MXPA01009295A - Roll-fed method for constructing a rotatable label system - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container (500). The rotatable label includes an inner label (200) about which is attached an outer label (100). The inner label (200) may have adhesive on the leading rear end (202) alone, the lagging rear end (204) alone, or may have adhesive on both leading (202) and lagging (204) rear surfaces for fixedly attaching it to a container (500). Similarly, the outer label (100) only has adhesive on the lagging rear surface (104) to secure the outer label (100) to the container (500) while the outer label (100) is wrapped around the container (500). This permits the outer label (100) to be rotated about the container (500) over the inner label (200). Longitudinal movement of the outerlabel (100) relative to the container (500) may be restricted by disposing the outer label (100) between the top (508) and bottom (510) label panels formed on the container (500). The outer label (100) is preferably adapted with a transparent portion (112) or window permitting viewing of indicia disposed therebehind.

Description

METHOD OF ALI MENTATION BY ROLLERS TO BUILD A ROTATING LABEL SYSTEM REFERENCE C RUZADA TO RELATED PATENTS AND REQUEST The present application relates to and is incorporated herein by reference to the following patents and patent applications: (i) United States Patent 5, 809,674 issued September 22 of 1998 (Application Serial No. 08/627, 786, filed on March 28, 1996), entitled "Apparatus and Method for Increasing An Efffective Information Carrying Surface Area On A Container"; (ii) United States Patent 5,884,421 issued March 23, 1999 (Application Serial No. 08/741, 607, filed on October 31, 1996), entitled "Apparatus and Method for Con- structing a Rotatable Label Device"; (iii) U.S. Patent Application 09/126, 010, filed July 29, 1998 entitled "Rotating Label System and Method"; (iv) "U.S. Patent Application 09 / 187,299, filed November 5, 1998 entitled" Rotatable Label System and Method for Constructing the Same, "and (v) United States Patent Application Sol North America 09 /, presented on February 9, 1999 entitled "Rotatable label System Inclusion Tamper-Evident Feature and Method for Constructing Same".

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1 . Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to labels, and more particularly to a rotary label system with internal and external label surfaces, using a minimum amount of adhesives and eliminating the mechanisms related to tabs. 2. Description of the Prior Art Many consumer products, such as vitamins, medicaments and food items are packaged in containers. It is usually desirable to display information in the form of written indicia placed on the outer surface of said containers to inform consumers of the nature and use of the associated product. This information may include instructions for use, warnings, dosage amounts, ingredients, company logos and advertisements. Said information is printed conveniently on a label affixed to the container. Printed labels may have insufficient available area to accommodate all the information a manufacturer wants to provide to the consumer. Of course, the manufacturer can include all the desired information on the label by reducing the size or font of some or all of the indications, or by reducing the separation between the indications. However, reducing the size of the text and / or graphics can adversely affect the visual appearance of the container, or may render some or all of the information unreadable to the consumer. In addition, consumers may have a tendency to ignore the information presented in "fine print". A manufacturer who wishes to provide the consumer with a relatively large amount of information may also choose to place part of the information on a separate sheet of paper (known as an "insert") packed with the container. This technique is commonly used in relation to health care items, such as retail drugs and contact lens solutions. However, the insert is frequently lost or discarded after the initial use of the associated product, thus causing the information established therein to no longer be available to the consumer. Therefore, there is a need in the art of product packaging for a system to increase the amount of information that can be presented on a product container. There is a more specific need for a rotary label system having an enlarged surface for presenting written information and more easily mounting to the container, but without the excessive use of adhesives and release mechanisms related to tabs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NORTH ION The present invention relates to a rotary label system, which uses a minimal amount of adhesive and eliminates the tongue mechanisms. The revolving label system generally includes a container for retaining a quantity of a product of sumo or other type, and a coating placed around the exterior of the container and which molds itself. The invention discloses methods and apparatuses and particularly, discloses a label for application to a container or other object that includes a coating having front and rear surfaces and front and envelope ends. The invention further discloses an adhesive positioned adjacent the wrap end of the back surface of the coating to couple the coating to the container while the coating is wrapped around the