonding strength than the secondary adhesive such that the primary adhesive possesses sufficient bonding strength to adhere to an object and the secondary adhesive possesses sufficient bonding strength to selectively separate the imprint layer from the non-opaque layer when the label is removed from the carrier layer, applied to wrap around an object, and then be at least partially unfurled from the object.
A method of laminating a printed label, the method comprising:
- providing label stock having an imprint layer with an outer facing side and an inner facing side and a non-opaque layer with a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the inner facing side of the imprint layer is adhered to the first side of the non-opaque layer with a first adhesive and the second side of the non-opaque layer includes a second adhesive such that the second adhesive has greater bonding strength than the first adhesive;
- forming at least one label in the label stock;
- removing the label from the label stock;
- winding the label around an object so that the label wraps around at least a portion of itself and to cover at least a portion of the imprint layer;
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- unfurling the label so that a longitudinal portion of the non-opaque layer separates from the inner facing side remains adhered to the outer facing side of the imprint layer to form a viewable portion of the imprint layer along the longitudinal portion.
A selectively releasable label for application to a cylindrical substrate comprising:
- a selectively separable, multi-layered laminate having a face layer exposed on one side, a liner layer exposed on the opposite side, and a laminate layer positioned therebetween:
- wherein the face layer adheres to the laminate layer at a first adhesion force;
- wherein the face layer and the laminate layers are removable from the liner layer such that the face layer and laminate layer are configured to be wrapped around a cylindrical substrate and, when so positioned, the laminate adheres to the cylindrical substrate at a second adhesion force while the label overlaps onto itself;
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- wherein the first adhesion force is greater than the second adhesion force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.