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US 5,458,714 AGranted
Container label and system for applying same
AssigneeBrandt Manufacturing Systems, Inc.
InventorsThomas L. Brandt, Daniel N. Willkens
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Abstract
A label for a glass container is preprinted with inks and adhesive on a separable substrate and cured, and the printed label is then transferred to the container. The labelled container is then coated with a protective material. The label application apparatus includes a mechanism for indexing the label web in such a manner as to minimize starting and stopping of the supply and take-up reels when labels are applied to plural containers simultaneously.
Claims15
A method of applying a label to a non-porous surface of a container, comprising:
- providing a container to a labelling station;
- supplying to said labelling station a label laminate comprising a first layer of backing material, a second layer directly contacting said first layer, said second layer consisting of ink formed in a pattern, and heat-activated adhesive layer in registration with said pattern of said second layer;
- preheating said container;
- pressing said laminate against said non-porous surface of said container with said adhesive layer in contact with said container;
- separating said first layer from said second layer to thereby leave said second layer over a portion of said container;
- Thereafter coating at least said second layer with a protective coating material;
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- curing said coating material.
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