KR20160138489A - A peelable label - Google Patents

Abstract

The peelable label 20 disclosed herein includes a main panel 22 from which the finger lift tabs 24 extend. At least the finger lift tab 24 comprises a laminate having a first film 28 and a second film 34. This laminate is configured to bend the finger lift tabs 24. The peelable label 20 disclosed herein also includes a main panel 22 from which the finger lift tabs 24 extend. The label includes a dead fold film (30) that extends over at least a portion of the main panel (22) and the finger lift tab (24). The dead fold film 30 has a dead fold capability and the fold film 25 is formed with a crease 25 such that at least a portion of the finger lift tab 24 is deflected from the plane of the main panel 22 have.

Description

A peelable label {A PEELABLE LABEL}

The present invention relates to peelable labels, in particular non-exclusively, peelable labels in the form of open labels for opening the package. The present invention also relates to a packaging material comprising such a peelable label and a method of making a peelable label.

It is known to provide a packaged product that is hermetically sealed to preserve freshness and / or integrity. Such a package may be a so-called "filmic packet" formed from a film material. The film packet typically has an opening to allow the product to be removed from the packet. In a conventionally contemplated configuration, this opening is a pre-formed cut-out in the film packet forming the opening panel, on which an opening label is affixed. When the opening label is pulled from the film packet, the opening panel separates from the film packet and exposes the opening. In order to preserve the freshness and / or integrity of the product, the label is detachable and thus can be reattached onto the opening. Such a configuration is disclosed, for example, in EP 1 102 712.

Typically, the opening label has a finger lift tab that protrudes from the main panel of the label and is not attached to the film packet. The user can grab this tab and peel off the release label in the direction away from the film packet. This can be a rather cumbersome task. That is, the tab can be small and can be positioned in contact with the film packet, so that the user can hold it sufficiently tight to peel it off the label after lifting the tab with the fingernail.

According to one aspect, a peelable label is provided, the peelable label comprising a main panel from which the finger lift tab extends, wherein at least the tab comprises a laminate having a first film and a second film, Wherein the stack is configured to flex the finger lift tabs. The main panel may be provided on a release film. The release film may comprise a polymeric material. The release film may comprise polypropylene, biaxially oriented polypropylene, polyester, or polyethylene terephthalate. The finger lift tabs and the main panel may be joined at the joining line or the like. The finger lift tab and the main panel may be integrally formed. The finger lift tab may extend in a direction perpendicular to the joining line. The width direction of the finger lift tab may be parallel to the joining line and may be perpendicular to the extending direction of the finger lift tab.

The laminate has a curling force on the first layer in a direction parallel to the plane of the tab when the finger lift tab is flat. The bending force acts in at least a direction substantially parallel to the direction in which the finger lift tab extends. The bending force acts in at least a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the finger lift tab extends. If the finger lift tab is flat, the second film may be strained against the first film. The first film and / or the second film are elastically deformable.

The second film may be provided only in the region of the finger lift tab. The second film may have substantially the same shape and / or size as the finger lift tabs. The second film may be provided on the upper surface of the first film.

The edge or corners of the finger lift tab can cause curvature. The entire finger lift tab can cause curvature.

The first film and / or the second film may comprise a polymeric material. The first film and / or the second film may comprise polypropylene, biaxially oriented polypropylene, polyester, or polyethylene terephthalate.

The second film can be laminated to the first film under tension. The second film may be laminated to the first film under tension in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the finger lift tab.

The second film may be a heat-shrinkable film. The heat-shrinkable film may be arranged so as to be shrunk in a balanced manner in both the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the finger lift tab and the parallel direction. The heat-shrinkable film may be arranged to contract preferentially in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the tab.

The first film may at least partially form the main panel.

According to a second aspect, a peelable label is provided, the peelable label comprising a main panel from which the finger lift tab extends and the label extends over at least a portion of the main panel and the finger lift tab Wherein the dead fold film has a dead fold capability and the dead fold film is wrinkled such that at least a portion of the finger lift tab is deflected from a plane of the main panel. The peelable label may include an upper layer and a lower layer, and at least one layer has a dead fold property. The finger lift tabs and the main panel may be joined at the joining line or the like. The finger lift tab and the main panel may be integrally formed. The finger lift tab may extend in a direction perpendicular to the joining line. The width direction of the finger lift tab may be parallel to the joining line and may be perpendicular to the extending direction of the finger lift tab.

