Multi-layer labels and process for manufacturing the same
AssigneeEquipements De Transformation Imac (E.T.I.) Inc.
InventorsJean-François Lebel, Maxime Bayzelon, Marc-André Bélair
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a multi-layer label product that comprises a shipment label in a first layer and a return label in a second layer along with complementary layers for properly bonding the first layer and the second layer in a multi-layer arrangement. The present invention further aims at improving the method by which a customer intends to make a product/order return by using the multi-layer label according to the present invention.
Claims13
A multi-layer label for returning a delivered package containing a merchandise, the multi-layer label comprising:
- a first layer configured to be affixed to the package and containing a first series of information associated with returning the merchandise, and
- a second layer configured to be releasably attached to the first layer and containing a second series of information;
- wherein the second layer tops the first layer such that the first series of information of the first layer is masked when the merchandise is shipped;
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- wherein the second series of information of the second layer comprises at least one readable code in connection with the first series of information.
A method for returning a delivered package, the package comprising a multi-layer label comprising a first layer configured to be affixed to the package and having a first series of information associated with returning the package, and a second layer releasably attached to the first layer for covering at least in part the first layer such that the first series of information is masked when the package is shipped, the method comprising:
- a) reading a readable code located on the second layer of the multi-layer label, wherein the readable code is associated to online records with respect to the merchandise including an invitation to remove the second layer when the package is to be returned,
- b) removing the second layer from the multi-layer label to expose the first series of information associated with returning the package, and
- c) returning the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.