Separatable label assembly
OwnerTimothy J. Flynninventor
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Abstract
A label assembly including a face sheet, a back sheet, and a layer of an adhesive positioned between the face sheet and the back sheet. A separation line divides the label assembly into at least two portions. The separation line is formed by a first tearable line of separation extending across the back sheet and a second tearable line of separation extending across the face sheet. The first tearable line of separation is offset with respect to the second tearable line of separation, and at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation includes an angled portion extending at an angle to an other of the at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation.
Claims23
A label assembly, comprising:
- a face sheet, a back sheet, and a layer of an adhesive positioned between said face sheet and the back sheet, the adhesive adhering to the face sheet more than to the back sheet, the face sheet defined by an outer peripheral edge surrounding the face sheet;
- a first label column of a first plurality of labels cut within the face sheet;
- a second label column of a second plurality of labels cut within the face sheet and spaced apart from the first label column, the second label column having a first side disposed toward the first label column and a second side disposed opposite the first side;
- a line of weakening dividing the label assembly into at least two portions, the line of weakening cut within the back sheet and below the first side of the second label column, the line of weakening including a parallel portion parallel to and offset from a side edge of the first side of the second label column, the line of weakening including an angled portion extending at a non-perpendicular angle from the parallel portion of the line of weakening, wherein the parallel portion comprises a plurality of cuts and ties and the angled portion comprises a cut tearable line and no ties.
A label assembly, comprising:
- a back sheet;
- a face sheet releasably adhered to the back sheet, the face sheet including a label column of a plurality of labels, the face sheet further including a matrix bordering the label column, each label of the plurality of labels abutting a portion of the matrix and separated from the portion of the matrix by at least one die cut or kiss cut;
- a first tearable line of separation formed in the back sheet, the first tearable line of separation running below the labels within the label column;
- a second tearable line of separation formed in the face sheet, the second tearable line of separation defining a side of the label column;
- the first and second tearable lines of separation offset from each other;
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- the first tearable line of separation comprising a parallel portion extending parallel to a portion of the second tearable line of separation, and at least one angled portion extending at a non-perpendicular angle from the parallel portion toward the second tearable line of separation, wherein the angled portion extends below the matrix and at the edge of the face sheet or the label assembly the first tearable line of separation is offset from the second tearable line of separation, wherein the parallel portion comprises a plurality of cuts and ties and the angled portion comprises a die cut tearable line.
A label assembly, comprising:
- a face sheet, a back sheet, a layer of an adhesive positioned between said face sheet and the back sheet, the adhesive adhering to the face sheet more than to the back sheet, the face sheet defined by an outer peripheral edge surrounding the face sheet;
- a first label column of a first plurality of labels cut within the face sheet;
- a second label column of a second plurality of labels cut within the face sheet and spaced apart from the first label column, the second label column having a first side disposed toward the first label column and a second side disposed opposite the first side;
- a face sheet matrix separating each of the first label column and the second label column from the outer peripheral edge of the face sheet and extending between the first label column and the second label column, each label of the first and second plurality of labels abutting a portion of the matrix;
- a separation line dividing the label assembly into at least two portions, the separation line formed by a first line of weakening extending across the back sheet and a second line of weakening extending across the face sheet, the first line of weakening cut within the back sheet below the first side of the second label column, and offset from the second line of weakening;
- one of the first or second line of weakening including a first parallel portion extending parallel to a side edge of the outer periphery of the face sheet, the one of the first or second line of weakening including an angled portion extending at a non-perpendicular angle from the parallel portion of the one of the first or second line of weakening toward an other of the one of the first or second line of weakening, wherein the angled portion does not contact the other of the one of the first or second line of weakening.
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