object, where the rear surface of the front end of the coating is completely lacking. of adhesive. In addition, the invention describes a - outer coating that includes an adhesive only on the back surface of the outer end of the outer skin to adhere the outer end of the outer skin to the corresponding front surface of the outer skin so that the outer skin is secured around the outer skin. Recipient though rotating around the inner lining. The method includes providing a container and providing an inner layer and an outer layer, each layer having front and rear surfaces and front and envelope ends; providing an adhesive on the back surface to mount the label internally to the container; providing an adhesive to the back surface of the outer coating to adhere the leading end of the outer coating only to the shell end of the outer coating in order to allow the outer coating to freely rotate around the inner coating. A transparent portion formed in the outer coating is also provided so that the written indications placed on the front surface of the innerliner are visible through the transparent portion of the outer coating.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be made to the following detailed description of the invention in conjunction with the drawings in which: Figure 1 is a plan view of the front side of an external tag according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a plan view of the front of an internal tag according to the present invention; Figure 3 is a plan view of the back side of the outer label of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a plan view of the back side of the inner label of Figure 2; Figure 5a illustrates the inner label of Figure 4 partially wound around a container according to the present invention; Figure 5b illustrates an internal label of Figure 4 secured around a container according to the present invention; Figure 6a illustrates a shorter label of Figure 4 partially wound around a container according to the present invention; Figure 6b illustrates a shorter label of Figure 4 fastened around a container according to the present invention; Figure 7a illustrates the inner label of Figure 4 with a wider adhesive strip partially wound around a container according to the present invention; Figure 7b illustrates the inner label of Figure 4 secured around a container according to the present invention; Figure 8 illustrates the outer label of Figure 3 partially wound around a container according to the present invention; Figure 9 illustrates the outer label of Figure 3 secured around a container according to the present invention; Figure 10 illustrates the outer label that begins to be rotated around the circumference of the container on the inner label; Figures 1 1, 12 and 13 illustrate three embodiments of internal tags according to the invention; Fig. 14 is a plan view of internal labels manufactured before cutting into strips of individual internal labels; Figure 15 is a plan view of external labels that are manufactured prior to cutting into strips of individual external labels; Figure 16 is a plan view of a strip of external labels of Figure 15; Figure 17 is a schematic side view of internal or external labels partially wrapped around the circumference of a container; and Figure 18 is a plan view of a strip of internal labels of Figure 14 according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Figure 1 illustrates the front side of an outer label or liner 100 in accordance with the principles of the present invention. As shown, the outer tag 100 includes a first leading end 102 and a second trailing end 102.

As was the case in the previous embodiments of the present inventor, for example, Patent Application Serial No. 09/126010, there is no release tab that has been previously used to improve the assembly and deployment of the outer label to the internal tag. In the present invention, said perforated edge or release tab is not necessary. The outer label 100 also includes a transparent portion 1 12. The transparent portion 1 12 is illustrated being defined by the edges 1 14, 1 16, 1 18 and 120. The transparent portion 1 12 may include an open window with no material placed between the edges. edges 1 14-120; or, alternatively, the transparent portion 1 12 may comprise a transparent film or the like which allows viewing through the transparent portion 1 12. As described in more detail below, the transparent portion 1 12 allows an exterior of the container The underlying tag or underlying tag is observed through the outer tag 100. FIG. 1 also shows a wording 122 which may be any of the external tag messages such as tags, content, instructions for use, etc. The transparent window allows a user to see an underlying subset of indications placed on an internal label affixed to the container 500. The user or consumer selects which subset of indications he wishes to see by rotating the rotary label portion 100 around the central axis of the container so that the selected subset of indications appears within the window. As illustrated in the figures herein, the written indications may include several subsets (product information, ingredients and the like) placed in circumferential form around the inner label 200, each sub-assembly being selectively visible to the user. Figure 2 illustrates the front side of the inner tag 200. The inner tag 200 includes a first front end 202 and a second rear