Insulating label stock
AssigneeE.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsThomas E. Benim, Susan Gogol Chamberlin, Jeffrey Allen Chambers, Steven R. Cosentino, Peter R. Hunderup, Ross A. Lee, Susan D. Procaccini
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Abstract
An insulating label stock includes a thermal insulating layer, which may a fiberfill batt. The batt is laminated to at least one layer of film, paper or fabric. The label stock can be wrapped around a container, such as a can, bottle or pouch. The label stock may be coated with a coating material so that it is printable, thus imparting both insulating properties and print capability to a container.
Claims20
An insulating label stock having a thickness of at least 0.0075 inch and comprising a thermal insulating layer directly laminated to at least one sheet of face material by an adhesive or other means wherein the insulating layer comprises fiber, fiberfill batt, foam, knit fabric, woven material, or fleece material.
An insulating label stock having a thickness of at least 0.0075 inch (0.0190 cm) wherein the label stock has laminated thereon a face material by an adhesive or other means, a top edge and a bottom edge;
- the insulating layer comprises fiber, fiberfill batt, foam, knit fabric, woven material, or fleece;
- the face material does not affect the thickness of the label stock substantially;
- and the face material is foam, film or fabric and is sealed together along the top and bottom edges so that fluid cannot penetrate the edges of the insulating label.
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