EP0494191B1 - Labels and manufacture thereof - Google Patents

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EP0494191B1
EP0494191B1 EP90914077A EP90914077A EP0494191B1 EP 0494191 B1 EP0494191 B1 EP 0494191B1 EP 90914077 A EP90914077 A EP 90914077A EP 90914077 A EP90914077 A EP 90914077A EP 0494191 B1 EP0494191 B1 EP 0494191B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/02—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being labels or tags
    • B31D1/021—Making adhesive labels having a multilayered structure, e.g. provided on carrier webs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • 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
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/0288—Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
    • G09F3/0289—Pull- or fold-out labels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • 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
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/10—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by an adhesive layer

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  • the present invention relates to a method of producing labels and in particular to a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release material.
  • the present invention also relates to a self-adhesive label.
  • the labels to be attached to the containers be made available in a form in which they are easy to handle and easy to transfer onto the containers for which they are intended.
  • the labels are self-adhesive labels which are carried in series on a web of release material which is wound into a reel.
  • the Applicant's earlier GB-A-2199010 discloses a method and apparatus for producing labels in which self-adhesive labels are carried directly on a release material.
  • the present Invention provides a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release material, which method comprises the steps of:-(a) applying a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive to a surface of a length of release material; (b) applying a succession of individual labels to the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive so as to adhere the labels to the release material; (c) applying to the succession of individual labels on the release material a web of self-adhesive laminar material whereby the laminar material (14) is adhered by the self-adhesive surface thereof over the succession of individual labels; (d) cutting through the laminar material, the individual labels and the pressure-sensitive adhesive as far as the release material thereby to form the self-adhesive labels; and (e) removing from the release material waste portions of the laminar material, of the individual labels and of the pressure-sensitive adhesive which surround the self-adhesive labels; characterised in that said individual labels comprise folded sheets having an upper panel and a lower panel and that
  • the present invention also provides a self-adhesive label comprising an individual label having a self-adhesive rear surface and which is carried on a backing of release material, and a self-adhesive laminar material which is adhered by the self-adhesive surface thereof to the upper surface of the individual label; characterised in that said individual label comprises an upper panel and a lower panel, the lower panel having a self-adhesive rear surface, and in that the laminar material connects the upper panel to the lower panel so as to maintain the self-adhesive label in a closed configuration and being configured such that the upper panel can be pulled away from the lower panel to open the self-adhesive label.
  • the present invention also provides a self-adhesive label comprising an individual label having a self-adhesive rear surface which is carried on a backing of a release material and a self-adhesive laminar material which is adhered by the self-adhesive surface thereof to the upper surface of the individual label; characterised in that the said individual label comprises an upper panel and a lower panel, the upper panel having at least one hole therethrough adjacent an edge of the upper panel, the lower panel having a self-adhesive rear surface being separate from the upper panel, the lower and upper panels having been formed from a single folded sheet and having been separated by cutting away of a common folded edge therebetween, and in that the laminar material extends over the said at least one hole thereby to form at least one self-adhesive exposed protion of the laminar material which is adhered to the lower panel.
  • the present invention further provides a self-adhesive label comprising an individual label, a self-adhesive laminar material which covers the individual label and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive which coats the rear surface of the individual label; characterised in that said individual label comprises a folded sheet having an upper panel, a lower panel, a folded edge connecting the upper and lower panels, a part of the upper panel extending past an edge of the lower panel whereby the rear surface of the folded sheet comprises the rearwardly-directed surfaces of the lower panel and the said part of the upper panel, in that the self-adhesive laminar material which covers the upper panel extends past the folded edge to form an end portion thereof and in that the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, which coats the rear surface of the folded sheet coats the rearwardly directed surface of the end portion of the laminar material.
  • a web of release material 2 is fed out from a reel 4 thereof past an adhesive applicator 6 which is adapted to deposit a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive (not shown) over the upper surface of the release material 2.
  • the release material 2 typically comprises waxed or siliconized paper.