The corrugation can be located at the junction between the main panel and the finger lift tab. The dead fold film may include a cellulose film. The dead fold film may comprise a cellulose acetate film.

An adhesive may be provided on the lower surface of the label. The adhesive may be provided only on the lower surface of the main panel. There may be no glue on the lower surface of the finger lift tab or a glue layer may be provided. The width of the finger lift tab may be less than the width of the main panel.

The label may be an open label for opening the package.

Typically prior art peelable label finger lift tabs are raised from a label that is inserted into the package by a process such as blowing an air jet onto the label. Applicants have surprisingly and advantageously found that the finger lift tab according to this aspect of the invention eliminates the need for this additional process because it is naturally curved or deflected from the label due to the dead fold film.

The present invention also relates to a take-up reel of a peelable label comprising a wound backing sheet having a plurality of peelable labels, each according to any of the statements herein, releasably attached to the backing sheet.

According to yet another aspect there is provided a packaging material for one or more articles or materials, the packaging material comprising: a main packaging portion having a packaging material opening; And a releasable label according to any of the statements herein attached to a main packaging portion having a main panel covering the packaging opening and at least a portion of the finger lift tab extending in a direction away from the main packaging portion / RTI > Here, in use, pulling the main panel away from the main packaging portion using finger lift tabs causes exposure of the packaging material opening.

The present invention also relates to a tobacco product comprising a packaging material according to any of the statements herein.

According to a further aspect, there is provided a method of making a peelable label according to the first aspect, the method comprising: forming a first film having a main panel region and a finger lift tab region; Attaching a second film to the finger lift tab region; And causing the second film layer to exert a bending force on the first layer so that the finger lift tabs of the peelable label are curved.

The first film may be in the form of a first film substrate supported on the backing layer. The second film may be in the form of a second film substrate which is attached to the first film substrate to form the label raw substrate.

The method may further comprise cutting one or more peelable labels from the label stock material.

The label stock material may be in the form of a web. The second film substrate may be laminated to the first film substrate in the web direction. The second film substrate may be laminated to the first film substrate under tension in the web direction. The method may further comprise cutting the plurality of peelable labels from the label stock material to form a plurality of peelable labels disposed side by side in the web direction. The peelable label or each label may be die cut from the label stock material.

The finger lift tabs of the plurality of peelable labels may be aligned transverse to the web direction. The width direction of each finger lift tab of the plurality of peelable labels may be parallel to the web direction.

The second film may be a heat-shrinkable film. The method may further comprise the step of applying heat to the second film after being attached to the first film. The heat may be applied during or after the cutting process.

According to another aspect, there is provided a method of making a peelable label according to the second aspect, the method comprising: forming a label film having a main panel region and a finger lift tab region, the label film having a dead fold capability The dead-fold film extending on at least a portion of the main panel and the finger-lift tabs; And folding the dead fold film such that at least a portion of the finger lift tab is deflected from a plane of the main panel.

The label film may be in the form of a label film substrate supported on the backing layer to form the label raw substrate. The method may further comprise cutting one or more peelable labels from the label stock material. The label stock material may be in the form of a web. The method may further comprise cutting the plurality of peelable labels from the label stock material to form a plurality of peelable labels disposed side by side in the web direction. The peelable label or each label may be die cut from the label stock material. The wrinkles can be formed during the cutting process or after the cutting process.

Any of the films described above may be a single layer or multiple layers (i.e., a laminate).

The present invention may include any combination of features and / or limitations mentioned herein, except for combinations of mutually exclusive features.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 schematically depicts a light tobacco pack;
Figure 2 schematically shows the cigarette pack of Figure 1 with the hinged lid open;
Figure 3 schematically shows the cigarette pack of Figure 2 with the inner film packet open;
Figure 4 schematically shows a perspective view and an end view of a peelable release label;
Figure 5 schematically shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of Figure 4;
Figure 6 schematically shows a cross-sectional view of the label of Figure 4 attached to a film packet;
Figure 7 schematically shows a top view of the label of Figure 4 attached to a film packet;
Figure 8 schematically shows a cross-sectional view of the label of Figure 4 partially peeled from the film packet;
Figure 9 schematically shows a top view of the label of Figure 4 partially peeled off from the film packet;
Figure 10 schematically shows a cross-sectional view of the label of Figure 4 completely peeled from the film packet;
Figure 11 schematically shows a top view of the label of Figure 4 completely peeled off from the film packet;
Figure 12 schematically shows a manufacturing process for producing the label of Figure 4;
13 schematically shows a perspective view of the second embodiment;
Figure 14 schematically shows a perspective view of a third embodiment of the label;
Fig. 15 schematically shows the BB sectional view of Fig.

