Patent ID: 7038854
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B29C,B29L,B44F,B65D,G02B,G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A container adapted for producing a graphical image observable by a viewer external to the container, comprising: a container wall having a front portion and a rear portion separated by a distance, the container wall defining an interior space for receiving a volume of a liquid; a label extending about the entire circumference of the container with an inner surface contacting an exterior surface of the rear portion and an exterior surface of the front portion of the container wall, wherein the label further comprises a lenticular lens array integral with the label including a plurality of lenses formed on an outer surface of the label with a focal point on or about the rear portion of the container wall and wherein the label is positioned with the lenticular lens array positioned proximal the front portion of the container wall; and a printed image proximal to the focal point; wherein the label is applied to the container wall by heat shrinking the label, the lenticular lens array being configured prior to the heat shrinking to produce the plurality of lenses with the focal point after distortion of material in the label created in the heat shrinking, whereby no adhesive is positioned between the lenticular lens array and the container wall or between the printed image and the lenticular lens array.