Stripe coated linerless labels

A label stack comprising:

• a plurality of labels having a face, a back, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge;
• each face having a first stripe of release coat adjacent said first longitudinal edge, a second stripe of release coat adjacent said second longitudinal edge, and at least one inner stripe of release coat between and generally parallel to said first and second stripes of release coat, wherein a release coat free stripe separates each of said first, second, and at least one inner stripes of release coat;
• each back having a first stripe of adhesive, a second stripe of adhesive, and at least one inner stripe of adhesive between said first and second stripes of adhesive;
• preprinted indicia applied to each face in at least a portion of the areas overlain by and visible through said release coat;
• a liner ply;
• said plurality of labels stacked on said liner ply such that said first adhesive stripe aligns with said first stripe of release coat, said second stripe of adhesive aligns with said second stripe of release coat, and said at least one inner stripe of adhesive aligns with said at least one inner stripe of release coat of vertically adjacent ones of said plurality of labels.

A label stack comprising:

• a plurality of plies each having a face, a back, and first and second longitudinal edges;
• a pattern release coat applied to said face of each ply, said pattern release coat defined by a first stripe of release coat adjacent to said first longitudinal edge, a second stripe of release coat adjacent to said second longitudinal edge and at least one inner stripe of release coat between said first and second stripes of release coat and spaced therefrom by release coat free areas wherein each face comprises preprinted indicia overlain by and visible through said pattern release coat;
• and,
• a pattern adhesive coat applied to each back, said pattern adhesive defined by a first stripe of adhesive adjacent and generally parallel to said first longitudinal edge, a first adhesive free area adjacent to said second longitudinal edge defining a lift edge dimensioned so as to allow a user to grasp and remove a select one of said plurality of plies from the remainder ones of said plurality of plies in the stack, a second stripe of adhesive generally parallel to said second longitudinal edge and spaced therefrom by said first adhesive free area, and at least one inner stripe of adhesive that corresponds generally to said at least one inner stripe of release coat and spaced therefrom by adhesive free area wherein said plurality of plies are stacked such that said pattern release coat on a first one of said plurality of plies aligns generally with said pattern adhesive on a second one of said plurality of plies immediately thereabove.

A label stack comprising:

• a plurality of plies each having a face, a back, and first and second longitudinal edges;
• a pattern release coat applied to said face of each ply, said pattern release coat
• defined by a first stripe of release coat adjacent to said first longitudinal edge, a second stripe of release coat adjacent to said second longitudinal edge and at least one inner stripe of release coat between said first and second stripes of release coat and spaced therefrom by release coat free areas wherein each face comprises preprinted indicia in at least a portion of the areas overlain by and visible through said pattern release coat;
• and,
• a pattern adhesive coat applied to each back, said pattern adhesive defined by a first stripe of adhesive adjacent and generally parallel to said first longitudinal edge, a second stripe of adhesive adjacent and generally parallel to said second longitudinal edge, and at least one inner stripe of adhesive that corresponds generally to said at least one inner stripe of release coat and spaced therefrom by adhesive free area wherein said plurality of piles are stacked such that said pattern release coat on a first one of said plurality of plies aligns generally with said pattern adhesive on a second one of said plurality of plies immediately thereabove;
• and;
• wherein a select one of said plies includes indicia thereon, said indicia comprising user variable indicia where said user variable indicia is hand written only and applied to said face in at least one release coat free area.

A linerless label roll comprising:

• a web of ply defining a plurality of individual labels;
• said plurality of labels each having a label face, and a label back, and first and second web edges extending in the direction of said web;
• a pattern release coat applied to each label face, said pattern release coat defined by a first stripe of release coat adjacent to said first web edge, a second stripe of release coat adjacent to said second web edge, and at least one inner stripe of release coat between and generally parallel to said first and second stripes of release coat and spaced therefrom by release coat free areas, wherein each label face comprises preprinted indicia in at least a portion of the areas overlain by and visible through said pattern release coat;
• and
• a pattern adhesive applied to each label back wherein said web of ply is formed into a roll such that said pattern adhesive overlies said at pattern release coat.