Label that is removable or having a removable section
View Patent ↗A label that is removable from the article with which it is associated, or includes a removable section thereof, and includes only a single substrate. The substrate has a front side and a back side, and an ink disposed on the back side of the substrate, which remains with the substrate during removal of the substrate, or a section thereof, from an article. The label further includes an abhesive disposed adjacent the ink on the back side of the substrate. The label may have at least one set of perforations to provide a removable section of the label. These perforations may be provided by an apparatus for providing consistent perforations.
1. A label comprising:
a substrate having a front side and a back side, said back side adapted to be disposed proximal to an article; and
an ink composition disposed on the back side of the substrate such that said ink composition is not visible from said front side of the substrate, said ink composition including at least one pigment and a vehicle for said at least one pigment;
wherein said vehicle comprises a mixture of nitrocellulose resin, maleic resin, rosin ester resin, and phosphate plasticizer.
2. The label of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises at least 73% of said ink composition.
3. The label of claim 1 , wherein the substrate further comprises a metalized paper.
4. The label of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is chosen from a full wet strength paper and a full wet strength metalized paper.
5. The label of claim 1 , further comprising a protective layer disposed on the front side of the substrate.
6. The label of claim 5 , wherein the protective layer further comprises components chosen from an acrylic emulsion resin, an acrylic solution resin, polyether modified dimethylpolysiloxane, a surfactant, polyethylene wax, and mixtures thereof.
7. The label of claim 1 , further comprising a first layer of an abhesive disposed proximal to said ink composition.
8. The label of claim 7 , wherein said abhesive further comprises components chosen from a polyamide resin, polyether modified dimethylpolysiloxane, polyethylene wax, paraffin wax, and mixtures thereof.
9. The label of claim 7 , wherein the first abhesive layer is present in an amount in a range of 1.25-1.75 lbs/ream.
10. The label of claim 7 , further comprising a second layer of abhesive disposed proximal to said first layer of abhesive.
11. The label of claim 10 , wherein said abhesive further comprises components chosen from a polyamide resin, polyether modified dimethylpolysiloxane, polyethylene wax, paraffin wax, and mixtures thereof.
12. The label of claim 10 , wherein the second abhesive layer is present in an amount in a range of 1.25-1.75 lbs/ream.
13. The label of claim 1 , further comprising at least one linear set of perforations transecting the substrate.
14. The label of claim 13 , further comprising a first and a second linear set of perforations transecting the substrate, the first and second linear sets not being collinear.
15. The label of claim 14 , wherein an abhesive is substantially in registry with a section of the substrate defined between the first and second linear sets of perforations.
16. A combination comprising:
a container, and a cut-and-stack label associated with said container, wherein said cut-and-stack label includes:
a substrate having at least first and second sections, and the substrate further having a front side and a back side, said substrate adapted to receive ink on said front side and said back side; and
at least one abhesive layer disposed proximal to said back side of said first section of said substrate, said abhesive layer being disposed as a registered layer; and
wherein said at least one abhesive layer confronts said container.
17. A combination comprising:
a container, and a cut-and-stack label associated with said container, wherein said cut-and-stack label includes:
a substrate having at least first and second sections, and the substrate further having a front side and a back side, said substrate adapted to receive ink on said front side and said back side;
a first abhesive layer disposed proximal to said back side of said first section of said substrate;
a second abhesive layer disposed adjacent to said first abhesive layer;
and wherein said second abhesive layer confronts said container.
18. The combination of claim 17 , wherein said substrate includes a removable section at center of said substrate with at least one set of perforations above and at least one set of perforations below said removable section.
19. The combination of claim 18 , wherein said first abhesive layer is substantially in register with said removable section.
20. The combination of claim 18 , wherein said second abhesive layer is disposed adjacent to said first abhesive layer and substantially in register with said removable section.
21. A label comprising:
a paper substrate having at least first and second sections, and the substrate further having a front side and a back side, said substrate adapted to receive ink on said front side and said back side; and
at least one abhesive layer disposed proximal to said back side of said first section of said substrate, said abhesive layer being disposed as a registered layer; and
wherein said at least one abhesive layer confronts a container when the label is associated with a container.
22. A combination comprising:
a container, and a label associated with said container, wherein said label includes:
a substrate having at least first and second sections, and the substrate further having a front side and a back side, said substrate adapted to receive ink on said front side and said back side; and
at least one abhesive layer disposed proximal to said back side of said first section of said substrate, said abhesive layer being disposed as a registered layer;
at least one adhesive layer disposed proximal to said back side of said second section of said substrate, said adhesive layer being disposed as a registered layer; and
wherein said at least one abhesive layer confronts said container.