Patent ID: 6581972
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
An elongated tubular member for being cut into individual tubular labels, said individual tubular labels for being respectively wrapped around containers, comprising:an elongated tubular film formed from one of a heat-shrinkable film and an elastically stretchable film; a label print layer provided on said elongated tubular film; a concealing print layer provided on said label print layer; said concealing print layer including at least one of silver print layer and a white print layer; arbitrary information patterns being respectively printed at portions respectively corresponding to individual tubular labels on a first surface of the concealing print layer by a non-impact printer that varies an arbitrary information pattern of said arbitrary information, so that said arbitrary information patterns are positioned on said elongated tubular member, in which said first surface of said concealing print layer is an inwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels with respect to a corresponding container when said individual labels are respectively wrapped around containers; said arbitrary information patterns respectively corresponding to each individual tubular label being different for each of said individual tubular labels; and said elongated tubular film having an opacity so that when said individual tubular labels are respectively wrapped around said containers, each of said arbitrary information patterns is completely invisible through an outwardly facing surface of each of said individual tubular labels, whereby the tubular film is free from emboss like deformations as a result of the non-impact printing.