CA1062008A - Label-price tag combination - Google Patents
Label-price tag combinationInfo
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- CA1062008A CA1062008A CA247,919A CA247919A CA1062008A CA 1062008 A CA1062008 A CA 1062008A CA 247919 A CA247919 A CA 247919A CA 1062008 A CA1062008 A CA 1062008A
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Abstract
Abstract A computer carrier strip having perforated feed is slit longitudinally and a label price tag strip having a gummed back is adhered to the computer strip, after which the strips are perforated to form tear lines, and cutouts are made to make a composite strip form carrying T-shaped label-price tag sheets connected together by perforated tear lines only at the tops and bottoms of the labels and with the price tag portions separated by the cutouts and connected to the labels only by perforated tear or fold lines superimposed along the slit along the computer strip. A computer prints the names, addresses, contents of shipping cartons on the labels and prices on the price tags. Then, when a carton having merchandise therein is to be shipped, the label for that carton is peeled from the backing strip and carries with it the price tag portion and the portion of the backing strip under the price tag portion. The price tag portion, with its backing strip portion, is folded back under the central portion of the label leaving adhesive upper and lower portions which are pressed against the carton. Then, when the carton reaches its destination and is opened, the user tears the label, with the price tags and backing strip portion from the carton, and removes the gummed price tags as needed. Other computer strips have the labels slit completely from each other, and in one of these computer strips, each label has one corner cut out to facilitate peeling the adjacent label.
Description
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This invention relates to imp~oved labeling, and has for an object thereof the provision of new and improved labeling.
Another object of the invention is to provide a label-price tag sheet wherein a price tag portion is folded under only a part of a label portion which has adhesive on the uncovered portion for securing ~, the sheet to a carton.
According to a broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided in a label-price tag composite, a shipping label having an adhesive on the back side thereof, a price tag sheet secured at one edge thereof to one edge of the label with a fold line formed therebetween and `
having an adhesive on the back side thereof, and a backing sheet adhered to the back side of the price tag sheet and peelable therefrom, the price -tag sheet and backing sheet being folded along said edges back under the label, the backing sheet being thus adhered to the back side of the label, the price tag sheet and the backing sheet covering only a portion of the back side of the label and leaving uncovered at least an edge portion of the back side of the label, whereby the uncovered portion of the back side of the label can be adhered to an article to be shipped, the backing sheet extending under the price tag sheet only to the fold line so that the price tag sheet and backing sheet are easily folded under the label.
This invention relates to imp~oved labeling, and has for an object thereof the provision of new and improved labeling.
Another object of the invention is to provide a label-price tag sheet wherein a price tag portion is folded under only a part of a label portion which has adhesive on the uncovered portion for securing ~, the sheet to a carton.
According to a broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided in a label-price tag composite, a shipping label having an adhesive on the back side thereof, a price tag sheet secured at one edge thereof to one edge of the label with a fold line formed therebetween and `
having an adhesive on the back side thereof, and a backing sheet adhered to the back side of the price tag sheet and peelable therefrom, the price -tag sheet and backing sheet being folded along said edges back under the label, the backing sheet being thus adhered to the back side of the label, the price tag sheet and the backing sheet covering only a portion of the back side of the label and leaving uncovered at least an edge portion of the back side of the label, whereby the uncovered portion of the back side of the label can be adhered to an article to be shipped, the backing sheet extending under the price tag sheet only to the fold line so that the price tag sheet and backing sheet are easily folded under the label.
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The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanylng drawings, in ,. . .
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Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, top plan view of an improved computer strip form forming one embodiment of ;~
the invention;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of a label-price tag composite of the strip form of Fig 1 and forming one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, bottom plan view of the computer strip form of Fig. l;
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106'~008 Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary top plan view of a carton having the label-price tag adhered thereto with the label portion uppermost and the price tag portion folded thereunder.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the label-~ pxice tag composite of Fig. S;
Fig. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, top plan view ofthe computer strip form with one of the label portions being peeled off the carrier strip;
Fig. 8 is an enlarged, sectional view taken along line 8-8 of Fig. 6;
Fig. 9 is a fragmentary, top plan view of a computer strip forming an alternate embodiment of the invention; and Fig. 10 is a fragmentary, top plan view of a computer strip forming an alternate embodiment of the invention.
