Patent ID: 7018502
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: B31D,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a label, said method including: a) providing a release liner and a base web releasably secured to the release liner by a base adhesive coating an inner surface of the base web; b) applying a hinge adhesive to an outer surface of the base web; c) applying a top sheet to the outer surface of the base web such that a portion of the top sheet is secured to the base web by the hinge adhesive, the top sheet including a tab portion; d) applying a self-adhesive laminate web over the base web and the top sheet; e) cutting through each of the laminate web, the top sheet and the base web to form the label, the label including a laminate cover formed from the laminate web, a top panel formed from the top sheet, and a base label formed from the base web, wherein at least the laminate cover and the top panel are substantially coextensive; f) applying a tab adhesive patch to the outer surface of the base web such that the tab adhesive patch engages an inner surface of the tab portion when the top sheet is applied to the base web; and g) applying a release varnish to an outer surface of the tab portion.