GB2143204A

GB2143204A - Self-adhesive label

Info

Publication number: GB2143204A
Application number: GB08319131A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Peter Charles Edwin Rigden; Roy Geoffrey Mynott
Original assignee: BOYDEN DATA PAPERS Ltd
Current assignee: BOYDEN DATA PAPERS Ltd
Priority date: 1983-07-15
Filing date: 1983-07-15
Publication date: 1985-02-06
Also published as: GB8319131D0

Abstract

A self-adhesive label 7 is provided with a peel off backing of self imaging materials. The backing comprises a primary record part 13 and a cut secondary part 11. The self-adhesive label 7 is formed with a removable secondary portion 8. In use, formation 12 such as an address is written onto the label 7 which is then peeled off from the primary part of the backing. When the label is peeled off, a copy 12' of the address is retained as a record on the primary part of the backing. Also, the secondary part 11 remains attached to the label and serves to bold the secondary portion 8 of the label in position with the rest of the label 7. The peeled off label is then attached to an article, e.g. a parcel. Receipt of the parcel is acknowledged by signing the secondary label portion 8 and then peeling it off for attachment say to a record card. A record of the signature 14' remains on the secondary part 11 of the backing. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Self-adhesive label The present invention relates to a self-adhesive label with a peel off backing.

According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a self-adhesive label mounted on a backing release web the label being cut through only as far as the release web to provide a secondary label portion itself removable from the rest of the label, the release web providing a primary retained record part from which the label is removable and itself being cut through only as far as the label to provide a secondary record part which is removable from the primary record part with the label when it is peeled off the release web to enable the secondary label portion to be held in position in the rest of the label.

Conveniently, the label is formed by die cutting it from the label stock side of a web of self-adhesive material. Preferably, the release web is of the self-imaging kind but it may be of the plain silicone or other suitable type depending on the eventual use requirements of the label.

The label may be used in a situation where a carrier delivers a product from a manufacturer to a customer. The manufacturer fills out the label with the usual details such as the customer's details, the order number, etc. The label is attached to the product, which is handed to the carrier. The manufacturer retains the primary record part, which by its self-imaging nature records the meantioned details. When the carrier delivers the product to the customer, the latter initials the secondary label portion which is then peeled off and kept by the carrier as proof of delivery.

Since the secondary label portion is self-adhesive, it may be stuck into a record book.

The label may of course be used in other situations. For instance a post office may utilise it for a special delivery service where the despatch office needs to keep a record of postage paid, for example, and the delivering postman requires a receipt. Similarly, the label may be used for industrial stock control or for medical purposes in recording, despatching for test and acknowledging test of, for example, blood samples.

Although the labels may be supplied totally unprinted, it is convenient for them to bear printed information such as serial numbers or bar coded or digitally coded information. For complete correlation of the elements of the label after they have been separated, the serial number is preferably printed twice; once on the label over the primary record part of the backing web and once on the secondary label portion over the secondary record part of the backing web.

The secondary record part may extend to the full width or full height of the label, in either case leaving strips of self-adhesive along respective edges of the label, but such arrangements restrict the size of the primary record part, and make the label prone to being inadvertently torn off. Accordingly, the primary record part preferably extends around the entire periphery of the secondary record part. Alternatively, the option of a lift tab die cut through both the label and the backing web may be provided to make usability of the label convenient for particular applications.

Similarly, whilst the peripheral edges of the secondary label portion and the secondary record part may be partially conincident, the secondary record part of the backing web preferably extends beyond the periphery of the secondary label portion around the entire periphery of the latter.

Labels according to the invention may be sold in the conventional forms for self-adhesive labels; that is to say continuous rolls, zigzag folded suitable for computer printer applications and sheet form. Bearing in mind, that the retained records parts corresponding to used labels will be kept for record purposes, both label paper and backing web may be line and cross perforated to facilitate division or part division of the labels and/or release paper.

Preferably the self-adhesive label and the backing release web are both of paper.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of producing the labels comprising: die cutting a self-adhesive web as far as a backing release web to form a label, die cutting the self-adhesive web as far as the release web to form a secondary label portion, and die cutting the release web from the release web side as far as the self-adhesive web to produce a retained record part by means of which the secondary label portion remains attached to the label peeled from the release web.

Preferably serial numbers are crash printed on to the label and its secondary label portion simultaneously with the die cutting operations.

Further, according to the invention, there is provided a machine for performing the method just described comprising a first station for die cutting the front self-adhesive web and a second station for die cutting a selfimaging backing release web.

Preferably the machine includes a third station for crash printing each label and its secondary label portion simultaneously.

A preferred label and a machine for its production will be now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is an exploded perspective diagrammatic view of a label of the invention in roll form, Figure 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view of a machine for producing labels of the invention; and Figure 3 is a cross section along the lines Ill-Ill in Fig. 1.

Referring first to Fig. 1, it should be noted that for simplicity there are shown labels, 1, 2, 3, 4 occupying substantially the full width of the webs of backing/release paper 5 and front, self-adhesive paper 6. The release paper is of self-imaging type known per se. Since the labels 1, 2, 3 and 4 are identical save for their respective serial numbers, 121, 122, 123 and 124, only label 2-shown in exploded form-will be described hereafter.

