Claims
- 1. A rotatable sleeve device comprising:
a sleeve having a top edge and a bottom edge; a transparent region formed in the sleeve; and a plurality of expansion joints located along the top edge and bottom edge for providing expansion ability to the sleeve.
- 2. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 1 wherein the sleeve is formed of a material having a rigid quality.
- 3. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 2 wherein the sleeve if formed from plastic.
- 4. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 1 further comprising a flap section having adhesive for adhering the flap section to an opposing end of the sleeve to form an annular shape.
- 5. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 1 further comprising written indicia disposed thereon.
- 6. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 1 further comprising a peel out section which may be removed from the sleeve along perforation lines.
- 7. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 6 further comprising an underlying section located directly beneath the peel out section.
- 8. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 1 wherein the sleeve has a curved shaped resulting in a tapered annular shape.
- 9. A rotatable sleeve system comprising:
a object; underlying indicia located on the object; a sleeve device having a top edge and a bottom edge disposed about the object, the top edge and bottom edge further comprising expansion joints.
- 10. The rotatable sleeve system of claim 9 wherein the sleeve device further comprises a transparent region, the transparent region allowing the viewing of the underlying indicia.
- 11. The rotatable sleeve system of claim 10 wherein the transparent region has a series of opaque strips.
- 12. The rotatable sleeve system of claim 9 wherein the sleeve device further comprises a peel out section which may be removed from the sleeve along perforation lines.
- 13. The rotatable sleeve system of claim 9 wherein the object further comprises at least one surface contour, the at least one surface contour maintaining the sleeve about the object.
- 14. The rotatable sleeve system of claim 9 wherein the object further comprises a recessed wall.
- 15. The rotatable sleeve system of claim 9 wherein the object has a tapered shape and the sleeve device is tapered to correspond to the tapered shape of the object.
- 16. A rotatable sleeve device comprising:
a label having a leading edge and a trailing edge and being curved in shape; a release tab adjacent to the leading edge; and an adhesive section adjacent to the trailing edge for securing the trailing edge to a front surface adjacent to the release tab.
- 17. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 16 further comprising a transparent region.
- 18. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 16 wherein the label is provided on a liner.
- 19. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 16 wherein the label is provided in a roll of labels.
- 20. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 16 further comprising indicia disposed on the label.
- 21. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 16 further comprising a peel out section located near the trailing edge.
- 22. A rotatable sleeve device comprising:
a label formed from a heat shrinkable material and having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a temporary adhesive disposed near a leading edge for temporarily securing the leading edge to a container; and adhesive disposed adjacent to the trailing edge for adhering the trailing edge to a front surface near the leading edge.
- 23. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 22 further comprising a transparent region.
- 24. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 22 further comprising indicia disposed on the label.
- 25. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 22 wherein the temporary adhesive is a liquid.
- 26. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 22 wherein the temporary adhesive is pressure.
- 27. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 22 wherein the temporary adhesive is air.
- 28 A method for disposing a rotatable sleeve device about an object, comprising the steps of:
providing an object having at least one surface contour; applying underlying indicia to the object; providing an annular shaped sleeve device having expansion joints; advancing the sleeve device longitudinally over the object; and expanding the expansion joints to accommodate the sleeve over the at least one surface contour.
- 29. The method of claim 28 wherein the underlying indicia is disposed directly to an exterior surface of the object.
- 30. The method of claim 28 wherein the underlying indicia is disposed on an inner label affixed to the object.
- 31. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of providing a sleeve further comprises the step of providing a transparent region on the sleeve, the transparent region allowing viewing of the underlying indicia.
- 32. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of providing the sleeve further comprises the step of disposing indicia on the sleeve.
- 33. A method for applying a rotatable sleeve to an object, comprising the steps of:
removing a leading edge of a label from a liner; applying a release tab portion adjacent to the leading edge to an object; wrapping the label around the object; and adhering a trailing edge of the label to a front surface of the label adjacent to the release tab.
- 34. The method of claim 33 wherein the label is provided from a roll of labels.
- 35. A method for applying a rotatable sleeve device to an object, comprising the steps of:
temporarily coupling a leading edge of a label of a heat-shrinkable material to an object; wrapping the label around the object; adhering a trailing edge of the label to a front surface of the label adjacent to the leading edge; applying heat to the label such that the label generally conforms to the object; and uncoupling the leading edge to permit the label to rotate about the object.
- 36. A rotatable sleeve system comprising:
means for removing a leading edge of a label from a liner; means for applying a release tab portion adjacent to the leading edge to an object; means for wrapping the label around the object; and means for adhering a trailing edge of the label to a front surface of the label adjacent to the release tab.
- 37. A rotatable sleeve system comprising:
means for temporarily coupling a leading edge of a label of a heat-shrinkable material to an object; means for wrapping the label around the object; means for adhering a trailing edge of the label to a front surface of the label adjacent to the leading edge; means for applying heat to the label such that the label generally conforms to the object; and means for uncoupling the leading edge to permit the label to rotate about the object.
- 38. A rotatable sleeve system comprising:
means for providing an object having at least one surface contour; means for applying underlying indicia to the object; means for providing an annular shaped sleeve device having expansion joints; means for advancing the sleeve device longitudinally over the object; and means for expanding the expansion joints to accommodate the sleeve over the at least one surface contour.
- 39. A rotatable sleeve device comprising:
a sleeve having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a transparent region formed in the sleeve; a first slit located near the leading edge; and a second slit located near the trailing edge, the first slit interlocking with the second slit in order to shape the sleeve into an annular form.
- 40. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 39 further comprising written indicia disposed thereon.
- 41. The rotatable sleeve device of claim 39 wherein the sleeve has a curved shaped resulting in the annular form being tapered.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/279,236 filed on Mar. 27,2001, entitled “Rotatable Sleeve System and Method,” which is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, this application is a is a continuation-in-part of commonly assigned patent application Ser. No. 09/551,985 filed on Apr. 15, 2000 entitled “Rotating Label System and Method”, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. No. 6,086,697 entitled “Rotating Label System and Method”. Further, this application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/866,219 filed on May 25, 2001 entitled “Roll-Fed Method for Constructing a Rotatable Label System”, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,237,269 entitled “Roll-Fed Method for Constructing a Rotatable Label System”. All of these applications and patents are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0002] The present application is further related to and incorporates by reference the following patents and patent applications: U.S. Pat. No. 5,809,674 issued Sep. 22, 1998 for an invention entitled “Apparatus and Method for Increasing an Effective Information Carrying Surface Area on a Container”; U.S. Pat. No. 5,884,421 issued Mar. 23, 1999 entitled “Apparatus and Method for Constructing a Rotatable Label Device”; U.S. Pat. No. 6,129,802 issued on Oct. 10, 2000 entitled “Rotatable Label System and Method of Constructing Same”; and patent application Ser. No. 10/005,428 entitled “Rotating Label System and Method”.
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