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• • 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
• • 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
  • G09F3/04—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion

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• the present invention relates to labeling of products and particularly labeling for later identification.
• Products in shops are always labeled in some way or the other in order for the consumer to identify the product.
• Identifiers like brand, "best before date", ingredients, ..., etc are important information for the consumers.
• brand and other important product information everybody nowadays also wants to be environmentally friendly this goes for both producer and customer.
• environmentally friendly one usually means that the less effort or energy that goes in to recycling or handling the waste products that all products eventually emanates 'to i.e. garbage or containers reusable (recycling) or non-reusable.
• the most environmentally friendly packaging methods known of today are the refill products that leaves nothing to recycle but merely garbage that you can throw in your regular garbage can.
• DE-4338060 deals with mail handling - supply return mail address by removing sticker (symbols/mark) . Enables the reuse of envelopes or packages
• O200133532 deals with instructions for obtaining at least one promotional item relating to ex theme of game
• EP-1114379 deals with peel and stick labels used in a computer game
• JP2000122548 deals with adhesive label with peelable base layer for goods identification and sorting for cargo transportation
• FIG. 1 shows a detachable and re-attachable identifier/label/sticker that is removed from a refill-type product (refill-tube of jam) and re- attached to a glass or plastic jar.
• FIG. 2 shows how a portion of a label/identifier on a can of engine oil is detachable and possible to re- attach under the hood of a car.
• FIG. 3 shows a detachable and re-attachable identifier/label/sticker that is removed from a refill-type product (refill-bag of ex liquid soap) and re-attached to more user-friendly type of container equipped with a pump.
• FIG. 4 shows a detachable and re-attachable identifier/label/sticker that is removed from a refill-type product (refill-bag of coffee) and re- attached to a tin can with a lid.
• FIG. 5 shows a detachable identifier/label/sticker on a can of engine oil that is removed and re-attached under the hood of a car. Even if this fig shows that the identifier is re-attached under the hood it might as well have been put on the oil-cap of the car.
• FIG. 6 shows a detachable identifier/label/sticker that is removed from a refill-type product (refill-bag of Nestle coffee) .
• the identifier has a specific shape similar or identical to the shape of the hard version of the product.
• FIG. 7 shows a detachable identifier/label/sticker that is removed from a refill-type product (refill-bag) .
• the identifier is a specific identifier and re- attached to a more suitable can/bottle for consumption.
• Detachable and re-attachable information stickers or labels that can identify goods sold or provided in disposable or semi- disposable refill-packages or packages that fore some reason or the other are not the preferred storage medium for handling the "product" when used.
• the sticker or label contains information pertinent to the goods ex brand, ingredients, "best before date” etc.
• the detachable sticker is removed from the refill and reattached to the preferred storage medium enabling identification at a later stage.
• the sticker it can be attached to the "product” with an adhesive (solvent, re-usable glue, VelcroTM, ...) which allows the label to be easily peeled from the product and at the same time also allows the label to be re-used like Post-its®.
• the sticker can have the same size and/or shape as an already bought container (ex glass jar or the like ex Nestle instant coffee) .

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