Hanging label
AssigneeTapecon, Inc.
InventorsDennis J. Andel, Jeffrey T. Adams
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Abstract
A label for identifying contents of intravenous feeding bottles has formed as an integral part thereof a hanging ring for suspending the bottle from an intravenous stand. The label is built up from at least one layer of film, a layer of printing ink, and a layer of adhesive. The handle is defined in the label by a pair of die cut lines that penetrate at least the one layer of film in the label. A release coating is applied between the layer of film and the bottle in a portion of the label defined by the handle to permit the handle to be peeled away from the bottle and the remaining portion of the label.
Claims23
In a label for identifying contents of intravenous feeding bottles, the label being of the type including:
- a base layer of film having front and back surfaces;
- a first layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to said back surface of the base layer;
- a layer of printing ink applied to said front surface of the base layer;
- a second layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to said layer of printing ink;
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- a layer of transparent film applied to said second layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive;
- the improvement in which:
- said layer of printing ink, said second layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, and said layer of transparent film are penetrated by a pattern of cuts in the form of a hanging ring for suspending an intravenous feeding bottle in an inverted position;
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- a release coating is applied between said base layer and said layer of printing ink within said pattern of cuts that form said hanging ring for permitting said hanging ring to be peeled apart from the remaining portion of the label.
A hanger for suspending a bottle comprising:
- a label for identifying contents of the bottle having formed as an integral part thereof a handle and including means for peeling said handle away from the remaining portion of the label;
- said label including a layer of adhesive for affixing said label to a cylindrical surface of an intravenous bottle, a layer of printing ink for displaying information regarding the bottle's contents, and at least one layer of film providing for structural integrity of said label;
- and
- said handle being formed by cuts through said one layer of film defining two ends that are positioned in said label for attaching said handle to opposite diametrical sides of the bottle and an annular portion that is sized to provide clearance between said handle and an end of the bottle for suspending the bottle on a fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.