Patent ID: 7150802
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: B65B,B65D,C09J

Abstract:
1. A method of applying fiscal indicia to articles by enclosing at least a portion of an article with filmic packaging material and a portion of tear tape, wherein the tear tape comprises a base film of oriented thermoplastics material having a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on one side of the film and having a coating of release agent on an opposed side of the film, and wherein the tear tape carries a plurality of discrete fiscal indicium, each said indicium being distinct from the other, and including a registration mark for each said fiscal indicuim thereon, each said registration mark located substantially identically with respect to each fiscal indicium, said method comprising the steps of: bringing together a portion of the tear tape bearing one of said fiscal indicium and one of said registration marks with a portion of the filmic packaging material; causing said portion of tear tape to adhere to said portion or filmic packaging material; detecting each said registration mark to enable causing said portion of tear tape and said adhered portion of packaging material to register with an article to be wrapped so that said fiscal indicium occupies a predetermined location on the article in relation to the wrapped article; said predetermined local on each wrapped article comprising substantially the same location for all like articles in a series to which the combined portion of tear tape and portion of filmic packaging material is to be wrapped, said fiscal indicium at said predetermined location being observable upon inspection of the article from the outside of the article; and wrapping the article with said portion of tear tape and said portion of adhered filmic packaging material at least in part.