Tubular label, elongated tubular member and method of manufacturing the same, as well as labeled container
AssigneeFuji Seal, Inc.
InventorsMichihiro Nojima, Masato Nakanishi, Toshinori Mimatsu
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Abstract
The present invention provides a tubular label with pre-printed fixed information adapted to be wrapped around a container body of a container with an inwardly facing surface of the tubular label contacting the container body and the pre-printed fixed information being visible from the outside of the container. The tubular label includes printed arbitrary information such as lottery indicia provided on the inwardly facing surface by a non-impact printer in such a manner as to be invisible through the outwardly facing surface of the tubular label. An elongated tubular member and method of manufacturing the same, as well as a labeled container are also provided.
Claims14
An elongated tubular member for being cut into individual tubular labels, said individual tubular labels for being respectively wrapped around containers, comprising:
- an elongated tubular film formed from one of a heat-shrinkable film and an elastically stretchable film;
- a label print layer provided on said elongated tubular film;
- a concealing print layer provided on said label print layer;
- said concealing print layer including at least one of silver print layer and a white print layer;
- arbitrary information patterns being respectively printed at portions respectively corresponding to individual tubular labels on a first surface of the concealing print layer by a non-impact printer that varies an arbitrary information pattern of said arbitrary information, so that said arbitrary information patterns are positioned on said elongated tubular member, in which said first surface of said concealing print layer is an inwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels with respect to a corresponding container when said individual labels are respectively wrapped around containers;
- said arbitrary information patterns respectively corresponding to each individual tubular label being different for each of said individual tubular labels;
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- said elongated tubular film having an opacity so that when said individual tubular labels are respectively wrapped around said containers, each of said arbitrary information patterns is completely invisible through an outwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels, whereby the tubular film is free from emboss like deformations as a result of the non-impact printing.
An elongated tubular member for being cut into individual tubular labels, said individual tubular labels for being respectively wrapped around containers, comprising:
- an elongated tubular film formed from one of a heat-shrinkable film and an elastically stretchable film;
- a label print layer provided on said elongated tubular film;
- a concealing print layer provided on said label print layer;
- said concealing print layer including at least one of silver print layer and a white print layer;
- arbitrary information patterns being respectively printed at portions respectively corresponding to individual tubular labels on a first surface of the concealing print layer by a non-impact printer that varies an arbitrary information pattern of said arbitrary information, so that said arbitrary information patterns are positioned on said elongated tubular member, in which said first surface of said concealing print layer is an inwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels with respect to a corresponding container when said individual labels are respectively wrapped around containers;
- said arbitrary information patterns respectively corresponding to each individual tubular label identifying at least two different lottery symbols that are positioned on said elongated tubular member so as to be mixed with each other in irregular patterns;
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- said elongated tubular film having an opacity so that when said individual tubular labels are respectively wrapped around said containers, each of said arbitrary information patterns is completely invisible through an outwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels, whereby the tubular film is free from emboss like deformations as a result of the non-impact printing.
An elongated tubular member for being cut into individual tubular labels, said individual tubular labels for being respectively wrapped around containers, comprising:
- an elongated tubular film formed from one of a heat-shrinkable film and an elastically stretchable film;
- a label print layer provided on said elongated tubular film;
- a concealing print layer provided on said label print layer;
- said concealing print layer including at least one of a silver print layer and a white print layer;
- arbitrary information patterns being respectively printed at portions respectively corresponding to individual tubular labels on a first surface of the concealing print layer by a non-impact printer that varies an arbitrary information pattern of said arbitrary information, so that said arbitrary information patterns are positioned on said elongated tubular member, in which said first surface of said concealing print layer is an inwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels with respect to a corresponding container when said individual labels are respectively wrapped around containers;
- said arbitrary information patterns respectively correspond to each individual tubular label being one of at least two different awarded points that are positioned on said elongated tubular member so as to be mixed with each other in irregular patterns;
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- said elongated tubular film having an opacity so that when said individual tubular labels are respectively wrapped around said containers, each of said arbitrary information patterns is completely invisible through an outwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels, whereby the tubular film is free from emboss like deformations as a result of the non-impact printing.
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