Patent ID: 9381713
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B31D,B32B,B41J,B65C,G09F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing a multi-layer price tag roll comprising the steps of: providing a machine having a base, a frame, a secondary frame, an unwinder, at least two printers, at least one automated label applicator, and a rewinder; providing a plurality of base layer of labels on a base label roll, mounting said base label roll on said unwinder; unwinding said base label roll from said unwinder to create a base label web; printing a first information layer on said base label web using one of said at least two printers to create a printed one-layer price tag web, the first information layer including a first price; applying a second layer of labels to said printed one-layer price tag web using said at least one automated label applicator to create multi-layer price tag web with a second unprinted layer, the second unprinted layer concealing the first information layer; printing a second information layer on said unprinted layer of the multi-layer price tag web using another one of said at least two printers to create a completed multi-layer price tag web, the second information layer including a second price; rewinding said completed mutli-layer price tag web onto said rewinder to create a multi-layer price tag roll; and wherein the first price and the second price are different and wherein said at least two printers have thermal transfer printheads.