Business form with removable label and method for producing the same with label stock

Claim 1

A business form having a die cut laminate label removable therefrom, said form including (a) a sheet of paper having a back side, a front side and an outer peripheral edge; (b) at least one piece of label stock having an outer peripheral edge and including a layer of face stock, a layer of liner material, and a first layer of adhesive intermediate said layer of face stock and said layer of liner material, said layer of adhesive adhering to said face stock and separating from said layer of liner material when said layer of face stock is peeled away from said layer of liner material; (c) a second layer of adhesive fixedly securing said layer of face stock of said label stock to a limited area on the back side of said paper sheet such that the outer peripheral edge of said piece of label stock generally lies within said outer peripheral edge of said paper sheet; (d) a removable label area which is die cut in said sheet of paper above said layer of liner material and has an outer peripheral edge, the outer peripheral edge of said removable label area generally lying within the outer peripheral edge of said label stock; (e) a removable label backing which is die cut in said layer of face stock and said first layer of adhesive of said label stock above said layer of liner material and has an outer peripheral edge coterminating with the outer peripheral edge of said removable label area, said removable label backing including (i) a backing piece die cut in said face stock, (ii) a portion of said first layer of adhesive lying between said layer of liner material and said backing piece and adhering to said backing piece and separating from said layer of liner material when said backing piece is peeled away from said layer of liner material, and (iii) a first central portion of said second layer of adhesive lying between said removable label area and said backing piece, and adhering said removable label area to said backing piece when said removable label backing and removable label area are peeled away from said liner material; an outlying portion of said sheet of paper lying between the outer peripheral edge of said removable label area and the outer peripheral edge of said sheet of paper, an outlying portion of said layer of face stock lying between the outer peripheral edge of said label stock and the outer peripheral edge of said removable label backing which is die cut in said layer of face stock, a second outer portion of said second layer of adhesive lying intermediate said outlying portion of said sheet of paper and said outlying portion of said layer of face stock, said label stock being sized such that said second outer portion of said second layer of adhesive is sufficient to maintain said outlying portion of said layer of face stock in position on and adhering to said outlying portion of said sheet of paper when said backing piece is peeled from said liner material of said label stock.