CA2466838A1 - Tamper proof tag - Google Patents
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- CA2466838A1 CA2466838A1 CA002466838A CA2466838A CA2466838A1 CA 2466838 A1 CA2466838 A1 CA 2466838A1 CA 002466838 A CA002466838 A CA 002466838A CA 2466838 A CA2466838 A CA 2466838A CA 2466838 A1 CA2466838 A1 CA 2466838A1
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- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F3/04—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion
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- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
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- G09F2003/0272—Labels for containers
- G09F2003/0273—Labels for bottles, flasks
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Abstract
A tamper proof tag comprising a base substrate having an area adapted to receive an insert, and a laminated element adapted to cover the area to encapsulate the insert, the laminated element being permanently affixed onto the base substrate by means of an adhesive element extending between the base substrate and the laminated element, the base substrate and the over lamination being made of a material hard to tear.
Description
TAMPER PROOF TAG
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to tags attachable to products or articles, and more particularly to a tamper proof tag usable for promotional, authentication and other purposes such as for providing instructions or identification for a product, and is adapted for application on bottled, jarred and tubed products, ete., to be used in the alcoholic beverage industry, the cosmetic industry and others.
BACKGROUND
Many industries do on-pack promotion using e.g.
leaflets, labels, mufti panel labels, lottery tickets, etc.
which are normally glued directly on a product. Now, almost nobody uses them anymore because they are not secure.
Customers may rip/tear them off, leaving the product on the shelf either without the promotional piece or leaving the product damaged/altered. As a result, customers do not buy the product because it is either damaged or does not have the promotional piece. In such cases, the retailers have to return the damaged/altered products to their supplier for replacement, which is expensive and time consuming.
Standard tags are still in use . Normally they are made with card stock and are mostly used as an instant discount upon purchasing the product. They create a lot of mess because they often fall off the product and lay on the floor because they are easy to remove and very fragile. Thus, products are left on the shelf without one.
One major problem of the above products, whatever it is labels, piggy back labels or standard tags, is that they are all very easy to remove without catching others attention, so a lot of consumers j ust pull them out and keep them without buying the product. In the majority of cases, they leave the product either damaged/altered.
SUMMARY
An object of the invention is to provide a tamper proof tag which is hard to be removed from the product unless using scissors or a sharp tool or force.
According to the present invention, there is provided a tamper proof tag comprising a base substrate having an area IO adapted to receive an insert, and a laminated element adapted to cover the area to encapsulate the insert, the laminated element being permanently affixed onto the base substrate by means of an adhesive element extending between the base substrate and the laminated element, the base substrate and the over lamination being made of a material hard to tear.
BRTEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A detailed description of preferred embodiments will be given herein below with reference to the following drawings, 20 in which like numbers refer to like elements:
Figure 1 is a schematic exploded view of a tamper proof tag according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic view of the assembly of the disclosed tamper proof tag.
Figure 3 is a schematic view of the parts forming a die cut tamper proof tag.
Figure 4 is a schematic view of a tamper proof tag on a bottle with a stopper ring.
Figure 5 is a schematic view of a tamper proof tag on a 30 bottle with a cap.
Figure 6 is a schematic view of another assembly of the disclosed tamper proof tag.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to tags attachable to products or articles, and more particularly to a tamper proof tag usable for promotional, authentication and other purposes such as for providing instructions or identification for a product, and is adapted for application on bottled, jarred and tubed products, ete., to be used in the alcoholic beverage industry, the cosmetic industry and others.
BACKGROUND
Many industries do on-pack promotion using e.g.
leaflets, labels, mufti panel labels, lottery tickets, etc.
which are normally glued directly on a product. Now, almost nobody uses them anymore because they are not secure.
Customers may rip/tear them off, leaving the product on the shelf either without the promotional piece or leaving the product damaged/altered. As a result, customers do not buy the product because it is either damaged or does not have the promotional piece. In such cases, the retailers have to return the damaged/altered products to their supplier for replacement, which is expensive and time consuming.
Standard tags are still in use . Normally they are made with card stock and are mostly used as an instant discount upon purchasing the product. They create a lot of mess because they often fall off the product and lay on the floor because they are easy to remove and very fragile. Thus, products are left on the shelf without one.
One major problem of the above products, whatever it is labels, piggy back labels or standard tags, is that they are all very easy to remove without catching others attention, so a lot of consumers j ust pull them out and keep them without buying the product. In the majority of cases, they leave the product either damaged/altered.
SUMMARY
An object of the invention is to provide a tamper proof tag which is hard to be removed from the product unless using scissors or a sharp tool or force.
According to the present invention, there is provided a tamper proof tag comprising a base substrate having an area IO adapted to receive an insert, and a laminated element adapted to cover the area to encapsulate the insert, the laminated element being permanently affixed onto the base substrate by means of an adhesive element extending between the base substrate and the laminated element, the base substrate and the over lamination being made of a material hard to tear.
BRTEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A detailed description of preferred embodiments will be given herein below with reference to the following drawings, 20 in which like numbers refer to like elements:
Figure 1 is a schematic exploded view of a tamper proof tag according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic view of the assembly of the disclosed tamper proof tag.
Figure 3 is a schematic view of the parts forming a die cut tamper proof tag.
Figure 4 is a schematic view of a tamper proof tag on a bottle with a stopper ring.
Figure 5 is a schematic view of a tamper proof tag on a 30 bottle with a cap.
Figure 6 is a schematic view of another assembly of the disclosed tamper proof tag.
Figure 7 is a schematic view of a tamper proof tag tied to a bottle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to Figure 5, there is shown an exemplary use of a tamper proof tag on a bottle.
Referring to Figure 1, the tamper proof tag comprises a base substrate, an adhesive layer, and an over lamination.
The base substrate has an area adapted to receive an insert.
In the illustrated case, the area is delineated by dashed lines showing where the user will have to cut the tag to remove the insert. The over lamination may cover only the area where the insert is to be positioned, if desired. As shown, the adhesive layer has a sealed area free of adhesive material, corresponding to the area on the base substrate adapted to receive the insert, so that: the insert is not glued when the tag is assembled. The over lamination may possibly be affixed to the base substrate by a punching, welding, seaming or another process instead of using an adhesive layer, if desired, provided that it result in the encapsulation of the insert.
Referring to Figure 2, the insert is positioned in the appropriate area on the base substrate and then the over lamination is affixed against the base ~;ubstrate and adheres to it by means of the adhesive layer, thereby encapsulating the insert.
Referring to Figure 3, the tamper proof tag may be formed by a die cutting process. The tamper proof tag may have a round shaped end having a hole sized for press-fit insertion of the tag on the neck of the bottle. The tamper proof tag may have any desired shape provided that it does not prevent its installation on the product.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to Figure 5, there is shown an exemplary use of a tamper proof tag on a bottle.
Referring to Figure 1, the tamper proof tag comprises a base substrate, an adhesive layer, and an over lamination.
The base substrate has an area adapted to receive an insert.
In the illustrated case, the area is delineated by dashed lines showing where the user will have to cut the tag to remove the insert. The over lamination may cover only the area where the insert is to be positioned, if desired. As shown, the adhesive layer has a sealed area free of adhesive material, corresponding to the area on the base substrate adapted to receive the insert, so that: the insert is not glued when the tag is assembled. The over lamination may possibly be affixed to the base substrate by a punching, welding, seaming or another process instead of using an adhesive layer, if desired, provided that it result in the encapsulation of the insert.
Referring to Figure 2, the insert is positioned in the appropriate area on the base substrate and then the over lamination is affixed against the base ~;ubstrate and adheres to it by means of the adhesive layer, thereby encapsulating the insert.
Referring to Figure 3, the tamper proof tag may be formed by a die cutting process. The tamper proof tag may have a round shaped end having a hole sized for press-fit insertion of the tag on the neck of the bottle. The tamper proof tag may have any desired shape provided that it does not prevent its installation on the product.
Referring to Figure 4, a stopper element may be used to prevent the tag from being easily removed from the bottle if necessary, e.g. when the neck of the bottle is too smooth and is deprived of a sufficient stopping surface, as it is often the case with wine bottles with a cork. The stopper element can be made of a tie-wrap or metallic/synthetic band/stripe acting as a stopper.
Referring to Figure 5, the stopping surface may be provided by the lower rim of a twist cap used to close the opening of a bottle.
Referring to Figure 6, the tag may comprise only a base substrate against which an adhesive label is affixed to encapsulate the insert.
Referring to Figure 7, the tag may be tied to the neck of the bottle using e.g. a tie wrapping element passing in holes made in the tag to this effect . Only one hole may be sufficient for the purpose.
Referring back to Figure 1, the base substrate is preferably made of synthetic, metallic or paper/card low stretch and high tear resistant material with an over lamination on one or both sides. An information or promotional message may be printed on the base substrate. The tag may be used to print information or message on the base substrate, apply an insert Like a game piece, a mufti panel leaflet, a label, a scented piece or promotional give away product, a break open ticket, scratch card, etc. The inserts may be very diversified. The base substrate is then over laminated on top to seal and encapsulate the insert over the base substrate, making the game piece or other insert element inaccessible. A clear lamination is preferred so that the consumers may actually see the insert which has an appealing message to entice the consumers to buy the product.
Referring to Figure 5, the stopping surface may be provided by the lower rim of a twist cap used to close the opening of a bottle.
Referring to Figure 6, the tag may comprise only a base substrate against which an adhesive label is affixed to encapsulate the insert.
Referring to Figure 7, the tag may be tied to the neck of the bottle using e.g. a tie wrapping element passing in holes made in the tag to this effect . Only one hole may be sufficient for the purpose.