end 204. As can be seen in Figure 2, the inner tag 200 is slightly narrower 100 seen in the Figure 1. As can be seen and described in later figures, the inner label 200 is mounted more or less fixed to a container, while the outer label 100 is intended to be manufactured movable and mounted on the inner label 200. Due to the looser mounting of the upper label 100 than the assembly of the inner label 200, the smaller width of the inner label 200 prevents the inner label 200 from being seen to extend outside the edges of the outer label 100. As can clearly be seen in Figure 2, the inner label 200 is shorter than the outer label 100, seen in Figure 1. This is to allow the outer label to be affixed thereto allowing the label to be External blade moves laterally or slides on inner tag 200. Figure 3 shows the back side of external tag 100. The anterior end 102 and the posterior end 104 are also seen in this figure. The transparent portion 112 and the edges 114, 116, 118 and 120 of the transparent portion 112 are also shown in Figure 3. An adhesive strip 122 positioned on the rear surface 302 of the outer label 100 adjacent to the second edge of the adhesive is shown. label 104 and is further defined by another edge 128. Advantageously, with the exception of the adhesive strip 122, the rear surface 302 of the outer label 100 is substantially free of adhesive. As described in more detail below, the adhesive strip 122 secures the front end of the label to the front end 102 when mounted on the inner layer. It is also observed in Figure 3, as in Figure 1, that the outer label 100 is slightly larger than the inner label 200, so that the edge or strip of adhesive 122 has sufficient space, since the label is wound around of the container, to adhere to the front edge of the label 100, to rotatably fix the label to the container. Similarly, as explained earlier in Figure 1, Figure 3 does not have perforations or release tabs, as was evident in the above related patent applications. Figure 4 illustrates the back side 402 of the inner tag 200. The back side 402 has two strips of adhesive 408 and 410 immediately adjacent the leading and trailing edges 202 and 204, respectively. Adhesive strip 408 has an edge 406 defined as its lime on the label, and adhesive strip 410 has its defining edge 404 as well. As stated above, the inner label 200 is usually narrower than the outer label 100 so that the edges of the inner layer 200 are not visible above or below the upper and lower edges of the outer label 100. The outer label 100 It is larger than the inner label 200 so that the leading edge 1 04 of the upper label 100 can be joined to the leading edge 1 02 by using the adhesive strip 122. Figure 5a illustrates the application of the label internal 100 to a container 500. Said container may be a glass or plastic bottle, or another type of container such as a metal container or cardboard container. Figure 5a shows the container 500 having a lid 502 that is removably secured to a body 504. The body 504 has an outer surface 506 that includes a top label panel 508, a bottom label panel 51 0 and a surface recess 512 interposed between the upper label panels 508 and lower 510. As described below, the inner label 200 is applied to the container 500 in the recessed area 512 between the upper label panel 508 and the lower label panel 51 0 After the outer label 100 and the inner label 200 are secured around the container 500, the upper and lower label panels 508, 51 0 limit the longitudinal displacement of the outer label 1 00 relative to the container 500. As will be seen below, limiting the longitudinal displacement of the outer label 100 on the container 500 prevents the outer label 100 from slipping out of the container 50. 0. Other means of tag retention such as tabs, seams, flanges, etc. are contemplated. For the embodiment in Figure 5a, the length of the label 200 is greater than the circumference of the recessed surface 512 of the container 500. That is, when the inner label 200 is wound around the container 500, the label 200, by means of the back adhesive strip 410 will overlap and adhere to the leading edge 202 of the label 200. The adhesive strip 408 is used to initially adhere the inner label 200 to the container 500. The adhesive surface strips 408 and 410 are shown in FIG. Shaded dotted line view because the sticker is actually on the reverse side of the label and would not normally appear in this view except as a dotted line. Figure 5b shows the container 500 with the lower label 200 mounted to the container 500. Initially, as seen in figure 5a, the edge 202 would be placed on the recessed surface 512 of the container 500 and fixed to the container 500 by means of the adhesive 408 With relative movement between container 500 and label 200, the label would be wrapped around the container while the trailing edge 204 now overlaps the leading edge 202 so that the adhesive 408 holds the leading edge in the container 500 as long as the adhesive 410 holds the trailing edge 204 at the overlapping edge 202 of label 200. Figure 6a is similar to the embodiment shown in Figure 5a. shows the container 500 with the removable lid 502 and the container body 504 including the exterior surface 506, including the top panel 508, the bottom panel 510 and a recessed surface 152 between the top panel 508 and the bottom panel 510. The label internal 200 is also shown in the same position for mounting