1 shows a packaging material 1 in the form of a cigarette pack including a main box part 10 and a hinged lid 12. Fig. As shown in FIG. 2, the hinged lid 12 may be opened to expose an airtightly sealed film packet 14 that contains a cigarette. A peelable label in the form of an opening label 20 is attached on the opening (not shown) of the film packet. The opening label 20 is detached from the film packet 14 to expose the opening 16 (Fig. 3), thereby allowing the cigarette 18 to be withdrawn from the packet 4, in order to open the film packet 14 . When the cigarette 16 is removed, the hinged lid 12 can be closed again on the film packet 14. [

4, the opening label 20 is generally square and includes a main panel portion 22 and a finger lift portion or tab 24. The main panel portion 22 and the finger lift tab 24 are continuous with one another and meet at a virtual joining line. The finger lift tab 24 extends from the main panel 22 in a direction perpendicular to the line of engagement and has a width smaller than the width of the main panel 22. [ The width direction of the tab 24 is parallel to the joining line. At least a portion of the finger lift tab 24, here the corner edges 24a, 24b, is curled away from the plane of the main panel 22 to provide a raised finger lift tab 24, as will be described in greater detail below. do. This improves the ease of use of the label 20. In this embodiment, the label 20 is about 45 mm x 45 mm, but other suitable shapes and dimensions such as rectangles, ovals, and squares may be used.

5, the label 20 includes a base film (first) film 28 of a laminate structure including a lower film 30 and an upper film 32. As shown in FIG. The laminated base film 28 forms both the main panel portion 22 and the finger lift tabs 24. The lower film 30 is overprinted and the upper film 32 is transparent to provide a protective layer. In this embodiment, the lower film 30 is a layer of white polypropylene having a thickness of about 60 m and the upper film 32 is a layer of transparent polypropylene having a thickness of about 20 m. It will be appreciated that other materials or other thicknesses may be used. It should be noted that in another embodiment the base film 28 may be a single layer of film. Any suitable color, graphic, design or character is printed directly on the lower film 30. [ In this embodiment, the lower film 30 is printed with solid color and brand information extending on the entire surface of the lower film.

5, an additional tensioned (second) film 34 in the form of a film is attached to the upper surface of the base film 28, in particular to the upper surface of the upper film 32, 34 extend only at the top of the finger lift tab 24. [ This taut film 34 therefore has the same shape and size as the finger lift tab 24. In this embodiment, the strained film 34 is a single transparent layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) having a thickness of about 20 占 퐉. In other embodiments, the strained film 34 may be a laminate structure and may be any suitable material or thickness. When the finger lift tab 24 is flat (within the plane of the main panel 22), the strained film 34 is tensed against the base film 28 in a direction parallel to the plane of the tab 24. Thus, when the finger lift tab 24 is flat, the tautened film 34 exerts a force on the base film 28 to cause the curvature of the finger lift tab 24, thereby causing the finger lift tab 24, . In this embodiment, the strained film 34 is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the tab 24 from the main panel 22 in a plane parallel to the plane of the tab 24 Width direction). As a result, the edge portions 24a and 24b are bent upward from the main plane of the label 20. It will be appreciated that the film 34 may exert a force on the base film 28 in any other suitable direction. For example, the film 34 may be strained in a direction parallel to the direction of extension of the tab 24 (i.e., perpendicular to the width direction), or may be stretched in multiple directions or in all directions to the base film 28 ). ≪ / RTI >

An adhesive coating 36 is provided on the lower surface of the base film 28, particularly on the lower surface of the lower film 30 in the area of the main panel 22). There is no glue on the lower surface of the lower film 30 in the region of the finger lift tabs 24. As will be described below, the adhesive label coating 36 allows the opening label 10 to be attached onto the packaging material opening of the product packaging material. The adhesive coating 36 may be a continuous layer or a discontinuous layer. The adhesive coating 36 is a pressure sensitive adhesive and may be a rubber or acrylic adhesive, a hot melt, an emulsion, a solvent based or ultraviolet hot melt adhesive. Other suitable adhesives may be used, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Moreover, various adhesives can be used to bond the various layers together.

