Expanded content label adapted for application to curved surfaces
US5588239A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1084
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An expanded content label (ECL) having a segmented base label that allows the label to conform to a curved surface. A booklet and covering overlaminate are secured to the spaced-apart segments of the base to interconnect the segments. The gap between the segments enhances the ability of the label to flex and move along a supporting curved surface to conform to the surface without buckling or wrinkling. The label is produced by die cutting a web to form a segmented base label, securing a booklet to the segmented base label, and optionally securing an overlaminate to the booklet. At least one of the booklet and the overlaminate bridge the segments of the base label. In an alternative embodiment, the overlaminate is eliminated and the booklet includes a coversheet that extends across the gap between the base label segments.
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