  • the adhesive may be extruded in a hot melt form and may be extruded either as a continuous uniform layer or in the form of a row of extruded beads.
  • the adhesive-coated release material 2 then passes to a folded sheet applying station 8 at which a succession of individual folded sheets 10 are applied to the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive so as to adhere the folded sheets 10 to the release material 2.
  • the folded sheets 10 are described in greater detail below.
  • the succession of folded sheets 10 carried on the release material 2 is then passed to a laminar material applying station 12 at which a self-adhesive laminar material 14, which is fed out from a reel 13 thereof, is applied to the succession of folded sheets 10 on the release material 2.
  • the self-adhesive laminar material 14 comprises a layer of plastics material, preferably transparent polyester or polyethylene, coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The laminar material 14 is adhered by the downwardly-directed self-adhesive surface thereof over the succession of folded sheets 10.
  • the laminar material - coated assembly then passes to a die-cutting station 15 at which the self-adhesive labels 16, which will be described in greater detail below, are formed by cutting through the laminar material 14, the folded sheets 10, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive as far as the release material 2.
  • the die-cutting is carried out by a pair of die-cutting rollers 17.
  • a waste web remnant 18, consisting of waste portions of the laminar material 14, of the folded sheets 10 and of the pressure-sensitive adhesive which surround the self-adhesive labels 16 is removed from the release material 2 and wound up into a reel 20 for subsequent disposal.
  • the succession of self-adhesive labels 16 on the release material 2 is then wound up into a reel 22 which subsequently can be mounted in an automatic labelling machine (not shown) for automatic application of the labels to containers to be labelled.
  • FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of a folded sheet 10.
  • the folded sheet 10 comprises a rectangular longitudinal strip which is divided into a series of panels by a plurality of transverse fold lines.
  • An upper panel 22 constitutes one end panel of the strip and a lower panel 24 is connected thereto by a folded edge 26 of the folded sheet 10.
  • a number of additional panels 28 are folded between the upper panel 22 and the lower panel 24.
  • the upper panel 22 completely covers and extends past the lower panel 24 so as to have a rearwardly-directed surface 30 which is adjacent the rearwardly-directed surface 32 of the lower panel 24.
  • the rear surface of the folded sheet comprises the rearwardly directed surfaces 30 and 32.
  • the upper panel 22 is provided with a row of holes (not shown) extending therethrough, which row is adjacent to the folded edge 26. The holes expose corresponding parts of the lower panel 24.
  • Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of a folded sheet 10' which is an inverted form of the folded sheet 10 of the first embodiment illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the lower panel 34 has a rearwardly directed surface 36 which defines the entire rearwardly directed surface of the folded sheet 10'.
  • the upper panel 38 is connected to the lower panel 34 by a folded edge 40.
  • a number of additional panels 42 are disposed between the upper panel 38 and the lower panel 34.
  • the upper surface of the folded sheet 10' consists of the upper surface 44 of the upper panel 38 and the upper surface 46 of that portion of the lower panel 34 which is not covered by the upper panel 38 or the additional panels 42.
  • the upper panel 38 is, in a manner similar to that of the upper panel 22 of the first embodiment shown in Figure 2, provided with a row of holes (not shown) extending therethrough adjacent the folded edge 40, which holes expose respective parts of the lower panel 34.
  • each of the folded sheets 10, 10' of Figures 2 and 3 is printed with information relating to the container to be labelled.
  • each sheet is lithographically printed but alternative printing methods include letterpress, flexographic or laser printing.
  • each folded sheet 10, 10' is composed of paper.
  • FIG. 4 to 6 illustrate the manufacture and use of a self-adhesive label 16 employing a folded sheet 10 in accordance with the first embodiment thereof shown in Figure 2 but it will readily be understood by the man skilled in the art how to manufacture self-adhesive labels incorporating the folded sheets 10' shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 4 shows a folded sheet 10 which is adhered to the release material 2 by a layer 48 of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the assembly being prior to the laminar material applying station 12. It will be seen that a row of holes 50 extending through the upper panel 22 exposes corresponding parts 52 of the lower panel 24 thereunder. The row of holes 50 is adjacent the folded edge 26 between the upper and lower panels 22, 24. The rearwardly-directed surface 30, 32 of the folded sheet 10 is adhered by the layer 48 of pressure-sensitive adhesive to the release material 2.
