Original art beverage label
AssigneeDan Lyles Gallery, LLC
InventorDaniel Lyles
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Abstract
A label for attaching to a wine or spirits bottle. The label defines a cut area and an original work of art that can be removed within the cut area defined by the label. Methods of offering a wine or spirits bottle are also provided wherein a bottle having a original work of art label is offered for sale to a purchaser, and when the contents have been consumed, the bottle is send to a framer, who removes the original work of art is removed, framed, and returned to the purchaser.
Claims26
A glass bottle for use with alcoholic beverages, the bottle comprising:
- a body defining an opening along a longitudinal axis of the body;
- and
- label attached to the body, the label consisting of a paper layer having an inner face and outer face, and an adhesive layer attached to the inner face of the paper layer, wherein the adhesive layer covers between 10%-40% of the paper layer.
A label for application on a bottle, the label comprising:
- a paper layer having an inner face and outer face;
- an adhesive layer attached to the inner face of the paper layer, wherein the adhesive layer covers between 2%-70% of the paper layer;
- and
- an art layer comprising an original work of art attached to the outer face of the paper layer, the original work of art selected from the group consisting of paintings, drawings, and original prints.
A method of offering for sale a bottle having an original work of art label affixed thereto, the label having a paper layer with a surface area and an adhesive layer defining a cut area wherein no adhesive is attached to the paper layer, the cut area being between 30% and 98% of the surface area of the paper layer, the method comprising:
- offering the bottle for sale to a purchaser;
- receiving the bottle from the purchaser;
- removing the label from the bottle;
- framing the label inside of a frame;
- and
- sending the framed label to the purchaser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.