on the recessed surface 512 of container 500 with leading edge 202, anterior adhesive strip 408, posterior adhesive strip 410 and shorter posterior edge 205 of label 200. The shorter posterior edge 205 allows the inner label 200 to be of the exact length that equals the circumference of the recessed surface 512 of the container 500. Since the length of the label 200 and the circumference of the container 500 on its recessed surface 512 are In the same way, the label, which is then wound around the recessed surface 512, will not overlap the edge 202 and the edge 205 but will join them together. The original length, as described in conjunction with Figure 5a, is now shown with its trailing edge 204 in the form of a dotted line to illustrate the shortening of the label 200 towards the edge 205. As in Figure 5a, the adhesive 408 and 410 are shown as a dotted line because the adhesive is actually on the back side that is not seen in this figure. Figure 6a shows the label 200 wrapped around the bottle or container 500. As stated above, the length of the label 200 could be the length of the circumference of the section 512 of the container 500, which would allow the edges 202 and 205 join one into the other. However, it is also possible that the label 200 could be shorter than the circumference of the section 512 of the container 500 which would provide a space between the leading edge 202 and the trailing edge 205 of the label 200. In this case, the adhesive 408 would adhere to the surface of the container as does the adhesive 410 on the trailing edge 205. Figure 7a is similar to Figure 6a with the container 500 and its like sections and the inner label 200 in place for mounting to the container 500 However, in this figure, the label 200 does not have a front edge adhesive with which to retain the leading edge 202 in place while the label is wound around the recessed surface 512 of the container 500, as shown in FIG. the previous figures. However, the trailing edge 204 now has a strip of adhesive larger (wider) than the above adhesive strips so that when the label 200 is wound around the recessed surface 512 of the container 500, the label section defined between the edge 204 and the edge 404a will contact and adhere to the leading edge 202 of the label 200 and make contact with the surface of the recessed area 512 of the container 500. In this embodiment, extraneous means could be used to maintain the leading edge of the label internal 200 in the container 500. For example, a blow of air or other gas against the leading edge 202 could be used to hold the leading edge against the container until the label is completely wrapped around the recessed surface of the container 500 and the adhesive 410 can be used to affix the label to the container 500. Moisture, such as a small amount of water, could be used for fi Temporarily store the inner label 200 to the container until the entire label is wound around the container. Of course, moisture will evaporate quickly without leaving evidence of its use. Alternatively, a holding or pressing apparatus could be employed in the roll mechanism to hold the label in place until the label is completely rolled around the container. Additional techniques could include supplying a vapor pressure or a static electric charge pressure to the outer label. Figure 7b shows the container 500 with an overlapping inner label 200 where the adhesive strip 204 on the trailing edge is wider than the overlapping section of the label so that the adhesive 410 contacts not only the outer edge of the label. front edge 202 of the label 200 but also makes contact with the surface of the recessed surface 512 of the container 500. In the previous figures, when the leading edge overlaps the trailing edge with the adhesive that contacts only the leading edge of the label 200, as in Figure 5b, it is possible for layer 200 to move with respect to the surface of container 500. This is undesirable in some cases; and the embodiment shown in Fig. 7b is provided so that once the inner label 200 is mounted to the container, the portion of adhesive strip that is wider than the overlapping sections of the label that allows the internal label 200 is fixedly mounted to the bottle or container 500. The adhesive on the trailing edge 204 makes contact with the surface of the container 500 and prevents the label from moving circumferentially around the container 500. Figure 8 shows the container 500 with the internal label 200 At this point it is desirable to mount the outer label 100 on the inner label 200 in the container 500. It is clearly shown in this figure that the outer label 100 is wider than the inner label 200. so that if there is any slight longitudinal movement of the outer label 100 within the recessed surface 512, nothing in the inner label 200 will be visible to a user or consumer of the contents of the container 500. The label 100 is the label observed and described above with reference to Figure 3. That is, the label 100 has the leading or leading edge 102 and the trailing or second edge 104 There is a transparent section 1 12 with edges 1 14, 1 16, 1 18 and 120. A strip of adhesive 122 is also shown in the form of dotted or striped shaded line because the adhesive is actually on the non-visible posterior surface of the outer label 100. When there is relative movement between the container 500 and the label 100, the label 100 will be wound around