  • FIG. 4 The assembly shown in Figure 4 is then passed to the laminar material applying station 12 and then to the die-cutting station 15 and Figure 5 shows the resultant assembly after the application of the laminar material 14 and die-cutting of the combined assembly to form the self-adhesive labels 16 on the release material 2.
  • the laminar material 14 extends over the whole of the upper surface of the printed sheet 10 and is adhered thereto by the self-adhesive surface thereof.
  • the laminar material 14 extends over the holes 50 thereby to form corresponding self-adhesive exposed portions 54 of the laminar material 14 which are adhered by the respective self-adhesive surfaces to the corresponding parts 52 of the lower panel 24.
  • the folded sheet 10 has been cut around its periphery so that the resultant self-adhesive label 16 is accurately positioned and aligned on the web of release material 2. This accuracy is important when the label 16 is subsequently to be applied to a container to be labelled by an automatic high speed labelling apparatus.
  • the folded edge 26 between the upper and lower panels 22, 24 is cut away to form a free outer edge 56 of the upper panel 22. It will be understood that the self-adhesive label 16 is maintained in its closed configuration by the adhesion of the exposed portions 54 of the laminar material 14 to the lower panel 24.
  • Figure 6 shows the label 16 of Figure 5 when adhered to a container 58.
  • a user pulls the free outer edge 56 of the upper panel 22 away from the lower panel 24 thereby to release the exposed portions 54 of the self-adhesive laminar material 14 from the lower panel 24.
  • a hinged portion 60 of the upper panel 22, which is not directly adhered to the container 58, is then folded back to reveal the previously hidden inner surface 62 thereof and the additional panels 28 of the label 16 can then be unfolded as shown in Figure 6.
  • one or more weakened tear lines may be provided on the additional panels 28 so that one or more of those panels 28 can be torn off from the label 16 which is adhered to the container.
  • FIG. 7 shows a self-adhesive label 70 in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention.
  • the self-adhesive label 70 comprises a folded sheet 72 which is similar in construction to the folded sheet 10' shown in Figure 3.
  • the folded sheet 72 comprises a rectangular longitudinal strip which is divided into a series of panels by a plurality of transverse fold lines.
  • a lower panel 74 has a rearwardly directed surface 76 which defines the entire rearwardly directed surface of the folded sheet 72.
  • the upper panel 78 is connected to the lower panel 74 by a folded edge 80 and additional panel 82 is disposed between the upper panel 78 and the lower panel 74.
  • the folded sheet 72 is lithographically printed.
  • the rearwardly directed surface 76 of the folded sheet 72 is adhered to a web of release material 84 by a layer 86 of pressure-sensitive adhesive.
  • the folded sheet 72 is entirely covered by a self-adhesive laminar material 88 which is adhered by the self-adhesive surface thereof to the upper surface of the folded sheet 72.
  • a longitudinal end 90 of the laminar material 88 extends past the folded edge 80 and is adhered to the release material 84 by a combination of the self-adhesive surface thereof and the layer 86 of adhesive.
  • the adhered end 90 of the laminar material has a width of about 5 mm.
  • a line of perforations 92 extends across the laminar material 88 in the vicinity of the upper panel 78 of the folded sheet 72.
  • the perforation line 92 is torn thereby to permit the upper panel 78 and the additional panel 82 attached thereto to be hinged away from the lower panel 74.
  • the label of Figure 7 may be made by substantially the same method as that described with reference to Figure 1.
  • the folded sheet is not provided with a row of holes as in the embodiment of Figures 4 to 6 and the folded edge 80 is not cut away from the folded sheet 72.
  • the leading edge of the resultant self-adhesive label 70 consists of a portion 90 of the laminar material 88 which is adhered to the release material 84 by the layer of adhesive 86.
