CA2055761A1 - Label carrying strip and method of application - Google Patents
Label carrying strip and method of applicationInfo
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Abstract
LABEL CARRYING STRIP AND METHOD OF APPLICATION
Abstract of the Disclosure A method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet and a label carrying strip is described. The method comprises forming a label carrying strip having a backing strip with an adhesive release upper face on which labels having an adhesive backing are positioned. The strip has pin engaging holes spaced apart a predetermined distance therealong. A composite sheet having sheet panels is formed with a pin engaging hole at a predetermined position in each sheet panel. The label carrying strip is positioned over the composite sheet with the pin engaging holes of the sheet panels and strip being aligned. The strip is glued to the sheet panels and severed along opposed side edges of each sheet panel.
Abstract of the Disclosure A method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet and a label carrying strip is described. The method comprises forming a label carrying strip having a backing strip with an adhesive release upper face on which labels having an adhesive backing are positioned. The strip has pin engaging holes spaced apart a predetermined distance therealong. A composite sheet having sheet panels is formed with a pin engaging hole at a predetermined position in each sheet panel. The label carrying strip is positioned over the composite sheet with the pin engaging holes of the sheet panels and strip being aligned. The strip is glued to the sheet panels and severed along opposed side edges of each sheet panel.
Description
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The present invention relates to a label carrying strip and a form sheet having labels automatically and precisely positioned thereon.
The present inven-tion relates to a label carrying strip and a form sheet having labels automatically and precisely positined thereon.
It is known to apply pressure sensitive labels to a sheet having a plurality of attached sheets. However, this known process is slow for various reasons, its accuracy is questionable and is expensive because "piggy back" label carrying strip must be used. This means that the label carrying strip of the prior art has an extra adhesive on its back and an extra backing strip doubling the price of the material.
In most cases, the label is removed from the second backing strip and transferred to an applicating drum where the label is held by vacuum. A predetermined timing mark triggers the applicator, the vacuum of the applicating drum reverts to pressure and the label is blown on the moving carrier sheet. Because of this blowing action, adjustments are very critical and speed as well as accuracy are limited. Because of this slow speed, the applicator is generally mounted on an off-line machine where only the top form sheet of a set of sheets can be fed. Therefore, it is necessary to thereafter process the top form sheet for assembly with a set of extra sheets.
This known process does not permit affixing more than one personali~ed label to a form sheet because of lack of identification control equipment necessary to ensure that both labels are the correct labels (i.e. identical) on the same form.
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Another method will be to provide a top sheet made of an adhesive release material and on which pressure sensitive adhesive labels would be precisely positioned.
This method will prove to be much more expensive because the total surface of the adhesive relative material will be much larger and much more expensive as the material is sold in square inches.
It is a feature of -the present invention to provide a method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet and which substantially overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide a label carrying strip which substantially overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
According to the above features~ from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet. The method comprises forming a label carrying strip comprised of a backing strip having an adhesive release upper face on which labels having an adhesive backing are positioned. The strip has locating means spaced-apart a predetermined distance therealong. A
composite sheet is formed and having sheet panels with complimentary locating means at a predetermined position in each sheet panel. The label carrying strip is positioned over the composite sheet with the locating means of the sheet panels and the strip aligned. The strip is glued to the sheet panels and then severed along opposed side edges of the sheet panels.
According to a still further broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided a label carrying strip which comprises a backing sheet having a top face with an 75~
adhesive release coating. One or more labels, having an adhesive backing, are positioned on the top face. A
locating means is provided in the bac]cing sheet for engagement by a locating element to automatically position the label carrying strip at a predetermined position on a form sheet for securement thereto.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reEerence to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a label carrying strip as applied to a form sheet;
FIGURE 2 is a fragmented plan view of the label carrying strip of the present invention;
FIGURE 3 is a schematic side view showing the method of applying one or more labels from the label carrying strip onto a composite sheet;
FIGURE 4 is a fragmented top view of Figure 3;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view showing a top form sheet having the label carrying strip of the present invention as secured thereto and assembled with a set of sheets; and FIGURE 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing a similar construction in accordance with a prior art method.