the central section 512 of the container 500. By relative movement, it is represented that the label is held stationary and the bottle is rotated along a line to have the label wrapped around it; or the container could remain stationary and the label, through manufacturing means known in the art, wound around the central section 512 of the container 500; or a combination of the two movements. Figure 9 shows label 1 00 mounted on the container 500. That is, the label 1 00 has been mounted on the central recessed surface 512 of the container 500 with the adhesive 122 adjacent the trailing edge 1 04 adhering to the leading edge 1 02, not shown in this figure, adhering the external label on internal label 200. In this figure, the relationship between the internal label and the external label can be seen for the first time. With the internal label 200 mounted on the container and the outer label 1 00 movably mounted on the inner label, although it can be circumferentially moved around the inner label in the central section 512, the window 1 12 on the outer label 100 allows any wording or other indications on the internal label 200 to be seen through the transparent window 1 12 of the label 100. As the outer label moves circumferentially around the axis of the container 500, different portions may be seen. from the underlying label 200 through the transparent window 1 12 of the outer label 1 00. The movement of the outer label 1 00 is now shown in figure 1 0. If the outer label 1 00 moves in one direction On the right as seen from the top of the container 500, then the right edge 1 16 of the outer label 100 will begin to overshadow the underlying wording as shown by the holding the right edge of the letter "B", which is representative of the information printed on the inner label 200. Of course, the outer label 100 can also move in a leftward direction as seen from the top of the container 500, at the choice of the consumer or user of the container 500. In figures 11, 12 and 13 are the subsequent views of the different internal labels as previously described in conjunction with the drawings. Figure 1 1 shows the inner label 200 with the leading edge 202 and the trailing edge 204 with adhesive 408 adjacent the front end 202, and the adhesive 404 adjacent the trailing edge or second 204. Figure 12 shows the same label 200 except that it is slightly shorter and is used in conjunction with the embodiment as shown in figure 6a already described above. Figure 13 shows the outer label 100 with the extra wide adhesive 410 for use in the overlapping mode of the inner label as shown and described in conjunction with Figure 7b. Figure 14 shows a plurality of internal tags 200 in the way they are manufactured. Figure 14 shows four rows of internal labels 200 laterally adjacent to each other, while the length of the material on which the labels are printed, with any length, depending on how much material is available and the complexity and capacity of the label. manufacturing apparatus itself. Printed material shown schematically as the letters "B" in Figure 14 could be printed by any method; although a typical printing method could use the Flexographic printing method, as is known in the art. The material itself comprises polypropylene oriented in biaxial form, known as BOPP. The labels would have the length or distance determined if the apparatus that is making labels is as established in figures 1 1, 12 or 13, with concomitant lengths thereof. Figure 15 shows the conformation of the material used to make the outer labels 100 with the leading and wrapping edges and the appropriate adhesives that depend on the modality shown to be made. Figure 15 also shows the transparent openings in the use of the outer label to view printed material on internal labels such as the letters "B" as shown and described above in conjunction with Figure 14. As stated above , the transparent portion 1 12 of the outer tags 100 could be a real opening cut within the material or an area that is left transparent depending on how the remaining part of the labels is printed and developed using, for example, the Flexography technique. Similar to the internal tags 200 in Figure 11, the outer tags 100 may also be made of biaxially oriented polypropylene, known as BOPP. Figure 16 shows a length of external labels 100 after manufacture as in figures 12 and cut in width. This allows the outer labels 100 to be rolled as in Figure 17 which shows the roll 415 with a label length starting to be wound around a container 500. Figure 18 shows a similar cut length of internal labels 200 and could rolled up as the outer labels 100 of Figure 17. The invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made and other modalities may be used without departing from the broader scope of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that these and other variants of the specific embodiments be covered by the present invention, which is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (40)

1. CLAIMS 1 . A label for application to an object comprising: a liner having front and rear surfaces and front and wrap ends; and an adhesive placed adjacent the wrap end of the back surface of said coating to couple the coating to the object while the coating is wound around the object, the rear surface of the front end of said coating being completely free of adhesive, so that the coating is secured around the object.
2. 2. The label according to claim 1, characterized in that the front surface of said coating has written indications placed thereon.
3. 3. A label for application to an object comprising: a liner having front and rear surfaces and front and wrap ends; the coating including an adhesive placed on the back surface of the coating to couple the coating to the object while the coating is wound around the object so that the coating is secured around the object.
4. 4. The label according to claim 3, characterized in that the adhesive is placed adjacent the wrap end of the back surface of said coating to couple the coating to the object while the coating is wound around the object, the rear surface of the front end of said coating that completely lacks adhesive, so that the coating is secured around the object.
5. The label according to claim 3, characterized in that the adhesive is positioned adjacent the front and envelope ends of the back surface of said coating to couple the coating to the object so that the coating is secured around said object.
6. 6. The label according to claim 5, characterized in that the coating is of a length equal to the circumference of the object so that the front and wrapping ends join one to the other when the coating is secured around said object.
7. The label according to claim 5, characterized in that said lining is of shorter length than the circumference of the object so that the front and wrap ends are separated around the object when the lining is secured to said object.
8. The label according to claim 3, characterized in that the coating is of greater length than the circumference of the object so that the wrapping end overlaps the front end of the coating when the coating is secured to said object.
9. 9. The label according to claim 8, characterized in that the adhesive is applied to said wrap end on a narrow strip thereof, the wrap end strip being of equal width to the overlap of the wrap end on the front end in a manner that nothing of the wrap end adhesive comes into contact with said object.
10. The label according to claim 8, characterized in that the adhesive strip is applied to said wrap end on a narrow strip thereof, the wrap strip being slightly wider than the overlap of said wrap end on the front end so that a portion of said strip of adhesive also makes contact with said object. 1.
11. A rotating label for application to an object, comprising: an inner liner having front and rear surfaces and front and wrap ends; an outer coating having front and rear surfaces and front and envelope ends; an adhesive on the back surface of said inner liner for fixedly mounting the inner label to the object, and an adhesive on the back surface of said outer lining for adhering the forward end of the outer liner only to the outer lining end of the outer liner to allow that the outer coating rotates freely around the inner lining.
12. 12. A rotating label for application to an object, comprising: an inner liner having front and rear surfaces and front and wrap ends; an outer coating having front and rear surfaces and front and envelope ends; an adhesive placed adjacent the wrap end of the back surface of said inner liner for coupling the inner lining to the object while the inner lining is wound around the object, the back surface of the front end of the lining which lacks full adhesive , so that the inner lining is secured around the object.
13. 13. A rotating label in accordance with the claim 12, characterized in that the inner lining further comprises written indications placed on the front surface of said inner lining.
14. A rotating label according to claim 12, further comprising: written indicia placed on the front surface of said inner lining; a transparent portion formed in said outer coating, wherein the written indications placed on the front surface of the inner liner are visible through the transparent portion.
15. 15. A rotating label according to claim 12, characterized in that the inner liner includes the adhesive only on the back surface of the outer liner end of the outer liner to adhere the outer liner portion to the outer liner to the corresponding front surface of the liner. said front end portion of the outer skin so that the outer skin is secured to the object although it is rotatable about the inner skin.
16. 16. A rotary label system, comprising: a container having upper and lower label panels with a recessed surface positioned between the upper and lower label panels; an inner liner having front and rear surfaces and front and wrap ends; an outer coating having front and rear surfaces and front and envelope ends; an adhesive on the back surface of said inner liner for fixedly mounting the inner label to the recessed surface of the container; and an adhesive on the back surface of the outer liner to adhere the front end of the outer liner only to the liner end of said liner to allow the outer liner to freely rotate around the inner liner mounted on said liner.