  • the die-cutting rollers are adapted to cut not only the self-adhesive labels but also if desired the die-cutting rollers 17 may cut the perforation line 92 in the laminar material either in the same or in a separate die-cutting step.
  • the die-cutting rollers may be adapted to cut the perforation line 92 additionally through the upper panel 78 of the folded sheet 72.
  • the applied folded sheet may have the configuration shown in Figure 2 when the folded sheet is also provided with the perforation line.
  • FIG 8 shows a lithographically-printed folded sheet 100 which is employed in the manufacture of a self-adhesive label in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the folded sheet 100 comprises a rectangular longitudinal strip which is divided into an upper panel 102 and a lower panel 104 which is connected to the upper panel 102 by a folded edge 106 of the folded sheet 100.
  • a number of additional panels may be disposed between the upper panel 102 and the lower panel 104. When present, the additional panels are connected to one or both of the upper and lower panels 102, 104.
  • the upper panel 102 completely covers and extends past the lower panel 104 so as to have a rearwardly-directed surface 108 which is adjacent to the rearwardly-directed surface 110 of the lower panel 104.
  • the rear surface of the folded sheet 100 comprises the rearwardly-directed surfaces 108 and 110.
  • the upper surface 112 of the upper panel 102 is lithographically printed as are the opposed inner surfaces 114, 116 of the upper and lower panels 102, 104.
  • the self-adhesive label of the present invention is manufactured by employing the apparatus illustrated in Figure 1, the description of which will not be repeated.
  • Figure 9 shows a folded sheet 100 which has been adhered to a length of release material 118 by a layer 120 of pressure-sensitive adhesive, prior to the laminar material applying station 12.
  • the rearwardly-directed surfaces 108, 110 of the folded sheet 100 are adhered by the layer 120 of pressure-sensitive adhesive to the release material 118.
  • the assembly shown in Figure 9 is then passed to the laminar material applying station 12 and then to the die-cutting station 15 and Figure 10 shows the resultant assembly after the application of the laminar material and die-cutting of the combined assembly to form the self-adhesive labels on the release material.
  • the laminar material comprises a transparent plastics material, such as polyester or polyethylene. From Figure 10 it will be seen that a cut portion of the laminar material 112 constitutes the upper surface of the resultant self-adhesive label 124.
  • the folded sheet 100 has had the longitudinal edges thereof cut away and also the free outer edge of the extending part of the upper panel 102 has also been cut away.
  • the laminar material 122 is coincident with the cut longitudinal edges 126, 128 of the folded sheet 100 and is also coincident with the cut transverse edge 130 of the folded sheet 100.
  • the laminar material 122 extends beyond the folded edge 106 of the folded sheet 100 to form an end flap 132 thereof which is adhered by a combination of its self-adhesive surface and the layer 120 of pressure-sensitive adhesive to the release material 118.
  • the self-adhesive label 124 is maintained in its closed configuration by the adhesion of the rearwardly-directed surface 108 of the upper panel 102 to the release material 118.
  • Figure 11 shows the label 124 of Figure 10 when adhered to a container 134.
  • the rearwardly-directed surface of the label 124 consists of that portion of the layer of adhesive 120 which is adhered to the rearwardly directed surfaces 108, 110 of the upper and lower sheets 102, 104 and the rearwardly directed surface of the flap 132 of the laminar material 122.
  • the portion of the layer of adhesive 120 is stripped off therewith and that portion of the layer of adhesive 120 adheres the label 124 to the container 134.
  • a user pulls the free outer edge 136 of the upper panel 102 away from the lower panel 104.
  • the free outer edge 136 and the part of the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive 120 which is adhered directly to the rearwardly directed surface 108 of the upper panel 102 are stripped off from the container as a result of preferential adhesion of the adhesive to the rearwardly-directed surface 108 of the upper panel.
  • the portion 138 of the adhesive layer 120 remains adhered to the upper panel 102 as is shown in Figure 11.
