US5013088A
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Disintegratable masking label
Assignee: Data Tech Services Inc
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Filing: 1989-12-22
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2009-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A disintegrating tamper-proof masking label comprising an opaque paper label having an adhesive backing for adhering said opaque label to a medium to be masked, a silicon coated polystyrene backing paper for holding said label, said label being peeled from said polystyrene backing so as to be applied to a medium to be masked, said label having a plurality of cuts such that when said label is removed from said medium, said label fragments thereby evidencing of said label.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas C. Marin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:10
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F3/0291; G09F3/0292; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A disintegrating tamper-proof label for masking the contents of written or printed matter comprising: a label having an opaque coating and further having a removable adhesive backing for adhering said opaque paper label over written or printed matter to be masked and permitting said label to be removed without destroying said written or printed matter to be masked, said making label further having a plurality of cuts extending radially outward from the center of said label such that when said label is removed from said masked written or printed matter, said label fragments and disintegrates thereby evidencing the tampering of said label.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A disintegrating tamper-proof label for masking the contents of written or printed matter comprising: a label having an opaque coating and further having a removable adhesive backing for adhering said opaque paper label over written or printed matter to be masked and permitting said label to be removed without destroying said written or printed matter to be masked, said making label further having a plurality of cuts extending radially outward from the center of said label such that when said label is removed from said masked written or printed matter, said label fragments and disintegrates thereby evidencing the tampering of said label.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The disintegrating tamper-proof masking label of claim 1 wherein said plurality of cuts further comprise at least one ring shaped cut located proximate to the center of said label.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The disintegrating tamper-proof masking label of claim 1 wherein said label contains a pattern printed thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The disintegrating tamper-proof masking label of claim 1 wherein said label further comprises a plurality of perforated sections so that said label can be torn into predetermined lengths.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The disintegrating tamper-proof masking label of claim 1 wherein said label is constructed from a coated litho-stock.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The disintegrating tamper-proof masking label of claim 1 wherein said removable adhesive backing comprises a removable rubber based adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
126 words
A disintegrating tamper-proof masking label for masking written or printed matter comprising: a label having an opaque coating and further having a removable adhesive backing for adhering said label and opaque coating to written or printed matter to be masked; a silicone coated liner for holding said label, said label being peeled from said liner so as to be applied to said written or printed matter to be masked, said label further having a plurality of cuts extending radially outward from the center of said label such that when said label is removed from said masked written or printed matter to be masked, said label fragments and disintegrates so as to evidence the tampering of said label, while not destroying said masked written or printed matter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
126 words
A disintegrating tamper-proof masking label for masking written or printed matter comprising: a label having an opaque coating and further having a removable adhesive backing for adhering said label and opaque coating to written or printed matter to be masked; a silicone coated liner for holding said label, said label being peeled from said liner so as to be applied to said written or printed matter to be masked, said label further having a plurality of cuts extending radially outward from the center of said label such that when said label is removed from said masked written or printed matter to be masked, said label fragments and disintegrates so as to evidence the tampering of said label, while not destroying said masked written or printed matter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The disintegrating tamper-proof masking label of claim 7 wherein said cuts further comprise at least two interlocking ring shaped cuts located proximate to the center of said label.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
A disintegrating tamper-proof label for masking the contents of written or printed matter comprising; a label having an opaque coating and further having a removable adhesive backing for adhering said opaque paper label over written or printed matter to be masked and permitting said label to be removed without destroying said written or printed matter to be masked, said masking label further having a plurality of ring-shaped interlocking cuts such that when said label is removed from said masked written or printed matter, said label fragments and disintegrates thereby evidencing the tampering of said label.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
95 words
A disintegrating tamper-proof label for masking the contents of written or printed matter comprising; a label having an opaque coating and further having a removable adhesive backing for adhering said opaque paper label over written or printed matter to be masked and permitting said label to be removed without destroying said written or printed matter to be masked, said masking label further having a plurality of ring-shaped interlocking cuts such that when said label is removed from said masked written or printed matter, said label fragments and disintegrates thereby evidencing the tampering of said label.
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