Label 2 comprises a peel off label 7 with a secondary label portion 8, cut from the selfadhesive paper 6. It should be noted that surrounding part 9 left after the labels have been cut will be removed from the release paper 5 to facilitate removal of the labels.

The release paper is cut at 10 leaving part 11, whose outline is shown dotted, adhered to the under side of the label with the secondary label portion 8 stuck to the backing part 11. The serial numbers are crash printed on to the label and the secondary label portion 8.

To use the label, information 1 2 is written or typed thereon. Because the release paper is self-imaging, a retained record 12' of this information is left on part 1 3 of the release paper from which the label 7 is peeled, or divided and peeled at 15, if desired, giving the user the option of using either the backing or the label paper as a permanent record.

Peeling the label off, leaves an aperture 10 in the release paper where the backing part 11 has been removed. The label, still with the backing part 11 stuck thereto, is then adhered to whatever it is to be used on, e.g. a parcel.

When it has been delivered, processed or the like, This is acknowledged at 14 on the secondary label portion 8 which is then peeled off and kept wherever convenient. This acknowledgement is recorded on the secondary retained acknowledgement part 11 at 14'. The label 7, the retained record part 1 3 and the secondary label portion 8 can be subsequently correlated by virtue of the fact that the serial numbers are printed are recorded on the selfimaging release papers as shown, particularly on the retained record part 1 3 and also on the secondary record part 14.

Referring now to Fig. 2, operative elements of a die cutting and crash printing machine 20 can be seen. Labels are formed from the webs 5,6 which are fed through successive stations 21, 31, 41, in the direction of arrow A. At station 21, cutting knives 22 in a transversely movable head 23 act against a platten 24 to cut the front self-adhesive paper web 6 around the label 7 and its secondary label portion 8. The waste self-adhesive paper round the label is stripped from the release paper at 25. At the next station 31, cutting knives 32 on the opposite side of the webs 5, 6 in a transversely movable head 33 act against a platten 34 to cut the backing release paper web 5 at 10 around the secondary label portion 8.At the next station 41, crash printing numbering blocks 42 in a transversely movable head 43 act against a platten 44 to print the serial numbers on each label 7 and its secondary label portion 8. The printing blocks 42 indexes once for each stroke to ensure that each label is uniquely numbered.

In practice, the machine may be of the step and repeat type as illustrated and described or of the rotary type.

It will be seen from the foregoing description of the illustrated embodiment that the invention provides a peel off self-adhesive label having a secondary part which is removable from the rest of the label, the label having a backing, preferably self-imaging, attached thereto cut through from the release side only as far as the label to provide a detachable part which remains attached to the label to hold the secondary label part therein, when the label is peeled from the backing.

Conveniently, the detachable backing part covers and extends beyond the secondary label part.

Claims

1. A self-adhesive label mounted on a backing release web, the label being cut to provide a secondary label portion itself removable from the rest of the label, the release web providing a primary retained record part from which the label is removable, the release web being cut to provide a secondary record part which is removable from the primary record part when the label is peeled off the release web to enable the secondary label portion to be held in position in the rest of the label.

2. A self-adhesive label according to claim 1, wherein the release web comprises a self imaging material.

3. A self-adhesive label according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the secondary label portion and the rest of the label both have corresponding information pre-printed thereon.

4. A self-adhesive label according to any preceding claim wherein the secondary record part extends the full width or height of the label.

5. A self-adhesive label according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the primary record part extends around the entire periphery of the secondary record part.

6. A self-adhesive label according to any of claims 1 to 3 including a lift tab die cut through both the label and the backing web, for permitting removal of the secondary label portion.

7. A self-adhesive label according to any preceding claim wherein the peripheral edges of the secondary label portion and the secon dary record part are partially coincident.

8. A self-adhesive label according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the secondary record part extends beyond the periphery of the secondary label portion around the entire periphery of said secondary portion.

9. A plurality of labels each according to any preceding claim and formed on a common said release web.

10. An arrangement according to claim 9 wherein the label material and/or the web material are provided with a line of weakness to permit separation of the labels.

11. A self-adhesive label according to any one of claims 1 to 8 wherein both the label and the release web are made of paper.

1 2. A self-adhesive label substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figs.

1 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.

1 3. A method of producing a self-adhesive label from self-adhesive label material on a backing release web, comprising cutting the label material to form therein a secondary portion releasable from the rest of the label, cutting the release web to provide a retained record part by means of which the secondary label portion remains attached to the label when peeled from the release web.

14. A method according to claim 1 3 including cutting through the label material as far as the release strip to define the label.

1 5. Apparatus for performance of the method claimed in claim 13 or 14, comprising a first station for die cutting the selfadhesive label material as far as the release web to define the label and the secondary portion thereof, and a second station for die cutting the release web as far as the label.

material to define said retained record part.

1 6. Apparatus according to claim 1 5 including a printing station for printing corresponding information on both the secondary label part and the rest of the label.

1 7. Apparatus for producing a self-adhesive label substantially as herein described with reference to Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings.