GB2192605A

GB2192605A - Labels and manufacture thereof

Info

Publication number: GB2192605A
Application number: GB08617275A
Authority: GB
Inventors: David John Instance
Original assignee: David J Instance Ltd
Current assignee: David J Instance Ltd
Priority date: 1986-07-16
Filing date: 1986-07-16
Publication date: 1988-01-20
Anticipated expiration: 2006-07-16
Also published as: GB8617275D0; EP0256672B1; HK138795A; GR3002654T3; DE3770542D1; GB2192605B; ATE64226T1; ES2022359B3; EP0256672A1

Abstract

A method of producing a label for attachment to a container, the method comprising the steps of:- (a) providing a longitudinal sheet having a row of a plurality of pairs of panels, each pair being separated from an adjacent pair by a respective transverse fold line and there being a longitudinal fold line separating the panels of each pair, one end pair of panels constituting front and back cover panels respectively for the sheet and the front cover panel having a transversely extending flap; (b) applying a strip of glue along the longitudinal fold line on one side of the sheet; (c) folding the sheet about the or each transverse fold line so that the panels of the sheet other than the front and back cover panels are superposed over the front and back cover panels, the plurality of pairs of panels being adhered together by the glue strip; (d) folding the sheet about the longitudinal fold line so that the front and back cover panels enclose the remaining panels, the flap of the front cover panel extending transversely beyond the remaining panels and the back cover panel thereby to have a rearwardly exposed surface, and (e) separating the sheet along the transverse fold lines thereby to form a booklet. i

Description

1 GB2192605A 1

SPECIFICATION first folding step;

Figure 3 shows the sheet of Figure 2 after a Labels and manufacture thereof second folding step; Figure 4 shows the sheet of Figure 3 after a The present invention relates to a method of 70 third folding step;, producing a label and to a label. Figure 5 shows the folded sheet of Figure 4 It is frequently desirable to label a cotainer adhered to a support web to form a label in with a so-called "extended text" label which accordance with the invention; and has a large surface area which can carry a Figure 6 shows a booklet which has been large amount of printed information relating to 75 torn off from the label shown in Figure 5.

the product in the container. Referring to the drawings, a longitudinal The present invention aims to provide such sheet 2 e.g. of paper has a longitudinal row a label. of three pairs of panels. Two end panels 4,6 Accordingly, the present invention provides of the row are separate from two middle a method of producing a label for attachment 80 panels 8, 10 of the row by a first transverse to a container, the method comprising the fold line 12. The two middle panels 8,10 are steps of: separated by a second transverse fold line 14 (a) providing a longitudinal sheet having a from two end panels 16,18 at the other end row of a plurality of pairs of panels, each pair of the row which are to form a front cover being separated from an adjacent pair by a 85 panel 16 and a back cover panel 18 for the respective transverse fold line and there being remaining panels of the sheet 2 when folded a longitudinal fold line separating the panels of in the manner described below. A longitudinal each pair, one end pair of panels constituting fold line 20 extends between the two end front and back cover panels, respectively, for edges 22,24 of the strip and separates the the sheet and the front cover panel having a 90 panels of each pair. Each of the panels other transversely extending flap; than the front cover panel 16 is of substan (b) applying a strip of glue along the longitu- tially the same dimensions. The front cover dinal fold line on one side of the sheet; panel 16 has a transversely extending flap 26 (c) folding the sheet about the or each along its free side edge. The surface of the - transverse fold line so that the panels of the 95 flap 26 is coated with a band 27 of a material sheet other than the front and back cover which renders the paper of the sheet 2 hydro panels are super posed over the front and phobic. The band 27 may be formed of a back cover panels, the plurality of pairs of mixture of a polysiloxane and a varnish and is panels being adhered together by the glue of such a composition that paper which has a strip; 100 water soluble adhesive thereon may be releas (d) folding the sheet about the longitudinal ably adhered to the flap 26. Typically the fold line so that the front and back cover band 27 comprises 90 to 99.5% polysiloxane, panels enclose the remaining panels, the flap such as a poly siloxane manufactured under of the front cover panel extending transversely the code name WS 70M and WS 782 by beyond the remaining panels and the back 105 Wacker and sold in Great Britain by Ambersil cover panel thereby to have a rearwardly ex- Limited, Basingstoke, Hampshire, U.K. as Sili posed surface; and cone Fluid F100, and 0.5 to 10% varnish, (e) separating the sheet along the transverse such as an over printing varnish made by fold lines thereby to form a booklet. Fishburn under the code name of XF 05546.

The present invention further provides a la- 110 A line of perforations 28 extends adjacent to bel for attachment to a container, the label the longitudinal fold line 20 down the central comprising a booklet having a plurality of side edge of the back cover panel 18. The leaves connected along a spine, the leaves line of perforations 28 is preferably formed comprising a front cover panel and a back when the sheet is die-cut from a larger sheet cover panel enclosing a plurality of remaining 115 to the required dimensions.

panels, the free edge of the front cover panel To make the label of the invention, a strip which is opposite the spine having a flap of glue 30, such as a water soluble adhesive which extends transversely beyond the ree.g. poly vinyl alcohol adhesive, is applied to maining panels and the back cover panel the sheet 2 along the length of the lonitudinal thereby to have a rearwardly exposed surface, 120 fold line 20. The glue strip 30 is illustrated and a support web to which the back cover diagrammatically in Figures 1 and 2 as a wavy panel and the rearwardly exposed surface of line. Then, as shown in Figure 1, the two end the flap are adhered. panels 4,6 aee folded about the first An embodiment of the present invention will transverse fold line 12 to lie superposed over novy be described by way of example only 125 the middle panels 8,10. The two end panels with reference to the accompanying drawings, 4,6 are adhered to the two middle panels in which: 8,10 in the region of the longitudinal fold line Figure 1 is a plan view of a sheet prior to 20 by the glue strip 30 between them. Subse folding; quently, as shown in Figure 2, the two end Figure 2 shows the sheet of Figure 1 after a 130 panels 4, 6 together with the two middle 2 GB2192605A 2 panels 8,10 are folded about the second sheet corresponding, in turn, to front cover transverse fold line 14 to lie superposed over panel 16, end panel 4, middle panel 8, middle the front and back cover panels 16, 18. The panel 10 and end panel 6.