Referring now to the drawings, and more particu-larly to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown generally at 10, the label carrying strip of the present invention and comprised of a backing sheet 11 having an adhesive release coating 12 on a top face thereof. One or more labels 13 having an adhesive backing 14 are cut from the adhesive strip 15 which is positioned over the top face of the label 7~a carrying strip 10. A locating means in the form of a pin engaging hole 16 extends through the backing sheet 11 and the adhesive strip 15 with the hole being positioned between common address labels, such as labels 13', which are to be positioned on a form sheet 17, as shown in Figure 1.
The label carryi.ng strip 10 is automatically precisely positioned on the form sheet 17 by a high speed automatic label application machine, as will be described later with reference to Figures 3 and 4, and the holes 16 are provided for engagement by a locating pin of this machine to assure the precise positioning of a portion of the label carrying strip with respect to the form sheet 17.
As shown in Figure 1, the two panels 13' have a common address and are positioned side by side on the form sheet 17 in a specific area. The form sheet may also contain additional printed material 18 thereon. The label carrying strip 11 also extends across the width of the form sheet 17 and spaced a predetermined distance from the perforated carrier strip 19 thereof.
Referring now additionally to Figures 3 and 4, there will be described a method of applying these labels 13 to a form sheet, such as form sheet 17. As shown in Figure 4, the form sheet 17 is formed from a composite sheet 20 having a plurality of sheet panels 17' positioned side by side with each panel 17' having a complimentary locating means also in the form of a pin engaging hole 21 positioned at a precise location therein. The label carrying strip 10 is stored in a roll 22 which is supported on a shaft 22' above the composite sheet 20. The composite sheet 20 is moved at high speed in the machine by a carrier belt 23 2~.~S~
having a plurality of pins 24 for engagement with the holes 25 provided in the perforated carrier strip 26 which is attached to the sheet panels 17' along a perforated line 38.
As shown in Figure 4, the roll 22 is displaceably positioned on the shaft 22' in the direction of arrows 28 whereby to precisely align the pin engaging holes 16 formed in the label carrying strip 10 for registry with the pin engaging holes 21 provided in the sheet panels 17'. The position of the holes 21 determine the position of the labels on the sheets 17'. Two or more locating pins 29 are secured to an indexing conveyor 30 which is comprised of an endless belt conveyor positioned to one side of the carrier belt 23 under the composite sheet 20, as shown in Figure 4, and aligned with the pin engaging holes 21 in the sheet panel 17~. This conveyor is also adjustable widthwise of the composite sheet 20. In order to precisely align the labels 13 on the sheet panels 17, it is simply necessary to advance the indexing conveyor 30 to position the locating pin 29-through the pin engaging hole 21 of the sheet panels and the pin-locating holes 16 of the carrier strip.
Accordingly, the label carrying strip 10 is pulled from the roll and under the guide roll 31 and over the composite sheet 20 with one or more of the locating pins 29 extending through the pin locating holes 21 and 16. Both the indexing conveyor 30 and the carrier belt 23 are driven at the same speed with respect to one another by coupling means obvious to a person skilled in the art. The machine is now ready for high speed operation.
A glue strip applicator 32 is also provided upstream of the carrier belt 23 and applies two or more glue strips 33 onto the composite sheet 20 and in alignment with ~'5~75~
the label carrying strip 10, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
The label carrying strip 10 passes through opposed press rolls 31 and 33 where they are adhesively secured to the sheet panels 17' and in precise locations determined by the aligned pin holes. A cutting device 34 is provided downstream of the carrier belt 23 whereby to form the transverse cuts 35 at opposed edges of the sheet panels 17' to sever the label carrying strip 10 (see Fig. 5).
The sheet panels 17' are then fed in registry with a set of additional sheets 36, as shown in Figure 5, where the sheet panels 17' are assembled thereto by a glue strip along the edge portion 37. The perforated line 38 provides for the sheet panels 17' and all of the sheets in -the set 36 to be detached. The perforated carrier strip 26 is automatically removed from the assembled set of forms.
