Labeling media and method of making
AssigneeBrady Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsBrian F. Bulgrin, Edward J. Loeder, Theodore J. Towler
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Abstract
A labeling media for electronic printers according to the present invention has labels integral with a carrier strip. The labels are defined by a die cutting process outlining the labels and cutting away portions of the carrier strip adjacent to the labels to allow for release of the labels by hand after being printed. The labels remain attached to the carrier strip at one or more tack points at various locations, which are broken by the user when releasing the labels from the carrier strip. The labels are evenly spaced throughout the length of the carrier strip and are fixed relative to reference guides formed in the carrier strip.
Claims20
A labeling media for use in a printer, comprising:
- a carrier strip;
- a label formed in said carrier strip, and having a perimeter defined by a plurality of discontinuous cuts through said carrier strip, wherein said carrier strip surrounds said defined label, and at least one of said cuts is defined by material removed adjacent to said label, such that an empty space is formed adjacent said label;
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- at least one tack point connecting said label to said carrier strip, wherein said label is separable from said carrier strip by breaking all of said tack points.
A method of forming labels in labeling material comprising the steps of:
- providing labeling media material;
- cutting through said media material to define a label having a perimeter surrounded by a carrier strip formed from said labeling media material, wherein said cutting is not continuous so as to form tack points connecting said label to said surrounding media material, and said cutting removes material adjacent to said label, such that an empty space is formed adjacent said label.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.