Referring now in detail to the drawings, there is shown in Figs. 1 and 4 a computer strip form lO forming one specific embodiment of the invention and including a paper carrier strip 12 and a label-price tag paper strip 14 having a pressure sensitive backing 16 thereon sticking the strip 14 to the strip 12 between perforated margins 18 and 20 of the carrier strip. In forming the strip form 10, a knife cut 22 (Fig. 4) is made along the entire length of the centerline of the carrier strip 12 after which the strip 12 is pressed against the front face of the strip 14 to adhere the two strips together, the ; strip 14 then holding the two halves of the longitudinally split strip 12 together. Then, perforated tear lines 31-35 are formed through the sheets 12 and 14 and rectangular cutouts or holes 36 and notches 38 are made in the strips 12 and 14, respectively, the lines 31 34 also being fold lines.
After the strip form 10 is so formed, it folds along lines 31 into a stack, and is run through a computer (not sho~Jn) which prints names and addresses 50 and contents identification 52 and any other desired indicia 53 on label portions 54 of the strip 14. It also prints prices 56 and other desired indicia 57 on price tags 58 of price tag portions 60, which are joined to the label portions 54 by the fold lines 34. Then, the so printed out strip form is sent to a ware-house, and, when a carton 62 ~Fig. 5) is to be sent to a store, the label portion 54 printed for that carton is peeled from the continuous strip half 67 of the strip 12, thumbs 64 and 66 of the user being shown in the peeling in Fig. 7, and the margin 12 is torn at the lines 31 to remove a label-price tag composite or aasembly 68 as shown in Fig. 2. The composite 68 includes the label portion 54 gummed on its uncovered back with the pressure sensitive adhesive 16, the price tag portion 60 and a T-shaped segment 72 of the strip 12 adhered to and covering the gummed back of the price tag portion 60. The price tag portion then is folded back, along the line 34, under the label portion and the segment is adhered to the central portion of the label portion 54, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, leaving gummed upper and lower margins 74 and 76 un-covered. The composite then is placed on the carton 62 and the gummed margins are pressed against the paper carton to stick the composite to the carton, as shown in Fig. 5. Then, when the carton has arrived at its destination and is opened up, the user merely tears off the composite, tearing off the margins at tear lines 32 and 33, and peels and tears off the price tags 58 one at a time and sticks them on the goods from the carton.
While the composite 68 is on the carton, the price tags are covered and protected, and are not visible so that confidentiality of pricing is maintained. Also, the price tags are always fixed to the label portion 54 and therefore with the carton so as to be readily available whenever the carton is opened, the price tags being adhered to the segment 72 and the segment 72 being adhered to the label portion. ~-The faces of the carrier strip 12 are somewhat waxy so that the pressure sensitive adhesive 16, while sticking thereto, can be readily peeled off. If a carton is to have an exceptionally large number of units, more than the number of price tags on one price tag portion 60, the computer prints an arrow 80 ~Fig. 1) on one or more of the immediately succeeding label portions 54 and this composite (or composites) are also torn off, the price tag portion folded back, and the label portion also stuck onto the carton.
Each composite 68 may be peeled and torn from the strip form with a single sweep. ~hile the cutouts 36 and 38 are preferred, it will be understood that instead of the cut-outs, very weak tear lines may be formed at the tops and bottoms of the cutouts 36 and 38 and complete cuts formed at the right-hand edges of the cutouts 36, as viewed in Fig. 1. However, these latter tear lines must be very weak to readily separate the composites along these lines.
