Rotatable label system including tamper-evident feature and method for constructing same

A method for constructing a rotatable label system, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container including a removable closure and first indicia arranged about an exterior of said container;
• providing a generally cylindrical shell of heat-shrinkable material, said shell being divided into a tamper-evident portion and a rotatable label portion, said rotatable label portion having second indicia arranged thereon;
• providing a transparent window in said rotatable label portion to enable viewing of an underlying subset of said first indicia;
• disposing said shell about said container;
• longitudinally aligning said shell with said container;
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• applying heat to said shell such that said shell generally conforms to said container and said tamper-evident portion covers a corresponding portion of said closure to prevent its removal, wherein said rotatable label portion is rotatable relative to said container about a vertical axis thereof.

A method for constructing a rotatable label system, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container including a removable closure and first indicia arranged about an exterior of said container;
• providing a flat sheet of heat-shrinkable material, said sheet having a tamper-evident portion and a rotatable label portion, said rotatable label portion having second indicia arranged thereon and at least one transparent window for viewing co-located first indicia;
• contacting a leading edge of said sheet with said container such that said leading edge is aligned with a longitudinal axis of said container;
• maintaining said leading edge stationary with respect to said container;
• wrapping said sheet around said container such that a trailing edge of said sheet overlaps said leading edge, thereby forming a shell surrounding at least a portion of said container;
• and
• applying heat to said shell such that said shell generally conforms to said container and said tamper-evident portion covers a corresponding portion of said closure to prevent its removal, wherein said rotatable label portion is rotatable relative to said container about a vertical axis thereof.

A rotatable label system for use in connection with a container having a removable closure and first indicia arranged on the exterior of said container, said label system comprising:

• a shell of heat-shrinkable material adapted to be disposed about said container and generally conforming thereto, said shell including a rotatable label portion and a tamper-evident portion;
• wherein said tamper-evident portion is adapted to extend over at least part of said closure to prevent removal of said closure from said container;
• and
• wherein said rotatable label portion has second indicia arranged thereon and further has a transparent window through which co-located first indicia may be viewed, said rotatable label portion being rotatable relative to said container about a central vertical axis thereof.