Heat-transfer label assembly and apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels
US9132931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24802
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heat-transfer label assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the heat-transfer label assembly includes a support. A plurality of labels are positioned over the support for transfer from the support to an article, each of the labels including an ink design. A plurality of spacers are positioned over the support but not over the label, the spacers not being transferable with the labels from the support to an article. The distance from the top of the spacers to the support exceeds the distance from the top of the labels to the support so that, when the assembly is wound into a roll, the labels do not come into contact with the bottom surface of an underlying portion of the support.
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