Embodiment of Fig. 9 A computer strip 110 forming an alternate embodiment of the invention is like the computer strip 10 of Figs. 1-4 except that, to facilitate folding of the strip and also the ~06'~008 peeling of each label portion 154 from carrier strip 112, the label portions are separated by narrow cutout portions lZ9, which are superposed over perforated tear lines 131 in the carrier strip. Corner portions 133 of the labels are rounded. Also, as another alternative, it will be understood that the perforated lines 31 may be such as to be much more easily torn than the lines 32 and 33.
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Embodiment of Fig. 10 A computer strip 210 forming an alternate embodiment of the invention is like the computer strip 110 except that in the strip 210, knife cuts 229 are provided, and may have corner cutouts 211 made to enable corners 213 to be easily lited from carrier strip 210 to start the peeling of each label portion 254 from carrier strip 212.
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The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanylng drawings, in ,. . .
whlch:
Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, top plan view of an improved computer strip form forming one embodiment of ;~
the invention;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of a label-price tag composite of the strip form of Fig 1 and forming one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, bottom plan view of the computer strip form of Fig. l;
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106'~008 Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary top plan view of a carton having the label-price tag adhered thereto with the label portion uppermost and the price tag portion folded thereunder.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the label-~ pxice tag composite of Fig. S;
Fig. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, top plan view ofthe computer strip form with one of the label portions being peeled off the carrier strip;
Fig. 8 is an enlarged, sectional view taken along line 8-8 of Fig. 6;
Fig. 9 is a fragmentary, top plan view of a computer strip forming an alternate embodiment of the invention; and Fig. 10 is a fragmentary, top plan view of a computer strip forming an alternate embodiment of the invention.
Referring now in detail to the drawings, there is shown in Figs. 1 and 4 a computer strip form lO forming one specific embodiment of the invention and including a paper carrier strip 12 and a label-price tag paper strip 14 having a pressure sensitive backing 16 thereon sticking the strip 14 to the strip 12 between perforated margins 18 and 20 of the carrier strip. In forming the strip form 10, a knife cut 22 (Fig. 4) is made along the entire length of the centerline of the carrier strip 12 after which the strip 12 is pressed against the front face of the strip 14 to adhere the two strips together, the ; strip 14 then holding the two halves of the longitudinally split strip 12 together. Then, perforated tear lines 31-35 are formed through the sheets 12 and 14 and rectangular cutouts or holes 36 and notches 38 are made in the strips 12 and 14, respectively, the lines 31 34 also being fold lines.
After the strip form 10 is so formed, it folds along lines 31 into a stack, and is run through a computer (not sho~Jn) which prints names and addresses 50 and contents identification 52 and any other desired indicia 53 on label portions 54 of the strip 14. It also prints prices 56 and other desired indicia 57 on price tags 58 of price tag portions 60, which are joined to the label portions 54 by the fold lines 34. Then, the so printed out strip form is sent to a ware-house, and, when a carton 62 ~Fig. 5) is to be sent to a store, the label portion 54 printed for that carton is peeled from the continuous strip half 67 of the strip 12, thumbs 64 and 66 of the user being shown in the peeling in Fig. 7, and the margin 12 is torn at the lines 31 to remove a label-price tag composite or aasembly 68 as shown in Fig. 2. The composite 68 includes the label portion 54 gummed on its uncovered back with the pressure sensitive adhesive 16, the price tag portion 60 and a T-shaped segment 72 of the strip 12 adhered to and covering the gummed back of the price tag portion 60. The price tag portion then is folded back, along the line 34, under the label portion and the segment is adhered to the central portion of the label portion 54, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, leaving gummed upper and lower margins 74 and 76 un-covered. The composite then is placed on the carton 62 and the gummed margins are pressed against the paper carton to stick the composite to the carton, as shown in Fig. 5. Then, when the carton has arrived at its destination and is opened up, the user merely tears off the composite, tearing off the margins at tear lines 32 and 33, and peels and tears off the price tags 58 one at a time and sticks them on the goods from the carton.
