Patent ID: 6941689

Claim:
A label for self-overlapping application to a container, the label having a top side and a bottom side and being wound around the container in the application direction and comprising: a base layer having a bottom side extending along the entire length of the base layer and a first adhesive layer applied to the bottom side of the base layer in a middle part thereof to fix the label to the container, a front flap part and a rear flap part, which are each arranged in the application direction on either side of the middle part of the label, a fold line in the area between the front flap part and the middle part, and holding means attached to the bottom side of said base layer in the area of the rear flap part for sealing the rear flap part over the front flap part and the middle part such that the bottom side of the base layer in the area of the rear flap part is directed towards the middle part.