Claims
- 1. A method for forming a label product made up of first and second labels formed integrally together in which the first label includes primary information to be used on a first substrate and the second label includes secondary information to be used on a second substrate, said method comprising the steps of:a) unwinding a base web having upper and lower surfaces and a base adhesive coating the lower surface; b) selectively applying adhesive deadener to the base adhesive; c) applying a second adhesive to the adhesive deadener; d) printing primary and secondary indicia on the upper surface of the base web, the primary indicia representing the primary information concerning the first substrate and the secondary indicia representing the secondary information concerning the second substrate; and e) cutting the base web to form cut lines defining a permanent portion and a temporary portion, each forming a part of the base web, such that the primary indicia is disposed on the permanent portion and the secondary indicia disposed on the temporary portion, and such that at least a portion of the adhesive deadener and at least a portion of the second adhesive underlie the temporary portion.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of curing the adhesive deadener following the step of applying the adhesive deadener.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further including the step of marrying a release liner to the base adhesive of the base web following the step of applying the adhesive deadener.
- 4. The method of claim 3 further including the step of delaminating the release liner from the base web prior to applying the adhesive deadener.
- 5. The method of claim 1 further including the step of cutting the base web to form cut lines defining at least one tie forming a part of the base layer and connecting the permanent and temporary portions.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein step (b) precedes step (d).
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein step (d) precedes step (b).
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/761,988, filed Dec, 11 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,035,568, which is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 08/647,466, filed May 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,381, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/533,082, filed Sep. 25, 1995 and abandoned in favor of file wrapper continuation application Ser. No. 08/943,458, filed Oct. 3, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,829,789.
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