While the composite 68 is on the carton, the price tags are covered and protected, and are not visible so that confidentiality of pricing is maintained. Also, the price tags are always fixed to the label portion 54 and therefore with the carton so as to be readily available whenever the carton is opened, the price tags being adhered to the segment 72 and the segment 72 being adhered to the label portion. ~-The faces of the carrier strip 12 are somewhat waxy so that the pressure sensitive adhesive 16, while sticking thereto, can be readily peeled off. If a carton is to have an exceptionally large number of units, more than the number of price tags on one price tag portion 60, the computer prints an arrow 80 ~Fig. 1) on one or more of the immediately succeeding label portions 54 and this composite (or composites) are also torn off, the price tag portion folded back, and the label portion also stuck onto the carton.
Each composite 68 may be peeled and torn from the strip form with a single sweep. ~hile the cutouts 36 and 38 are preferred, it will be understood that instead of the cut-outs, very weak tear lines may be formed at the tops and bottoms of the cutouts 36 and 38 and complete cuts formed at the right-hand edges of the cutouts 36, as viewed in Fig. 1. However, these latter tear lines must be very weak to readily separate the composites along these lines.
Embodiment of Fig. 9 A computer strip 110 forming an alternate embodiment of the invention is like the computer strip 10 of Figs. 1-4 except that, to facilitate folding of the strip and also the ~06'~008 peeling of each label portion 154 from carrier strip 112, the label portions are separated by narrow cutout portions lZ9, which are superposed over perforated tear lines 131 in the carrier strip. Corner portions 133 of the labels are rounded. Also, as another alternative, it will be understood that the perforated lines 31 may be such as to be much more easily torn than the lines 32 and 33.
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Embodiment of Fig. 10 A computer strip 210 forming an alternate embodiment of the invention is like the computer strip 110 except that in the strip 210, knife cuts 229 are provided, and may have corner cutouts 211 made to enable corners 213 to be easily lited from carrier strip 210 to start the peeling of each label portion 254 from carrier strip 212.
Claims (5)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. In a label-price tag composite, a shipping label having an adhesive on the back side thereof, a price tag sheet secured at one edge thereof to one edge of the label with a fold line formed therebetween and having an adhesive on the back side thereof, and a backing sheet adhered to the back side of the price tag sheet and peelable therefrom, the price tag sheet and backing sheet being folded along said edges back under the label, the backing sheet being thus adhered to the back side of the label, the price tag sheet and the backing sheet covering only a portion of the back side of the label and leaving uncovered at least an edge portion of the back side of the label, whereby the uncovered portion of the back side of the label can be adhered to an article to be shipped, the backing sheet extending under the price tag sheet only to the fold line so that the price tag sheet and backing sheet are easily folded under the label.
2. The label price tag composite of claim 1 wherein the uncovered portion of the back side of the label comprises at least one edge portion of the label.
3. The label price tag composite of claim 2 wherein the uncovered portion of the back side of the label comprises at least two opposite edge portions of the label.
4. The label price tag composite of claim 3 wherein the price tag sheet and the label are, before the price tag sheet is folded back on the label, substantially T-shaped.
5. The label price tag composite of claim 4 wherein a backing sheet is adhered to and is carried by the price tag sheet before the price tag sheet is folded back on the label.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA324,508A CA1062009A (en) | 1975-04-17 | 1979-03-30 | Label-price tag combination |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US56884275A | 1975-04-17 | 1975-04-17 | |
| US60154675A | 1975-08-04 | 1975-08-04 |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1062008A true CA1062008A (en) | 1979-09-11 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA247,919A Expired CA1062008A (en) | 1975-04-17 | 1976-03-15 | Label-price tag combination |
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| CA (1) | CA1062008A (en) |
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- 1976-03-15 CA CA247,919A patent/CA1062008A/en not_active Expired
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