6 and 7, in use, the opening label 20 is attached on the packaging material opening 16 of the packaging material substrate (here the film base material 42 of the film packet 14) . The main panel 22 covers the package opening 16 and is therefore larger than this opening 16 and the corner edges 24a and 24b are curved or deflected in a direction away from the film packet 14. In this embodiment, the opening label 20 seals the opening 16 to seal the film packet. In some embodiments, the label 20 may seal the aperture 16 hermetically. The packaging material opening 16 is defined by a partial cutout 38 in the film substrate forming an opening panel 40 which is disposed in this opening 16. Prior to opening the package, the opening panel 40 is integrally connected to the main film substrate 42 by a series of narrow tie-points. The partial cuts 38 extend through the entire thickness of the film substrate 42 but do not extend throughout the periphery of the opening panel 40 and thus form connection points that maintain the opening panel 40 in place. The partial cuts 38 may be formed by die-cutting or any other suitable technique. In one embodiment, the partial cuts 38 are formed in a film substrate, and an opening label 20 is attached to the substrate, which surrounds a bundle of cigarettes to form a film packet 14 do.

The opening label 20 is attached to the film substrate such that the lower surface of the center of the main panel 22 is permanently attached to the upper surface of the opening panel 40 of the film substrate by the adhesive coating 36. The lower surface of the periphery of the main panel 22 is releasably attached to the main film base material 42 by an adhesive coating 36. [ The lower surface of the finger lift tab 24 does not include an adhesive or has a deadening layer so that it is not attached to the film substrate. The finger lift tab 24 is raised by the action of the additional strained film layer 34.

8 and 9, in order to open the film packet 14, the user holds the adhesive-less finger lift tab 24 and removes the peelable label 20 in the direction away from the film packet 14 I pull it. The edge of the finger lift tab 24 is curved from the main plane of the label 20 in a direction away from the film packet 14 so that it is very easy for the user to hold the tab 24. As the label 20 is pulled away from the film packet 14 the opening panel 40 permanently attached to the center of the main panel 22 is pulled away from the main package portion 42, The connection points are broken so that the opening 16 is exposed. The opening panel 40 is permanently attached to the main panel 22 of the label 20 and thus held together with the main panel 22. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the label 20 is pulled away from the film packet 14 until it is completely separated from the film packet 14. As a result, the packaging material opening 16 is fully exposed, allowing access to cigarettes in the film packet 14 (FIG. 3).

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the above-described label 20 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 12, a web of a base (first) film substrate 50 is provided on a backing layer or a release film. The base film substrate 50 has the same structure as the base film 28 of the label 20 to be manufactured, and thus includes a lower film and an upper film. The web of base film substrate 50 is provided on a reel and during manufacture of the label the web is unwound and pulled in the web direction W through the production machine. As the web of base film substrate 50 is pulled through the manufacturing machine, the tensioned continuous strips 52 of the additional (second) film adhere or adhere to the top surface of the base film substrate 50. The strained strip 52 is of the same construction as the additional strained film 34 of the label 20 to be produced. The strip 52 is elastically stretchable and has a tendency to shrink in the web direction W because it is attached to the base film base 50 under the tensile force in the web direction W. [ This means that the strips 52 exert a force on the base film substrate 50 in the web direction (W). The strip 52 is attached only on the finger lift tab region 24 'of the base film substrate 50 (i.e., aligned with the final position of the finger lift tab 24). The strained strip 52 is attached to the main panel region 22 'so that the edge of this strained strip 52 is aligned with the edge of the main panel area 22'.

The label material base is formed by attaching the strip 52 to the base film base 50 and from which the individual labels 20 can be die cut. The individual labels 20 are die cut from the label stock by die cutting through the base film substrate 50 and the strip 52 without the backing layer passing through. The main panel 22 formed only by the base film 28 by die cutting, the finger lift tabs 24 formed by the base film 28, and the additional strained film 34 formed by the strained strips Thereby forming an adhesive label. After the die cutting operation, a skeleton (that is, a portion of the label raw material that does not form the label 20) is peeled from the backing layer. Next, a backing layer, to which a plurality of discontinuous labels 20 are attached side by side (in the web direction), is wound on the reel.