two end panels 4,6 are adhered to the front

Claims

and back cover panels 16,18 in the region of 70 CLAIMS the longitudinal

fold line 20 by the glue strip 1. A method of producing a label for attach between them. Then, as shown in Figure 3, ment to a container, the method comprising those panels 4, 8, 16 which lie on one side the steps of:

of the longitudinal fold line 20 and include the (a) providing a longitudinal sheet having a front cover panel 16 are folded about the 75 row of a plurality of pairs of panels, each pair longitudinal fold line 20 to be superposed over being separated from an adjacent pair by a those panels 6, 10, 18 which are on the respective transverse fold line and there being other side of the longitudinal fold line 20 and a longitudinal fold line separating the panels of include the rear cover panel 18. The resultant each pair, one end pair of panels constituting folded sheet 2 is shown in Figure 4, with the 80 front and back cover panels respectively for pairs of panels being adhered together by the the sheet and the front cover panel having a glue strip 30 and the flap 26 on the front transversely extending flap; cover panel 16 extending past the remaining (b) applying a strip of glue along the longitu panel at a transverse edge of the folded sheet dinal fold line on one side of the sheet; 2. Upper and lower portions 32,34 of the 85 (c) folding the sheet about the or each folded sheet 2 are then cut away so as to transverse fold line so that the panels of the remove the transversely folded edges of the sheet other than the front and back cover sheet 2. Alternatively, the sheet is separated panels are superposed over the front and back along the transverse fold lines. This forms a cover panel, the plurality of pairs of panels booklet having a spine which is formed by the 90 being adhered together by the glue strip; adhered portions of the panels and a number (d) folding the sheet about the longitudinal of pages between the front and back cover fold line so that the front and back cover panels 16,18. panels enclose the remaining panels, the flap As shown in Figure 5, to form the label of of the front cover panel extending transversely the invention the booklet 36 is adhered to a 95 beyond the remaining panels and the back support web 38 by a layer 40 of adhesive, cover panel thereby to have a rearwardly ex such as a water soluble adhesive e.g. poly posed surface; and vinyl alcohol adhesive. Specifically, the rear (e) separating the sheet along the transverse face of the back cover panel 18 and the flap fold lines thereby to form a booklet.

26 are adhered to the support web 38 100 2. A method according to Claim 1 further thereby to hold the booklet 36 in a closed comprising the step of adhering the back configuration on the support web 38. Due to cover panel and the rearwardly exposed sur the presence of the band 27 of hydrophobic face of the flap to a support web.

polysiloxane-containing material on the flap 3. A method according to Claim 2 wherein 26, the flap 26 is releasably adhered to the 105 the back cover panel has a line of perforations support web 38 by the layer 40 of adhesive. adjacent the longitudinal fold line.

The support web 38 is coated on its rear face 4. A method according to Claim 2 or Claim with a pressure-sensitive adhesive to render it 3 wherein the rearwardly exposed surface of self-adhesive, and is carried on a release back- the flap is releasably adhered to the support ing material 42. When it is desired to label an 110 web. 1 article, such as a container, the support web 5. A method of providing a label of attach carrying the booklet 36 is adhered by the self- ment to a container sustantially as hereinbe adhesive surface thereof to the container. fore described with reference to the accom When it is desired to access the ' information panying drawings.

printed on the booklet 36, a user pulls flap 26 115 6. A label for attachment to a container, the away from the support web 38, since the flap label comprising a booklet having a plurality of 26 is releasably adhered to the support web leaves connected along a spine, the leaves 38, thereby to release the front cover panel comprising a front cover panel and a back 16 and open the booklet 36. The booklet 36 cover panel enclosing a plurality of remaining can then be read by the user. The booklet 36 120 panels, the free edge of the front cover panel can be separated from the support web 38 by which is opposite the spine having a flap tearing along the line of perforations 28. In which extends transversely beyond the re this way, the back rover panel 18 remains maining panels and the back cover panel adhered to the supprt web 38 and the remain- thereby to have a rearwardly exposed surface, ing panels constituting the detachable booklet 125 and a support web to which the back cover 36 can be separated from the container to panel and the rearwardly exposed surface of which the support web 38 is adhered. The the flap are adhered.

detachable booklet 36 is shown in Figure 6. 7. A label according to Claim 6 wherein the The booklet 36 has a spine 44 formed by the back cover panel has a line of perforations adhered portions of the panels and has five 130 adjacent the spine.

3 GB2192658A 3 8. A label according to Claim 6 or Claim 7 wherein the rearwardly exposed surface of the flap is releasably adhered to the support web.

9. A label for attachment to a container substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

10. A label for attachment to a container whenever made by the method of any of Claims 1 to 5.

Published 1988 at The PatentOffice, State House, 66/71 High Holborn, London WC1R 4TP. Further copies may be obtained from The Patent Office, Sales Branch, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent BR5 3RD. Printed by Burgess & Son (Abingdon) Ltd. Con. 1/87.

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