17. 17. A rotating label system according to claim 16, characterized in that the outer covering further comprises a transparent window.
18. 18. A rotary label system according to claim 17, further including written indicia placed on the front surface of the inner liner; and a transparent portion formed in the outer liner, wherein the written indicia placed on the front surface of the inner liner are visible through the transparent portion of the outer liner.
19. 19. A two-layer label, comprising: an inner liner having front and rear surfaces and first and second ends; an outer liner having front and rear surfaces and first and second ends, the outer liner further comprising an adhesive only on the back surface of the liner end of the back surface of the outer liner to adhere the liner end portion to the portion corresponding front end * of the front surface of the outer skin so that the outer skin, although rotating, is secured around the outer skin.
20. 20. A two-layered label according to claim 19, characterized in that the outer covering further comprises a transparent window. twenty-one .
21. A two layer label according to claim 19, characterized in that the external coating and the outer coating comprise substantially equal lengths.
22. 22. A two-layered label according to claim 19, characterized in that the front surface of the outer liner has written indications placed thereon and the front surface of the liner has written indications placed thereon.
23. 23. A two-layered label according to claim 22, further including a transparent portion formed in the outer liner, wherein the written indicia placed on the front surface of said inner liner are visible through the transparent portion of said liner. external coating.
24. 24. A method of labeling a container, comprising the steps of: providing a container; provide a label having a front surface and first and second ends; providing an adhesive placed on the back surface of the coating to mount the label on the container; roll the label around the container; and attaching the second end of the label to the first end to allow the label to rotate around the circumference of the container.
25. 25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising providing the adhesive only to the second end of said label so that the second end overlaps and adheres to the first end to rotatably attach said label to the container.
26. 26. The method according to claim 24, further including providing an internal label attached to the container, wherein the outer label rotates uniformly around and on the inner label.
27. 27. A method according to claim 26, further comprising providing an adhesive to the back side of said internal label to allow the internal label to be fixedly mounted to the container.
28. The method according to claim 27, further comprising applying the adhesive to the front and envelope ends of the inner label so that both ends are in adhesion contact with the container.
29. 29. The method according to claim 27, further comprising applying the adhesive at the wrap end to a strip wider than the overlapping portion of the inner tag so that the wrap end contacts the anterior end of the sleeve. the inner label and the container when the inner label is wound around said container.
30. 30. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: providing upper and lower label panels formed on an outer surface of the container; placing the outer label between the upper and lower label panels to limit the longitudinal movement of the outer label with respect to the container.
31. 31. A method of labeling a container, comprising: providing a container; provide an internal tag having first and second ends; provide an outer label having a front surface and first and second ends; providing an adhesive on the back surface of the inner label to securely mount the inner label to the container; providing an adhesive on the back surface of the outer liner to adhere the front end of the outer liner only to the liner end of the outer liner to allow the outer liner to freely rotate around the inner label; and rolling the inner label around the container; and attaching the second end of the outer label to the front surface of the outer label to secure the outer label around the container.
32. 32. A method according to claim 31, characterized in that the container further comprises upper and lower label panels, further comprising wrapping the inner label around the container between the upper and lower label panels.
33. 33. A method of applying a rotating label to an object, comprising: providing an object; secure an internal tag around an object; temporarily attach an external label to the inner label while the outer label is wrapped around the object; secure the outer label around the object; Separate the outer label from the inner label to allow the outer label to rotate around the object.
34. 34. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that the temporary coupling step further comprises adhering a small amount of liquid placed on the back surface of the outer label to a front surface of the inner label.
35. 35. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that the separation step further comprises rotating the outer label with respect to the internal label.
36. 36. The method according to claim 35, characterized in that the separation step follows the assurance step.
37. 37. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that the step of temporary coupling further comprises applying an external physical pressure to the external tag.
38. 38. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that the step of temporary coupling further comprises applying a vapor pressure to the outer label.
39. 39. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that the step of temporary coupling further comprises applying a static electrostatic charge pressure to said external tag.
40. 40. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that the temporary coupling stage further comprises applying an external gaseous pressure to said external label.