Bundle of paper sheets or the like

Claim 2

A bundle comprising: a stack of paper sheets; a label having a nonadhesive first side positioned adjacent to and in contact with an uppermost sheet in said stack and a printable side, opposite to said first side, upon which bundle-identifying information for identifying the bundle is printed; and a tape which is wound around the stacked sheets of paper in one direction and across the label so that at least one portion of said tape is in registry with said printable side, said tape being made of a heat-activated adhesive and transparent material, one end of said tape being heat-adhered with the other end of the tape, and wherein said label is heat-adhered only to said tape, and not to said uppermost sheet in the stack by virtue of heat-adherence between said printable side and said registered portion of said tape and by virtue of said nonadhesive first side being in contact with said uppermost sheet, respectively, and wherein said bundle-identifying information is visually perceivable through said tape.

Claim 3

The bundle according to claim 1, wherein the label is disposed in the center of said uppermost sheet.

Claim 4

The bundle according to claim 2, wherein both ends of the label outwardly protrudes from edges of the tape, respectively.

Claim 5

A bundle comprising: a stack of paper sheets; a label having a nonadhesive first side positioned adjacent to and in contact with an uppermost sheet of said stack of sheets and wherein said label includes a printable side, opposite to said first side, upon which bundle-identifying information is printed; a first transparent tape wound around the stack in one direction and across said label so as to register a portion of said first tape with said printable side of said label, said first tape consisting essentially of a heat-sealable adhesive material, and wherein first and second ends of said first tape are heat-sealed to one another to firmly hold the stack in said one direction; and a second transparent tape wound around the stack in a second direction, perpendicular to said one direction, so as to overlay said label and said registered portion of said first tape, said second tape consisting essentially of a heat-sealable adhesive material; wherein said label is heat-adhered only to said first tape and not to said uppermost one of said sheets by virtue of heat-adherence between said printable side and said registered portion of said first tape and by virtue of said nonadhesive first side being in contact with said uppermost sheet, respectively and wherein, said second tape is heat-adhered to said registered portion of said first tape, said bundle-identifying information being visually perceivable through said first and second transparent tapes.

Claim 6

A bundle comprising: a stack of paper sheets; a label having a nonadhesive first side positioned adjacent to and in contact with an uppermost sheet of said stack of sheets and wherein said label includes a printable side, opposite to said first side, upon which bundle-identifying information is printed; a first transparent tape wound around the stack in one direction and across said label so as to register a portion of said first tape with said printable side of said label, said first tape consisting essentially of a heat-sealable adhesive material, and wherein first and second ends of said first tape are heat-sealed to one another to firmly hold the stack in said one direction; and a second transparent tape wound around the stack in a second direction, perpendicular to said one direction, so as to overlay said label and said registered portion of said first tape, said second tape consisting essentially of a heat-sealable adhesive material; wherein said label is heat-adhered only to said first tape and not to said uppermost one of said sheets by virtue of heat-adherence between said printable side and said registered portion of said first tape and by virtue of said nonadhesive first side being in contact with said uppermost sheet, respectively and wherein, said second tape is heat-adhered to said registered portion of said first tape, said bundle-identifying information being visually perceivable through said first and second transparent tapes.

Claim 7

The bundle according to claim 4 wherein the label is disposed in the center of said uppermost sheet.

Claim 8

The bundle according to claim 5, wherein both ends of the label outwardly protrude from edges of the first tape, respectively.

Claim 9

The bundle according to claim 4, wherein the first tape is adhered to the second tape at that portion of said first tape which is adjacent to a lowermost sheet in said stack.