Labels and rolls with adhesives to stick to moist and dry surfaces
A label is constructed with multiple separate adhesives or a mixture of a non-moisture activated adhesive and a moisture-activated adhesive and applied in multiple patterns on a backside of the label. The label maintains adhesive bonding characteristic when the backside of the label is affixed to dry, cool, warm, and wet surfaces.
1 . A label comprising:
a substrate having a backside;
a first adhesive disposed on the backside in a first pattern; and
a second adhesive disposed on the backside in a second pattern;
wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are arranged in an alternating configuration across the backside;
wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive have different adhesive properties; and
wherein a portion of the backside is devoid of adhesive;
wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are formulated to maintain adhesive bonding characteristics when the label is affixed to dry, cool, warm, and wet surfaces;
wherein the first adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive and the second adhesive is a moisture-activated adhesive.
2 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern and the second pattern comprise diagonal bars.
3 . The label of claim 2 , wherein each diagonal bar of the first adhesive is adjacent to at least one diagonal bar of the second adhesive.
4 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive is a non-moisture activated adhesive.
5 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive is disposed on the backside in a first coat weight and the second adhesive is disposed on the backside in a second coat weight, the first coat weight being different from the second coat weight.
6 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the backside devoid of adhesive is located at a corner of the label.
7 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are different formulations of a same adhesive mixture.
8 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern comprises elements having a first width and the second pattern comprises elements having a second width, the first width being different from the second width.
9 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are arranged to provide different adhesive properties when the label is applied to surfaces with varying moisture levels.
10 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the second adhesive is an acrylic polymer adhesive.
11 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are configured to improve efficiency of the label when processed through a printer.
12 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the backside devoid of adhesive is configured to minimize sticking to a glove or hand that handles the label.
13 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is configured for thermal printing.
14 . The label of claim 1 , wherein the label is a linerless label.
15 . A roll of labels, comprising:
a plurality of labels, each label comprising:
a substrate having a backside;
a first adhesive disposed on the backside in a first pattern;
a second adhesive disposed on the backside in a second pattern; and
an adhesive-free area on the backside;
wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive have different adhesive properties
wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are formulated to maintain adhesive bonding characteristics when a corresponding label is affixed to dry, cool, warm, and wet surfaces;
wherein the first adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive and the second adhesive is a moisture-activated adhesive.
16 . The roll of claim 15 , wherein the first pattern and the second pattern of each label comprise alternating diagonal bars across the backside of the substrate.