Scanning hook overlays and method of manufacture of same
AssigneeSouthern Imperial, Inc.
InventorThomas E. Valiulis
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Abstract
Discloses a method of making scanning hooks with a release agent on the label attachment tab. Stock is formed by laminating a plastic sheet which will provide the main carrier body of the overlay and a thin film which has a release agent strongly bonded to its outer surface. The film is bonded to the main plastic layer, such as by an adhesive. Overlay blanks are cut from the resulting laminate stock as by die cutting. The overlay blanks then are bent and mounted on scanning hooks, with the tab portion extending essentially vertically and presenting an outwardly exposed release surface which provides ready appliability, removability and replaceability of merchandising labels which bear information related to the products supported on the hanger.
Claims11
A continuous process of making overlays for scanning hooks comprising the steps of:
- providing a first roll of thin plastic sheet stock which is foldable,
- providing a second roll of sheet stock carrying an outer release coating which forms a release surface having a characteristic which causes adhesive labels to adhere thereto, when said labels are applied, but which allows such adhesive labels to be peeled cleanly from the release surface without substantial tearing or delamination of the labels;
- bringing the sheets from the two rolls together while unwinding the rolls and laminating the sheets to form a laminated web with the release surface on one side thereof;
- thereafter cutting the laminated web to form a plurality of blanks of a configuration for forming overlays, said blanks being cut in a configuration which includes an elongate main body portion and a tab portion joined to one end of said body portion for receiving labels, said blanks being cut such that said tab portions are covered by the release layer;
- whereby when said blank is installed as an overlay on a scanning hook, said tab portion will present an outwardly exposed label surface which will receive and retain adhesive labels and also permit easy removal and replacement of such labels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.