Figure 6 shows a similar form constructed in accordance with the prior art. As hereinshown, with the prior art, it was necessary to precisely position one or two labels 40 onto a top sheet 41 made from adhesive release material. The size of the top sheet 41 was dependent on the desired position of the labels 40 over the set of additional sheets 42. It was also necessary to have the top sheet equipped with a perforated carrier strip 43 in order to register the top sheet with the sheet set 42 which was also provided with a perforated carrier strip 44. A disadvantage of this type of prior art composite form is that the surface of adhesive release material used. This material is sold by square inches, is very expensive and its total surface must be kept to a minimum necessary.
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It is a fea-ture of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications of the preferred embodiment described herein, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
The present invention relates to a label carrying strip and a form sheet having labels automatically and precisely positioned thereon.
The present inven-tion relates to a label carrying strip and a form sheet having labels automatically and precisely positined thereon.
It is known to apply pressure sensitive labels to a sheet having a plurality of attached sheets. However, this known process is slow for various reasons, its accuracy is questionable and is expensive because "piggy back" label carrying strip must be used. This means that the label carrying strip of the prior art has an extra adhesive on its back and an extra backing strip doubling the price of the material.
In most cases, the label is removed from the second backing strip and transferred to an applicating drum where the label is held by vacuum. A predetermined timing mark triggers the applicator, the vacuum of the applicating drum reverts to pressure and the label is blown on the moving carrier sheet. Because of this blowing action, adjustments are very critical and speed as well as accuracy are limited. Because of this slow speed, the applicator is generally mounted on an off-line machine where only the top form sheet of a set of sheets can be fed. Therefore, it is necessary to thereafter process the top form sheet for assembly with a set of extra sheets.
This known process does not permit affixing more than one personali~ed label to a form sheet because of lack of identification control equipment necessary to ensure that both labels are the correct labels (i.e. identical) on the same form.
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Another method will be to provide a top sheet made of an adhesive release material and on which pressure sensitive adhesive labels would be precisely positioned.
This method will prove to be much more expensive because the total surface of the adhesive relative material will be much larger and much more expensive as the material is sold in square inches.
It is a feature of -the present invention to provide a method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet and which substantially overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide a label carrying strip which substantially overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
According to the above features~ from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet. The method comprises forming a label carrying strip comprised of a backing strip having an adhesive release upper face on which labels having an adhesive backing are positioned. The strip has locating means spaced-apart a predetermined distance therealong. A
composite sheet is formed and having sheet panels with complimentary locating means at a predetermined position in each sheet panel. The label carrying strip is positioned over the composite sheet with the locating means of the sheet panels and the strip aligned. The strip is glued to the sheet panels and then severed along opposed side edges of the sheet panels.
According to a still further broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided a label carrying strip which comprises a backing sheet having a top face with an 75~
adhesive release coating. One or more labels, having an adhesive backing, are positioned on the top face. A
locating means is provided in the bac]cing sheet for engagement by a locating element to automatically position the label carrying strip at a predetermined position on a form sheet for securement thereto.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reEerence to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a label carrying strip as applied to a form sheet;
FIGURE 2 is a fragmented plan view of the label carrying strip of the present invention;
FIGURE 3 is a schematic side view showing the method of applying one or more labels from the label carrying strip onto a composite sheet;
FIGURE 4 is a fragmented top view of Figure 3;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view showing a top form sheet having the label carrying strip of the present invention as secured thereto and assembled with a set of sheets; and FIGURE 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing a similar construction in accordance with a prior art method.
Referring now to the drawings, and more particu-larly to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown generally at 10, the label carrying strip of the present invention and comprised of a backing sheet 11 having an adhesive release coating 12 on a top face thereof. One or more labels 13 having an adhesive backing 14 are cut from the adhesive strip 15 which is positioned over the top face of the label 7~a carrying strip 10. A locating means in the form of a pin engaging hole 16 extends through the backing sheet 11 and the adhesive strip 15 with the hole being positioned between common address labels, such as labels 13', which are to be positioned on a form sheet 17, as shown in Figure 1.
