Patent ID: 6461555
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B29C,B29K,B32B,C09J,G09F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of preparing roll or sheet facestock for ink-printable pressure-sensitive adhesive labels comprising the steps of(A) providing a plurality of at least two charges of film-forming resin; (B) coextruding said charges to thereby form a construction in the form of a multilayer extrudate comprising a relatively thick core or base layer and at least one relatively thin skin layer, and wherein the charge for said core or base layer is preselected to provide a core or base layer having a stiffness of from between about 10 and 100 Gurley, and to provide said facestock with a degree of stiffness suitable for the pressure-sensitive adhesive label application, and the charge for the skin layer or layers is preselected to provide an ink-printable skin.