As shown in Fig. 7, when the opening label 20 is peeled off the backing layer and attached to a substrate such as a film-type product packaging material, tension is applied to the base film 28 in the width direction of the finger lift tab 24 The edge edges 24a, 24b of the tab 24 are curved upwardly from the main plane of the label 20 due to the strained film 34 formed by the strained strips.

13 shows a second embodiment of a peelable label 20 similar to the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the strained film 34 is a single layer heat shrinkable film such as a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film having a thickness of 20 μm. As described below, in this embodiment, the entire finger lift tab 24, including the edge 24c due to the strained film 34, is curved with respect to the main panel 22.

The label 20 is manufactured using a method similar to that described above with respect to the first embodiment with reference to Fig. However, in contrast to attaching strained strips 52 to base layer substrate 50, heat shrinkable strips 52 are attached to base layer substrate 50. In this embodiment, the heat shrinkable strip 52 is not attached under tension, but in other embodiments it can be attached under tension. After the opening label 20 is die cut from the label stock, heat is applied to the label 20 in a controlled manner in the area of the heat shrinkable film. The heat can be applied immediately after die cutting or in a separate step. When heat is applied, preferential shrinkage is induced in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the finger lift tabs 24 (i.e., a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the tabs 24), so that the entire finger lift tabs 24 And is curved from the main plane of the label 20. This is because the film 34 is shortened with respect to the base film 28 to which the film 34 is adhered due to the shrinkage, thereby causing the finger lift tab 24 to curl. When the finger lift tabs 24 are flat, the film 34 is strained against the base film 28 as it is stretched. In contrast to being preferentially retracted in a direction parallel to the direction of extension of the finger lift tabs 24, the film may be retracted by the action of heat in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the finger lift tabs 24, And may be selected or attached to be contracted. This allows the corner edges of the finger lift tabs 24 to flex in place of or in addition to the rest of the finger lift tabs 24.

14 and 15 show the label 20 of the third embodiment which is somewhat similar to the label of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. However, there is no taut film 34 that causes the finger lift tab 24 to bend. Instead, the lower film 30, which forms part of the base film 28, is a material having dead fold properties. The dead fold film extends over the main panel 22 and the finger lift tabs 24. In the present embodiment, the dead fold lower film 30 is a cellulose material such as cellulose acetate. However, other films or layers having dead fold properties may also be used. During the manufacturing process, the finger lift tabs 24 are deflected away from the main panel 22 and bent upwards to form corrugations 25. The pleats 25 follow the borderline or film line between the finger lift tabs 24 and the main panel 22. The dead fold property of the dead fold lower film 30 ensures that the label 20 remains in this " upright "state from the main panel 22 with this crease and finger lift tab 24. In general, dead folds are understood to mean the ability of a material to maintain a fold and not spontaneously expand. The dead fold film 30 may therefore be any suitable film capable of maintaining a fold or crease 25 to at least some extent. The effect of the dead fold film 30 and the pleats formed therein is such that the finger lift tab 24 is raised from the wrapping material to which the finger lift tab 24 has been applied in use so that the user can press the finger lift tab 24 And it is easy to grab the label from the packaging material.

In the above-described embodiment, the label 20 is a laminated structure including the lower dead-fold film 30 and the upper film 32. [ However, in another embodiment, the label 20 can be made of a single layer of film with dead fold properties. For example, the label 20 may be a single layer of cellulose acetate film. In other embodiments, the label 20 may be a laminate structure including an upper layer and a lower layer, and one layer (i.e., upper layer or lower layer) may have a dead fold property, or both layers may have a dead fold property . In a further embodiment, the label may include additional dead fold films positioned on at least a portion of the boundary between the main panel and the finger lift tabs (i.e., where they meet). Therefore, this additional film (as seen in the plan view) may be smaller than the label. In all embodiments, the finger lift tabs are arranged to be bent upward or bent upward, so that, in use, they are raised from the packaging material or substrate applied thereto. The raised finger lift tab is formed by bending the finger lift tab to form a permanent crease on the dead fold film. Since the dead fold film maintains permanent wrinkles and bending, the finger lift tabs maintain a standing configuration.

