US5200243A
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Label
Assignee: Avery Dennison Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-25
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Granted: 1993-04-06
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Expires: 2012-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A label for a holder with an outer surface, a curved outer surface in particular, wherein the label extends between a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along a main axis of the label, the label comprising at least one information panel with a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along the main axis; a base sheet for supporting the information panel, wherein at least a part of the bottom surface of the base sheet is provided with an adhesive for adhesion to a relatively flexible label bearing sheet and the outer surface of the container, respectively, and has a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along the main axis; and a protective sheet for covering the information panel, wherein a first section of the lower surface of said protective sheet is adhered to the top surface of the base sheet and a second section of it extends beyond the rear edges of the information panel, the base sheet extending to the rear edge of the label, wherein at least a portion of the lower surface of the second section is provided with an adhesive which enables it to be adhered to and released from the outer surface of the container on repeated occasions.
Inventors
- 👤 Hendrik J. Van Veen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:52
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F3/0288; G09F3/0289; B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/54; B65D75/545; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1471; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24488; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2839; Y10T428/2848
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
A label for a container having an outer surface, wherein the label extends between a front edge and a rear edge, spaced from one another along a main axis of the label, wherein the label comprises: at least one information panel with a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along the main axis; a base sheet for supporting the information panel, wherein at least a part of the bottom surface of the base sheet is provided with an adhesive for adhesion to a relatively flexible label bearing sheet and the outer surface of the container, respectively, and has a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along the main axis; and a protective sheet for covering the information panel, wherein a first section of the lower surface of said protective sheet is adhered in the upper surface of the base sheet and a second section of it extends beyond the rear edges of the information panel, the base sheet extending to the rear edge of the label, wherein at least a portion of the lower surface of the second section is provided with an adhesive, which enables it to be adhered to and released from the outer surface of the container on repeated occasions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
A label for a container having an outer surface, wherein the label extends between a front edge and a rear edge, spaced from one another along a main axis of the label, wherein the label comprises: at least one information panel with a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along the main axis; a base sheet for supporting the information panel, wherein at least a part of the bottom surface of the base sheet is provided with an adhesive for adhesion to a relatively flexible label bearing sheet and the outer surface of the container, respectively, and has a front edge and a rear edge spaced from one another along the main axis; and a protective sheet for covering the information panel, wherein a first section of the lower surface of said protective sheet is adhered in the upper surface of the base sheet and a second section of it extends beyond the rear edges of the information panel, the base sheet extending to the rear edge of the label, wherein at least a portion of the lower surface of the second section is provided with an adhesive, which enables it to be adhered to and released from the outer surface of the container on repeated occasions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A label according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the lower surface of the second section of the protective sheet is provided with an adhesion suppressing means to enable any user to grip it.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A label according to claim, comprising a plurality of superposed information panels, wherein the rear edge of the upper information panel is positioned nearer to the rear edge of the label than the rear edge of any of the other information panels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A label according to claim 3, wherein the rear edge of the upper information panel is positioned nearer, than the rear edge of the base sheet, to the rear edge of the label.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A label according to claim 4, wherein the front edges of at least a number of the information panels are equally spaced from the rear edge of the label and are interconnected at positions located on a line transverse to the main axis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A label according to claim 5, wherein said number of information panels form a booklet, the back of which coincides with the front edges of the information panels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A label according to claim 6, wherein a third section of the protective sheet is adhered to the top surface of the upper information panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A label according to claim 7, wherein the bottom information panel is adhered to the top surface of the base sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A label according to claim 8, wherein the front edge of the protective sheet forms the front edge of the label, and wherein a fourth section of the protective sheet is positioned between the front edge of the protective sheet and the front edge of the base sheet, and at least a part of a lower surface of the fourth section is provided with an adhesive for adhesion to the label bearing sheet and the outer surface of the container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A label according to claim 9, wherein the first section of the protective sheet extends between the front edge of the base sheet and the front edge of the information panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A label assembly consisting of a number of labels according to claim 1, adhered to the upper surface of a strip-like label bearing sheet, wherein the adhesive on the lower surface of the second section of the protective sheet of the labels enables the adhesion to and the release from the label bearing sheet on repeated occasions, wherein the adhesive has an adhesion strength that allows loosening upon passage of the lower surface of the label bearing sheet along a roller surface, with the front edges of the labels in the lead.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A label assembly according to claim 11, wherein a portion of the lower surface of the second section of the protective sheet is provided with an adhesion suppressing means to enable any user to grip it.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
A label assembly according to claim 12, wherein said label has a plurality of superposed information panels, the rear edge of the upper information panel being positioned nearer to the rear edge of the label than the rear edges of any of the other information panels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The label assembly according to claim 13, wherein the rear edge of the upper information panel is positioned nearer, than the rear edge of the base sheet, to the rear edge of the label.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The label assembly according to claim 14, wherein the front edges of at least a number of information panels are equally spaced from the rear edge of the label and are interconnected at positions located on a line transverse to the main axis.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The label assembly according to claim 15, wherein said number of information panels form a booklet, the back of which coincides with the front edges of the information panels.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The label assembly according to claim 16, wherein a third section of the protective sheet is adhered to the top surface of the upper information panel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The label assembly according to claim 17, wherein the bottom information panel is adhered to the top surface of the base sheet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
81 words
The label assembly according to claim 18, wherein the front edge of the protective sheet forms the front edge of the label, and wherein a fourth section of the protective sheet is positioned between the front edge of the protective sheet and the front edge of the base sheet, and at least a part of a lower surface of the fourth section is provided with an adhesive for adhesion to the label bearing sheet and the outer surface of the container.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
The label assembly according to claim 19, wherein the first section of the protective sheet extends between the first edge of the base sheet and the front edge of the information panel.
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