US 9,159,250 B2Granted

Label sheet assembly and method of making the same

AssigneeCCL Label, Inc.

InventorsLe H. Hong, Michael Novak, Jerry G. Hodsdon, Gildardo Ramirez Villegas, Alejandro G. Veyna Hernandez, Florence M. Brisee, Ronald Ugolick

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Abstract

A label sheet assembly including a liner sheet, a carrier sheet, and a facestock sheet. The facestock sheet includes cut lines defining labels and cut lines defining at least a portion of a carrier strip. The carrier sheet can include cut lines defining at least a portion of the carrier strip. The carrier strip can be removed from the label sheet assembly to expose at least a portion of a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the labels. The label sheet assembly has a uniform thickness in an area that includes the carrier strip and the labels.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A label sheet assembly, comprising:

a carrier sheet having first and second sides;
a facestock sheet releasably coupled to the first side of the carrier sheet with a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive;
a liner sheet releasably coupled to the second side of the carrier sheet with a layer of adhesive;
cut lines in the facestock sheet defining a set of labels;
and
cut lines in the facestock sheet defining at least a portion of a carrier strip, cut lines in the carrier sheet defining at least a portion of the carrier strip and a remaining portion of the carrier sheet, the carrier strip including a portion of the carrier sheet and a portion of the facestock sheet a first portion of each label of the set of labels is coupled to the carrier strip and a second portion of each label of the set of labels is coupled to the remaining portion of the carrier sheet;
wherein:
the carrier strip and the set of labels are configured to be removed from the label sheet assembly with the set of labels attached to the carrier strip, whereby a portion of the carrier strip underlies a portion of the set of labels;
the set of labels is configured to detach from a removed carrier strip when applied to a substrate;
and
the label sheet assembly is configured to have a uniform thickness in an area including the carrier strip and the set of labels before removal of the carrier strip and the set of labels.

8 more elements

A method for making a label sheet assembly, the method comprising:

(i) providing facestock sheet material, carrier sheet material, and liner sheet material;
(ii) coupling the facestock sheet material to a first side of the carrier sheet material with a pressure sensitive adhesive;
(iii) coupling the liner sheet material to a second side of the carrier sheet material with an adhesive;
(iv) cutting lines in the facestock sheet material to define a set of labels;
and
(v) cutting lines in the facestock sheet material to define at least a portion of a carrier strip;
(vi) cutting lines in the carrier sheet material to define at least a portion of the carrier strip and a remaining portion of the carrier sheet material;
wherein:
(i) the carrier strip includes a portion of the carrier sheet material and a portion of the facestock sheet material,
(ii) and a first portion of each label of the set of labels is coupled to the carrier strip and a second portion of each label of the set of labels is coupled to the remaining portion of the carrier sheet material,
(iii) the carrier strip and the labels are configured to be removed from the label sheet assembly with the labels attached to the carrier strip, whereby a portion of the carrier strip underlies a portion of the set of labels,
(iv) the labels are configured to detach from a removed carrier when applied to a substrate, and
(v) the label sheet assembly is configured to have a uniform thickness in an area including the carrier strip and the set of labels before removal of the carrier strip and the set of labels.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/617,710Filed 12 Nov 2009 · continuation in part
Priority: 9 May 2006
Published: US 2010/0109316 A16 May 2010
Granted: 13 Oct 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G09F 3/02
Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means ; Seals; Postage or like stamps: forms or constructions
B42F 21/00
Indexing means
B42F 21/02
Indexing means; Indexing tabs or protectors therefor: tabs integral with sheets, papers, cards, or suspension files
B42F 21/045
Tabs permanently fastened to sheets, papers, cards, or suspension files: for suspension files

Family

Application60/799,238Us provisional application · filed 9 May 2006
Application11/590,409Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 31 Oct 2006
US 2010/0109316 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 May 2010
US 7,934,751 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2007/0262578 A1Published application
US 9,159,250 B2This patent

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