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US 6,284,338 B1Granted
Index tab label insert sheets
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsBruce D. Bauman, Fiona J. Mills, Russ D. Pollman
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Abstract
A multilayer index tab label insert sheet assembly with removable tab label inserts. An exemplary label insert sheet includes a face stock having a plurality of foldable tab label inserts, a release coated backing sheet generally coextensive with the face stock sheet, a pressure sensitive adhesive coating between the face stock sheet and the release coated backing sheet to secure those sheets together, and a patterned varnish coating underneath the index tab label inserts to allow the label inserts to be readily removed from the release coated backing sheet.
Claims30
A multilayer sheet assembly, comprising:
- a face stock sheet, having a printable surface and an underside surface;
- said face stock sheet having a plurality of tab label inserts;
- each tab label insert having a center fold line dividing the label insert into a first printable half and a second printable half;
- said center fold line being a line of weakness to facilitate the folding of the tab label insert in half;
- said face stock sheet has a plurality of die cut outlines;
- each die cut outline encompassing the configuration of one tab label insert;
- a release coated backing sheet generally coextensive with said face stock sheet;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive coating between said face stock sheet and said release coated backing sheet;
- a patterned varnish coating underneath said index tab label inserts between said pressure sensitive adhesive coating and said release coated backing sheet;
- said patterned varnish coating allowing said tab label inserts to be readily removed from said release coated backing sheet;
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- said multilayer sheet assembly being sufficiently flexible and resilient to reliably pass through a printer multiple times, and being approximately 8 to 8.5 mils in thickness;
- whereby said tab label inserts may be initially printed on with desired writing, removed from the multilayer sheet, and folded along said center fold line for insertion into a transparent index tab of an index divider.
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A method for labeling a transparent tab of an index divider, comprising:
- printing a desired indicia on a multilayer sheet assembly;
- said multilayer sheet assembly including:
- (a) a face stock sheet having a plurality of tab label inserts;
- each index tab label having a center fold line;
- (b) a release coated backing sheet generally coextensive with said face stock sheet;
- (c) a pressure sensitive adhesive coating between said face stock sheet and said release coated backing sheet;
- (d) a patterned varnish coating underneath said index tab label inserts between said pressure sensitive adhesive coating and said release coated backing sheet;
- said patterned varnish coating allowing said index tab label inserts to be readily removable from said multilayer sheet assembly;
- removing said tab label inserts from said multilayer sheet assembly,
- folding said tab label inserts along said center fold line;
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- inserting each said tab label insert into a transparent index tab of an index divider so that said desired indicia faces outwardly.
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A method for labeling a transparent tab of an index divider, comprising:
- printing a desired indicia on a multilayer sheet assembly;
- said multilayer sheet assembly including:
- (a) a face stock sheet having a plurality of tab label inserts;
- each index tab label having a center fold line;
- (b) a release coated backing sheet generally coextensive with said face stock sheet;
- (c) a pressure sensitive adhesive coating between said face stock sheet and said release coated backing sheet;
- (d) a patterned coating underneath said index tab label inserts between said pressure sensitive adhesive coating and said release coated backing sheet;
- said patterned coating allowing said index tab label inserts to be readily removable from said multilayer sheet assembly;
- removing said tab label inserts from said multilayer sheet assembly;
- folding said tab label inserts along said center fold line;
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- inserting each said tab label insert into a transparent index tab of an index divider so that said desired indicia faces outwardly.
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A multilayer sheet assembly for multiple feedings through a printer without adhesive bleeding, the assembly comprising:
- a face stock sheet having a printable surface and an underside surface;
- said face stock sheet having a plurality of tab label inserts;
- each tab label insert having a center fold line dividing the label insert into a first printable half and a second printable half;
- said center fold line being a line of weakness to facilitate the folding of the tab label insert in half,
- a release coated backing sheet generally coextensive with said face stock sheet;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive coating between said face stock sheet and said release coated backing sheet;
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- a patterned varnish coating underneath said index tab label inserts between said pressure sensitive adhesive coating and said release coated backing sheet;
- said patterned varnish reducing adhesive bleeding into a printer when the face stock sheet is passed through the printer for a printing operation on the tab label inserts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.