METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUPPLEMENTAL LABEL
Supplemental labels and methods of manufacturing supplemental labels are disclosed herein. A supplemental label according to an embodiment includes a presentation portion having a front face and a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion. The front face has a printable area and includes a print-receiving medium. The coupling portion is transparent and has opposed front and rear faces. The rear face has an adhesive, and at least a portion of the adhesive is exposed to removably couple the coupling portion to the object. A supplemental label according to an embodiment includes a presentation portion having a front face and a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion. The front face has a printable area and includes a print-receiving medium. The coupling portion is transparent, has opposed front and rear faces, and extends beyond the presentation portion. The rear face of the coupling portion has a transparent adhesive.
1 . A method of manufacturing a supplemental label, comprising:
providing a paper material;
providing a strip of transparent film having front and rear faces, the rear face having a transparent adhesive;
coupling the strip of transparent film to the paper material; and
perforating the paper material and the transparent film to define a plurality of supplemental labels.
2 . A method of manufacturing a supplemental label, comprising:
providing a paper material;
providing a liner;
providing a strip of transparent film having front and rear faces, the rear face having a transparent adhesive;
coupling the paper material to the liner;
cutting a strip of the paper material;
separating and removing the strip of paper material from the liner to expose a portion of the liner;
coupling the strip of transparent film to the exposed portion of the liner and to an adjacent edge of the paper material; and
cutting the transparent film and the paper material to define a plurality of supplemental labels removable from the liner.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the paper material is provided as a roll of paper material;
the liner is provided as a roll of liner; and
the strip of transparent film is provided as a roll of transparent film.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the liner includes a release agent.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the paper material is removably coupled to the liner.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein a vacuum removes the strip of paper material from the liner.
7 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of printing indicia upon the paper material.
8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the strip of paper material removed from the liner is not at a side edge of the liner.
9 . A method of manufacturing a supplemental label, comprising:
providing a print-receiving medium;
providing a liner;
providing a strip of transparent film having front and rear faces, the rear face having a transparent adhesive;
coupling the print-receiving medium to the liner;
cutting a strip of the print-receiving medium;
separating and removing the strip of the print-receiving medium from the liner to expose a portion of the liner; and
coupling the strip of transparent film to the exposed portion of the liner and to the print-receiving medium.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of cutting the transparent film and the print-receiving medium to define a plurality of supplemental labels removable from the liner.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the liner includes a release agent.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein a vacuum removes the strip of print-receiving medium from the liner.
13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising the step of printing indicia upon the print-receiving medium.
14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising the step of removing the print-receiving medium and the transparent film from the liner.
15 . A method of manufacturing a supplemental label, comprising:
providing a print-receiving medium;
providing a liner;
providing a strip of transparent film having front and rear faces, the rear face having a transparent adhesive;
coupling the print-receiving medium to the liner so that at least one portion of the liner exposed;
coupling the strip of transparent film to the exposed portion of the liner and to the print-receiving medium.
16 . A method of manufacturing a supplemental label, comprising:
providing a print-receiving medium;
providing a strip of transparent film having front and rear faces, the rear face having a transparent adhesive;
introducing a pattern of release agent to the print-receiving medium;
coupling the strip of transparent film to the print-receiving medium, a portion of the strip of transparent film being coupled to a portion of the print-receiving medium having the release agent, another portion of the strip of transparent film being coupled to a portion of the print-receiving medium without the release agent; and
cutting the print-receiving medium so that the portion having the release agent is separable from the portion without the release agent and separable from the transparent film.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of cutting the transparent film and the print-receiving medium to define a plurality of supplemental labels.
18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the release agent includes a silicone release agent.
19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of printing indicia upon the print-receiving medium.
20 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of separating the portion of the print-receiving medium having the release agent from the portion of the print-receiving medium without the release agent and from the transparent film.