Patent ID: 8382944

Claim:
A method for assisting in the removal of a pressure sensitive label from a glass vessel wherein said label is wrapped around the circumference of the vessel and extends along the length of the vessel, including the steps of fixturing the glass vessel to prevent subsequent movement of the same while exposing a portion of the circumference of the label along the entire length of the label, positioning a planar cutting blade at two angles relative to the exposed portion of the label, one of said angles being such that a topmost cutting end lies against the vessel and slightly above an uppermost end of the label and a linear cutting edge of the blade below the topmost cutting end is directed outward and away from the circumference of the vessel, said second angle being such that the plane of the cutting blade forms an angle with a straight line extending the length of the label, and drawing said cutting edge of the blade down the length of the label and along said straight line with which said second angle is formed and cutting an angled slit through the thickness of the label along the length of said label and such that an outer edge of the cut angled slit is forced away from the circumference of the bottle.