Thick, printable labels suitable for use in a thermal transfer printer

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of compressible labels removably situated thereon, each label having a printable surface and comprising a film attached to a compressible foam;

• the labels being spaced apart by a gap greater than a print head of a thermal transfer (THT) printer;
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• a bridge element situated within the gap between two sequential labels such that the print head is supported by a label or the bridge element as the carrier strip is fed through the THT printer, wherein the bridge element is not constructed the same as said two labels.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of compressible labels removably situated thereon with a gap between sequential labels, each label having a printable substrate adhesively attached to a foam component, and

• the gap between the labels being narrower than a print head of a thermal transfer (THT) printer such that the print head is not pressed substantially into the gap.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of compressible labels removably situated thereon with a gap between sequential labels, each label having a printable substrate adhesively attached to a foam component, and

• a bridge element within said gap between two sequential labels wherein the bridge element is not constructed the same as said two sequential labels, the bridge element configured to support a print head of a thermal transfer (THT) printer between said labels when the carrier strip is fed through a THT printer such that the print head is not pressed substantially into the gap.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of spaced apart printable compressible labels removably situated thereon, each label comprising a printable substrate and a compressible foam component, and sequential labels spaced apart by a gap greater than a print head of a thermal transfer (THT) printer;

• a bridge element situated within the gap between two sequential labels such that the print head of the printer is not pressed substantially into the gap when the carrier strip is fed through the THT printer, wherein the bridge element is not constructed the same as said two sequential labels.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of multilayer labels removably situated thereon,

• at least two sequential multilayer labels having a gap therebetween and comprising a printable substrate and a compressible foam component;
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• a bridge element within said gap and separated from said two sequential labels, the bridge element not constructed the same as said two sequential labels and configured to support a print head of a thermal transfer (THT) printer when the carrier strip is fed through the printer such that the print head is not pressed substantially into said gap.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of multilayer labels removably situated thereon,

• at least two sequential multilayer labels having a gap therebetween and comprising a printable substrate and a compressible foam component;
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• a bridge element situated between a label and a long edge of the carrier strip.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of compressible labels removably situated thereon, each label comprising a printable substrate adhesively attached to a compressible foam material, and a bridge element situated within a gap between two of said labels and not constructed the same as said two labels, the bridge element sized to support a print head of a thermal transfer (THT) printer such that when the carrier strip with the labels and bridge element thereon is fed through the printer, the print head is not pressed substantially into said gap.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of compressible labels removably situated thereon, each label comprising a printable substrate adhesively attached to a compressible foam material, and a bridge element situated between two of said labels and separated from said labels,

• the bridge element not constructed the same as said two sequential labels.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of labels situated thereon, two or more labels comprising a compressible foam material layer and a printable substrate, and

• a bridge element situated within and sized to bridge a space between at least two adjacent labels.

A carrier strip comprising a plurality of labels situated thereon, two or more labels comprising a compressible foam material layer and a printable substrate, and a support element situated within a space between at least two adjacent labels and not constructed the same as said two adjacent labels.