The label carryi.ng strip 10 is automatically precisely positioned on the form sheet 17 by a high speed automatic label application machine, as will be described later with reference to Figures 3 and 4, and the holes 16 are provided for engagement by a locating pin of this machine to assure the precise positioning of a portion of the label carrying strip with respect to the form sheet 17.
As shown in Figure 1, the two panels 13' have a common address and are positioned side by side on the form sheet 17 in a specific area. The form sheet may also contain additional printed material 18 thereon. The label carrying strip 11 also extends across the width of the form sheet 17 and spaced a predetermined distance from the perforated carrier strip 19 thereof.
Referring now additionally to Figures 3 and 4, there will be described a method of applying these labels 13 to a form sheet, such as form sheet 17. As shown in Figure 4, the form sheet 17 is formed from a composite sheet 20 having a plurality of sheet panels 17' positioned side by side with each panel 17' having a complimentary locating means also in the form of a pin engaging hole 21 positioned at a precise location therein. The label carrying strip 10 is stored in a roll 22 which is supported on a shaft 22' above the composite sheet 20. The composite sheet 20 is moved at high speed in the machine by a carrier belt 23 2~.~S~
having a plurality of pins 24 for engagement with the holes 25 provided in the perforated carrier strip 26 which is attached to the sheet panels 17' along a perforated line 38.
As shown in Figure 4, the roll 22 is displaceably positioned on the shaft 22' in the direction of arrows 28 whereby to precisely align the pin engaging holes 16 formed in the label carrying strip 10 for registry with the pin engaging holes 21 provided in the sheet panels 17'. The position of the holes 21 determine the position of the labels on the sheets 17'. Two or more locating pins 29 are secured to an indexing conveyor 30 which is comprised of an endless belt conveyor positioned to one side of the carrier belt 23 under the composite sheet 20, as shown in Figure 4, and aligned with the pin engaging holes 21 in the sheet panel 17~. This conveyor is also adjustable widthwise of the composite sheet 20. In order to precisely align the labels 13 on the sheet panels 17, it is simply necessary to advance the indexing conveyor 30 to position the locating pin 29-through the pin engaging hole 21 of the sheet panels and the pin-locating holes 16 of the carrier strip.
Accordingly, the label carrying strip 10 is pulled from the roll and under the guide roll 31 and over the composite sheet 20 with one or more of the locating pins 29 extending through the pin locating holes 21 and 16. Both the indexing conveyor 30 and the carrier belt 23 are driven at the same speed with respect to one another by coupling means obvious to a person skilled in the art. The machine is now ready for high speed operation.
A glue strip applicator 32 is also provided upstream of the carrier belt 23 and applies two or more glue strips 33 onto the composite sheet 20 and in alignment with ~'5~75~
the label carrying strip 10, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
The label carrying strip 10 passes through opposed press rolls 31 and 33 where they are adhesively secured to the sheet panels 17' and in precise locations determined by the aligned pin holes. A cutting device 34 is provided downstream of the carrier belt 23 whereby to form the transverse cuts 35 at opposed edges of the sheet panels 17' to sever the label carrying strip 10 (see Fig. 5).
The sheet panels 17' are then fed in registry with a set of additional sheets 36, as shown in Figure 5, where the sheet panels 17' are assembled thereto by a glue strip along the edge portion 37. The perforated line 38 provides for the sheet panels 17' and all of the sheets in -the set 36 to be detached. The perforated carrier strip 26 is automatically removed from the assembled set of forms.
Figure 6 shows a similar form constructed in accordance with the prior art. As hereinshown, with the prior art, it was necessary to precisely position one or two labels 40 onto a top sheet 41 made from adhesive release material. The size of the top sheet 41 was dependent on the desired position of the labels 40 over the set of additional sheets 42. It was also necessary to have the top sheet equipped with a perforated carrier strip 43 in order to register the top sheet with the sheet set 42 which was also provided with a perforated carrier strip 44. A disadvantage of this type of prior art composite form is that the surface of adhesive release material used. This material is sold by square inches, is very expensive and its total surface must be kept to a minimum necessary.