  • the folded edge 106 is protected from being accidentally caught and pulled away from the container to which it is adhered by the laminar material 122 which extends over the folded edge 106 to form the flap 132.
  • the resultant label 124 is reliably and securely adhered over its whole surface to the container 134.
  • the corners of the label are preferably cut rounded. This is carried out not only for aesthetic purposes but also to assist a user in opening the resultant label and also to reduce the chances of the corners of the label being bent or caught by extraneous objects.
  • the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive 120 may be applied to the release material as a non-continuous layer whereby a corner of the rearwardly directed surface 108 of the outer edge 136 of the upper panel 102 is not coated with adhesive - this assists in a user being able to pull the upper panel 102 away from the lower panel 104 in order to open the label.
  • Figure 12 shows a label 150 in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention when carried on a length of release material 152.
  • This embodiment is different from that illustrated in Figure 8 to 11 in that the self-adhesive laminar material 154 extends substantially past the folded edge 156 of the folded sheet 158 thereby to define a label portion 160 which is adjacent the folded sheet 158.
  • the self-adhesive laminar material is of transparent plastics such as polyester or polyethylene and has an image 162 printed on the rearwardly-directed surface 164 thereof, which image is disposed in the portion of the label adjacent to the folded sheet.
  • the laminar material 14 shown in Figure 1 would consist of a length of transparent plastics material having a succession of images 162 printed on its lower surface 164.
  • the laminar material 14 would be adhered over the assembly of folded sheets/pressure-sensitive adhesive/release material with the image 162 on the transparent laminar material being in registration adjacent a respective folded sheet 158.
  • the die-cutting step the die-cutting would be carried out so that each label 150 includes a respective printed image 162 on the transparent laminar material 154 and a respective folded sheet 158 adjacent thereto.
  • Figure 13 shows a label 250 in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention when carried on the length of release material 252, the label 250 being a modification of the label of Figure 12.
  • This embodiment is different from that illustrated in Figure 12 in that prior to the application of pressure-sensitive adhesive 264 to the release material, the release material is provided thereover with a succession of support webs, each of which comprises a layer of paper or other material which is coated on its rear surface with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and is carried on the release material.
  • These support webs have been produced by die-cutting pressure-sensitive stock, comprising the paper or other material releasably adhered on the release paper, with the waste remnant having been removed.
  • the reel 4 comprises the release material 2 with a succession of self-adhesive support webs thereon.
  • the self-adhesive label 250 has a lower self-adhesive support web 270 e.g. of paper which is coated on its rear surface with a layer 272 of pressure-sensitive adhesive and is releasably adhered to the release material 252.
  • the support web 270 is coextensive with all of the self-adhesive label 250 apart from the free outer edge 274 of the folded sheet 258 which is intended to be releasably adhered to the release material 152. Accordingly, the free outer edge 274 is directly adhered to the release material 252 by the layer 264 of pressure-sensitive adhesive which has been applied over the release material/support web combination by the adhesive applicator 6 shown in Figure 1.
  • the folded sheets have been applied in succession over the succession of support webs 270 but also ensuring that the portion (i.e the free outer edge) of the folded sheets which is intended to be releasably adhered to the release material is not disposed over a part of the support web but rather is disposed over the release material.
  • the support web which is carried on the release material is larger than that which is present in the resultant label.
  • the extra peripheral part of the support web is cut simultaneously with the cutting of the laminar material 254 the applied sheet 258 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive 264 and the combined waste web remnant is then removed.
  • the support web 270 together with the rear layer of adhesive 272, is coextensive with the majority of the label 250.
  • the advantage of this configuration is that the support web provides extra strength and rigidity to the resultant self-adhesive labels.
  • the self-adhesive laminar material is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
  • the laminer material is not uniformly coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive, but rather is provided with uncoated patches which, for example, coincide with part or all of the applied folded sheets.
  • the self-adhesion is provided not by a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive but by a heat-sealable material such as a hot-melt adhesive, lacquer or plastics material which is subsequently heat sealed.

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