Referring back to Figure 1, the base substrate is preferably made of synthetic, metallic or paper/card low stretch and high tear resistant material with an over lamination on one or both sides. An information or promotional message may be printed on the base substrate. The tag may be used to print information or message on the base substrate, apply an insert Like a game piece, a mufti panel leaflet, a label, a scented piece or promotional give away product, a break open ticket, scratch card, etc. The inserts may be very diversified. The base substrate is then over laminated on top to seal and encapsulate the insert over the base substrate, making the game piece or other insert element inaccessible. A clear lamination is preferred so that the consumers may actually see the insert which has an appealing message to entice the consumers to buy the product.
Referring again to Figure 2, the tag may be die cut to have a hole made to the exact specific shape and size of the neck of the bottle so that when it is applied to the product, it will be very hard to remove it. The tag may be applied either manually or mechanically on the product. In the case of a tube or jar, most probably, it will have to be applied before mounting the cap. In this case, if a fraudulent consumer wants to take the piece without buying the product, he will have to unscrew the cap, which may be prevented if the product has a seal to be broken first.
As it can be seen, the tamper proof tag is a very clean product. If somebody is able, despite everything, using force to pull the tag out, or cut it out, it will leave the bottle, j ar, tube, etc . intact and still sellable . The tamper proof tag is very hard to remove as a lot of force or a sharp tool or scissors are needed, which will likely discourage attempts to illegitimately remove it in front of everybody in a store as it will necessarily attract their attention.
The tag may at last be used for its intended purpose, i.e. to catch the clientele's attention, to provide offers to participate in a promotion, to authenticate a product as being an original, for advertisement purposes, or as an incentive to purchase the product. For example, a client walks in a liquor store to buy a bottle of rum of a given mark and sees next to it a bottle of another mark bearing a tamper proof tag which advertises to buy the product and take a chance to win one of 500 cruises in, let's say, Greece.
Since the tamper proof tag cannot be easily removed and the encapsulated game piece is inaccessible L.nless the client has scissors or a sharp tool on him/her, there is a good chance that that client will buy the rum of the other mark because once at home, he/she will have the opportunity to cut open the game piece to take a chance for the free cruise.
As it can be seen, the tamper proof tag is a very clean product. If somebody is able, despite everything, using force to pull the tag out, or cut it out, it will leave the bottle, j ar, tube, etc . intact and still sellable . The tamper proof tag is very hard to remove as a lot of force or a sharp tool or scissors are needed, which will likely discourage attempts to illegitimately remove it in front of everybody in a store as it will necessarily attract their attention.
The tag may at last be used for its intended purpose, i.e. to catch the clientele's attention, to provide offers to participate in a promotion, to authenticate a product as being an original, for advertisement purposes, or as an incentive to purchase the product. For example, a client walks in a liquor store to buy a bottle of rum of a given mark and sees next to it a bottle of another mark bearing a tamper proof tag which advertises to buy the product and take a chance to win one of 500 cruises in, let's say, Greece.
Since the tamper proof tag cannot be easily removed and the encapsulated game piece is inaccessible L.nless the client has scissors or a sharp tool on him/her, there is a good chance that that client will buy the rum of the other mark because once at home, he/she will have the opportunity to cut open the game piece to take a chance for the free cruise.
As a security feature, a holographic label or, other security feature may be added on th.e tag to enhance authenticity. A message/text may be printed on the base substrate, and a concealed label that contains the game piece/offer may be applied on the base substrate (as shown in Figure 6). The adhesive used should be sufficiently strong and permanent.
The tamper proof tag can be used as a security item to authenticate the origin of the product and prevent counterfeiters from imitating the product, bottle, labels and contents and selling them on the black market. The security item may at the same time be used to promote and authenticate the product.
While embodiments of this invention have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described above, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the essence of this invention.
The tamper proof tag can be used as a security item to authenticate the origin of the product and prevent counterfeiters from imitating the product, bottle, labels and contents and selling them on the black market. The security item may at the same time be used to promote and authenticate the product.
While embodiments of this invention have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described above, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the essence of this invention.
Claims
1. A tamper proof tag comprising a base substrate having an area adapted to receive an insert, and a laminated element adapted to cover the area to encapsulate the insert, the laminated element being permanently affixed onto the base substrate by means of an adhesive element extending between the base substrate and the laminated element, the base substrate and the over lamination being made of a material hard to tear.
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| CA002466838A CA2466838A1 (en) | 2004-05-10 | 2004-05-10 | Tamper proof tag |
| PCT/IB2005/001385 WO2005109381A1 (en) | 2004-05-10 | 2005-05-09 | Tamper proof tag and container employing the same |
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| CA002466838A CA2466838A1 (en) | 2004-05-10 | 2004-05-10 | Tamper proof tag |
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