1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a label with slotting or stamping in the material. Specifically, the invention relates to the area of bracket labels.
2. The Prior Art
Bracket labels have been known for some time in patent literature. In addition to the designation of objects, they enable the hanging of the labeled objects. Accordingly, they are subdivided principally into two functional areas: a possible large surface part fixedly adhered to a container serves for supplying information; a second part is moved away from the labeled container with use of the bracket label and used as a hanging device.
Basically, one- and multi-layer bracket labels differ. With the one-layer labels, such as those described in DE 3907862 C2, a through-going slotting or stamping is provided in a self-adhesive coated film, by means of which both functional areas are separated from one another.
These types of labels are simple and can be manufactured cost-effectively. The disadvantage of these products according to the state of the art, however, is that the hanging area relative to the information area is freely moveable based on the through-going slotting or stamping. This can lead to warping upon dispensing of an object. In particular, this is true for curved objects, such as bottles, special infusion bottles, for the bracket labels used in the first line. The larger the label is, the greater the warping that occurs. The high dispensing speed of modern label assemblies increases this problem still more noticeably.
It is therefore an object of the invention to make a slotted or stamped label, with which the danger of warping upon dispensing is greatly reduced. First, a safe dispensing of larger labels is made possible and second, an increase of dispensing speed is made possible.
This object is accomplished by a non-permanent adhesion of a partial area of the adherable label area (the hanging area) with the area, which is adhered fixedly on the object.
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed as an illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the invention.
In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views:
Referring now to the drawings,
The shown label is analogous to
The effect of this label structure 201/301 of the present invention is that the region B based on the two layers 308 and 309 remains removable and therewith, can serve as a detachable bracket; however, it is connected in its partial region C with the partial region D of region A. Particularly advantageous is a product of the present invention, then, when the separating line 304 lies closer to the center of the label than the separating line 306. Therewith, the detachment of region B is essentially facilitated for the user. In the sense of a still greater fixing of region B, however, the separating lines can also be arranged the other away around. During dispensing, in each case, removal of both regions A and B from one another and the formation of stresses connected therewith and lastly, warping, are practically impossible.
The same is true in principle not only for the forms of bracket labels shown here, and in addition, is true not only for bracket labels. Similar warping can always occur, then, when a label is subdivided by separating lines into two different regions, which are not completely separated from one another.
Accordingly, while only a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is obvious that many changes and modifications may be made thereunto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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20050223609 A1 | Oct 2005 | US |