Although a peelable label has been described for the purpose of opening a film packet that contains a cigarette, it should be understood that this label may be used to open other types of packaging material. For example, the label may be used to open baby wipes, cosmetic wipes, or other types of product packaging that need to form openings. Moreover, this opening label is not necessarily used to open the film wrapper, which may be used to expose the opening of the packaging material provided in a cardboard box or the like. Moreover, the peelable label may not be used to open the package. The peelable label may be a resealable label or a recloseable label with a standing fingerlift or may be a label that can be peeled off to expose information or the like. In essence, the standing finger lift can be applied to any peelable label (i.e., a label that can be peeled from the substrate).

It has been described that the tensioned film is tensioned by heating after being attached or adhered to the base substrate under tension. It should be understood, however, that any suitable method of straining one layer of the film or layer in a flat state against another layer, and then bending the resulting laminate, can be used to provide a laminate structure. For example, in contrast to heating (so that the film is strained by this) to shrink the film, the film may be treated by other means such as ultraviolet curing or chemical treatment.

Claims (54)

As a peelable label,
A main panel on which a finger lift tab extends;
Wherein the label includes a dead fold film extending over at least a portion of the main panel and the finger lift tabs, wherein the dead fold film has a dead fold capability, and wherein at least a portion of the finger lift tab Wherein the dead fold film is wrinkled to be deflected from a plane of the main panel,
Peelable label. The method according to claim 1,
Said peelable label comprising an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein at least one layer has a dead fold property,
Peelable label. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the corrugation is located at a junction between the main panel and the finger lift tab,
Peelable label. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the dead fold film comprises a cellulose film,
Peelable label. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Wherein the dead fold film comprises a cellulose acetate film.
Peelable label. As a peelable label,
The main panel including a finger lift tab extending therefrom;
Wherein at least the finger lift tab comprises a laminate having a first film and a second film, the laminate being configured to bend the finger lift tab,
Peelable label. The method according to claim 6,
At least the main panel being provided on a release film,
Peelable label. 8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
Wherein the laminate has a curling force on the first layer in a direction parallel to the plane of the tab when the finger lift tab is flat,
Peelable label. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the curvature force acts in at least a direction substantially parallel to a direction in which the finger lift tab extends,
Peelable label. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
Wherein the curvature force acts in at least a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the finger lift tab extends,
Peelable label. 11. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10,
Wherein when the finger lift tab is flat, the second film is taut against the first film,
Peelable label. 12. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 11,
Wherein the first film and / or the second film is elastically deformable,
Peelable label. 13. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 12,
Wherein the second film is provided only in the region of the finger lift tab,
Peelable label. 14. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 13,
Wherein the second film has substantially the same shape and / or size as the finger lift tab,
Peelable label. 15. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 14,
Wherein the second film is provided on an upper surface of the first film,
Peelable label. 16. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 15,
Wherein a curvature is induced at an edge or edge of the finger lift tab,
Peelable label. 17. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 16,
Wherein a curvature is induced in the entire finger lift tab,
Peelable label. 18. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 17,
Wherein the first film and / or the second film comprises a polymeric material,
Peelable label. 19. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 18,
Wherein the first film and / or the second film comprises a polypropylene, a biaxially oriented polypropylene, a polyester, or a polyethylene terephthalate.
Peelable label. 20. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 19,
Wherein the second film is laminated to the first film under tension,
Peelable label. 21. The method of claim 20,
Wherein the second film is laminated to the first film under tension in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the finger lift tab,
Peelable label. 22. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 21,
Wherein the second film is a heat-shrinkable film,
Peelable label. 23. The method of claim 22,
Wherein the heat-shrinkable film is disposed so as to be shrunk in a balanced manner in both the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the finger lift tab and the parallel direction,
Peelable label. 24. The method according to claim 22 or 23,
Wherein the heat-shrinkable film is disposed to contract preferentially in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the tab,
Peelable label. 25. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 24,
The first film at least partially forming the main panel,
Peelable label. 26. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 25,
