LABEL CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION D'ETIQUETTES

English Abstract

Abstract
A label assembly which includes a support sheet of paper material
to which there is fixed via an adhesive an information receiving sheet of
heat stable plastics material. The information receiving sheet and
support sheet are perforated so as to be divided into discrete label
portions. The perforations extend through both sheets and number between
50 and 100 perforations per inch.

Claims

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1. A level assembly comprising:
a support sheet of paper material;
an adhesive applied to a major surface of said support sheet;
an information receiving sheet of heat stable plastics material
covering said major surface so as to be fixed to said support sheet, said
information receiving sheet being adapted to receive printed material; and
lines of perforations dividing said support sheet and information
receiving sheet into discreet label portions, and wherein the
perforations extend through both sheets.
2. The label assembly of claim 1, wherein the perforations number
between 50 and 100 perforations per inch.
3. The label construction of claim 2, wherein the perforations
number approximately 70 perforations per inch.
4. The label construction of claim 2, wherein the information
receiving sheet is PVC of 3 to 6 thousandths of an inch thick.
5. The label assembly of claim 4, wherein the information
receiving sheet is 4 thousands of an inch thick.
6. The label assembly of claim 5, wherein said information
receiving sheet is coated so as to accept a toner.

Description

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Techni~ E1~L~
The present inventlon rela~es to labels and a method for their
construction.
Back~round o~ Ib~--Ln~ Qn
The present lnYentlon relates to the method of manufacturing tags
and labels which ~ay be used ln computer printers such as taser pr~nters.
Identi~lcation tags for industry or ret~il purposes eannot be fed
through printers employ~ng a fast feed system, accordlngly known blank
mater~al adapted to be used ln co~puter printers such as laser printers
ls becom~ng lncreaslngly unsui table. .-
Q~.ie~-Q-f-the InYen~gn
It ls the ob~ect of the preSen~ inYention to overcome or
substantially amel;orate the aboYe disadvantages.
Summarv ~f th~ v~nt_Q~
There is d~sclosed here~n a label assembly compr~s~ng:
a support sheet of paper material;
an adhes~ve applied to a ma~or sur~ace of said support shee~;
an ;nforma~lon recelving sheet of heat stable plastics materi~l
coverlng sai~ ma~or surface so as to be flxed to s~ld suppor~ sheet said
infor~atlon receiv~ng sheet being adapted to receive printed materi~l; and
llnes of perforations dlYld~ng said support sheet and informatlon
rece~v~ng sheet ln~o d~screet label port~ons and where~n the
perforat~ons extend through both shee~s.
Descrlptlon of ~he ~rawiQ~
A preferred form of ~he present invent~on will now be described by
way oP example wlth reference to ~he accompany~ng drawtng which
schemat~cally depicts in perspectlve Yiew ~ label asse~bly.
~RS crip~iQ~ of ~h~ ~efer~e~ ~bo~1ment
~n the accompanytng drawin~ there ls schematlcally depicted a label
assembly 10. The la~el assembly 10 1~ adapted to pass ~hrough lcomputer
printers such as l~ser printers.
The label assembly 10 ~ncludes a support sheet 11 to major surface
of wh~ch there ~s applled an adhes~ve 14. Covering the adhesive 1~ 15 an
~nforma~on recelvlng sheet 15 of heat stable plastlcs materlal. The
3S sheet 15 1s secured to the sheet 11 so as not to be removable therefrom.
The assembly 10 is dlvided ~nto d~s~reet indl~dual labels 16 by
l~nes o~ perforat~ons 17. The per~orat~ons extend through both sheets 1
and lS.
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It should be apprec~a~ed that in the described embod;ment, the
labels 16 are o~ a rec~angular conflguration. Alternatlve label
conf~gura~lons may be employed.
Pre~erably the perforat~ons are flne perfor~tlvns numbering ~0 to
100 perforatlons per lnch, and more pre~erably 70 per~r~tlons per l~ch.
The pa~er constituting the support shee~ should contain a moisture
barrler on both s~des and be firmly and mechanically stable. ~t will
need to be able to wi~hstand ~he heat generated by computer prlnters,
such as a laser prlnter which frequently operate at temperatures of
l90~C. A typical paper thickness would be 2 to ~ thousandths of an inch
but preferably 4 thousandths of an lnch.
The sheet 15 can be any suitab1e plastics materials such aç PVC.
The plastics material would need to be hea~ stable agaln to wlthstand the
~bo~e d~scussed temperatures. Preferably the sheet 15 would be 3 to 6
thousàndths of an ~nch thlck but preferably 4 thousandths o~ an inch.
The plastlc should be coated so that ;t can accept the toner emplsyed 1n
printers.
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