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It is a fea-ture of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications of the preferred embodiment described herein, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (14)
1. A method of applying one or more labels to a form sheet, said method comprising:
i) forming a label carrying strip comprised of a backing strip having an adhesive release upper face on which labels having an adhesive backing are positioned, said strip having locating means spaced apart a predetermined distance therealong, ii) forming a composite sheet having sheet panels with a complimentary locating means at a predetermined position in each sheet panel, iii) positioning said label carrying strip over said composite sheet with said locating means of said sheet panels and strip aligned, iv) gluing said strip to said sheet panels, and v) severing said strip along opposed side edges of said sheet panels.
i) forming a label carrying strip comprised of a backing strip having an adhesive release upper face on which labels having an adhesive backing are positioned, said strip having locating means spaced apart a predetermined distance therealong, ii) forming a composite sheet having sheet panels with a complimentary locating means at a predetermined position in each sheet panel, iii) positioning said label carrying strip over said composite sheet with said locating means of said sheet panels and strip aligned, iv) gluing said strip to said sheet panels, and v) severing said strip along opposed side edges of said sheet panels.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein before said step (iv) there is provided the step of applying glue strips to said composite sheet along a predetermined area relative to said locating means.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said composite sheet is provided with a perforated detachable carrier strip along an edge thereof, there being provided the further step of engaging said carrier strip by conveying means, said step (iii) comprising positioning a locating element of a further conveying means through said locating means of said sheet panels and said strip to align said label over a predetermined position of said sheet panel.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein said step (iii) comprises positioning a roll of said strip at a predetermined position relative to the width of said composite sheet, and engaging said strip in registry with a top face of said composite sheet by positioning one or more of said locating elements through said locating means of said sheet panels and said strip.
5. A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein said conveying means is a belt conveyor, said further conveying means being a further endless belt having two or more locating elements secured thereto, and there being further provided the step of adjusting the location of said further endless belt in relation to the location of said roll.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein a glue strip applicator is positioned above said composite sheet upstream of said roll, said glue strip applicator having two or more glue strip applying heads provided, and there being further provided the step of adjusting the location of said glue strip applicator in relation to the location of said roll.
7. A label carrying strip comprising a backing sheet having a top face with an adhesive release coating, one or more labels having an adhesive backing and positioned on said top face, and a locating means in said backing sheet for engagement by a locating element to automatically position said label carrying strip at a predetermined position on a form sheet for securement thereto.
8. A label carrying strip as claimed in claim 7 wherein said locating means is a pin engaging hole.
9. A label carrying strip as claimed in claim 8 wherein said locating element is a locating pin.
10. A label carrying strip as claimed in claim 9 wherein said labels are address labels, said backing sheet being positioned over a glue containing portion of said form sheet.
11. A label carrying strip as claimed in claim 10 wherein there are two labels positioned side by side on said backing sheet, said pin engaging hole being located between said two labels.
12. A label carrying strip as claimed in claim 9 wherein said backing sheet extends across the width of said form sheet and spaced from a top edge thereof.
13. A form sheet having a label carrying strip as claimed in claim 7 having at least one label with a pressure release adhesive backing, said form sheet having a complimentary pin engaging hole, said pin engage hole of said backing sheet and said form sheet being aligned with one another.
14. A form sheet having a label carrying strip as claimed in claim 13 wherein said label carrying strip has two labels with said pin engaging hole in said backing sheet extending through a label carrying sheet on said backing sheet and between said two labels.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2055761 CA2055761A1 (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1991-11-19 | Label carrying strip and method of application |
| MX9206623A MX9206623A (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1992-11-17 | LABEL BEARING STRIP AND APPLICATION METHOD |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2055761 CA2055761A1 (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1991-11-19 | Label carrying strip and method of application |
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| CA2055761A1 true CA2055761A1 (en) | 1993-05-20 |
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| CA 2055761 Abandoned CA2055761A1 (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1991-11-19 | Label carrying strip and method of application |
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