Wherein a label is provided on the lower surface of the label,
Peelable label. 27. The method of claim 26,
Wherein the adhesive is provided only on a lower surface of the main panel,
Peelable label. 28. The method of claim 26 or 27,
Wherein the bottom surface of the finger lift tab has no adhesive or an adhesive deadening layer,
Peelable label. 29. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 28,
Wherein a width of the finger lift tab is smaller than a width of the main panel,
Peelable label. 30. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 29,
Wherein the label is an opening label for opening the packaging material,
Peelable label. And a plurality of peelable labels according to any one of claims 1 to 30, which are peelably affixed to the backing sheet, and a backing sheet wound on the backing sheet. A packaging material for one or more articles or materials,
A main packaging portion having a packaging opening; And
31. A label comprising a peelable label according to any one of claims 1 to 31,
The peelable label is affixed to the main package portion having a main panel covering the package opening and at least a portion of the finger lift tab is curved or deflected in a direction away from the main package portion,
Wherein in use, the main body panel is pulled in a direction away from the main packaging portion using the finger lift tab,
Packing material. A tobacco product comprising a packaging material as claimed in claim 32. 28. A method of producing a peelable label according to any one of claims 25 or 26 to 30 dependent on any one of claims 6 to 25,
Forming a first film having a main panel region and a finger lift tab region;
Attaching a second film to the finger lift tab region; And
The second film layer acting on the one layer so that the finger lift tabs of the peelable label are curved.
A method of making a peelable label. 35. The method of claim 34,
Wherein the first film is in the form of a first film substrate supported on a backing layer and the second film is in the form of a second film substrate adhered to the first film substrate to form a label stock substrate ,
A method of making a peelable label. 36. The method of claim 35,
Further comprising cutting one or more peelable labels from the label stock material,
A method of making a peelable label. 37. The method of claim 35 or 36,
The label stock material is in the form of a web,
A method of making a peelable label. 37. The method according to any one of claims 35 to 37,
Wherein the second film substrate is laminated on the first film substrate in the web direction,
A method of making a peelable label. 39. The method according to any one of claims 35 to 38,
Wherein the second film substrate is laminated on the first film substrate under tension in the web direction,
A method of making a peelable label. 40. The method according to any one of claims 35 to 39,
Further comprising cutting a plurality of peelable labels from the label stock material to form a plurality of peelable labels disposed side by side in the web direction,
A method of making a peelable label. 41. The method of claim 40,
Wherein the peelable label or each peelable label is die cut from the label stock material,
A method of making a peelable label. 42. The method according to any one of claims 35 to 41,
Wherein the finger lift tabs of the plurality of peelable labels are laterally aligned with respect to the web direction,
A method of making a peelable label. 43. The method according to any one of claims 35 to 42,
Wherein the width direction of each finger lift tab of the plurality of peelable labels is parallel to the web direction,
A method of making a peelable label. 44. The method according to any one of claims 34 to 43,
Wherein the second film is a heat shrinkable film and the method further comprises applying heat to the second film after being attached to the first film.
A method of making a peelable label. 45. The method of claim 44, depending on claim 36 or 41,
Wherein the heat is applied during the cutting step or after the cutting step,
A method of making a peelable label. 31. A method of producing a peelable label according to any one of claims 26 to 30 dependent on any one of claims 1 to 5 or claims 1 to 5,
Forming a label film having a main panel region and a finger lift tab region, wherein the label film comprises a dead fold film having a dead fold capability, the dead fold film comprising at least a portion of the main panel and the finger lift tab region, Lt; / RTI > And
And folding the dead fold film such that at least a portion of the finger lift tab is deflected from a plane of the main panel.
A method of making a peelable label. 47. The method of claim 46,
Wherein the label film is in the form of a label film substrate supported on the backing layer to form a label stock substrate,
A method of making a peelable label. 49. The method of claim 47,
Further comprising cutting one or more peelable labels from the label stock material,
A method of making a peelable label. 49. The method of claim 47 or 48,
The label stock material is in the form of a web,
A method of making a peelable label. 50. The method of claim 49,
Further comprising cutting a plurality of peelable labels from the label stock material to form a plurality of peelable labels disposed side by side in the web direction,
A method of making a peelable label. 51. The method of claim 50,
Wherein the peelable label or each peelable label is die cut from the label stock material,
A method of making a peelable label. 51. The method of claim 48 or 50,
Wherein the wrinkles are formed during the cutting step or after the cutting step,
A method of making a peelable label. 46. A method of making a peelable label as claimed in claim 34 or 46, substantially as herein described. A take-up reel of a peelable label, packaging material, or peelable label substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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