Patent ID: 7712413

Claim:
A method for covering an article having a top surface and a bottom surface, comprising steps of: applying a printed image to a second surface of a printable label having an adhesive coating applied to a first surface thereof, wherein the label includes a center portion and a pair of side edges, one of the side edges having a notched opening defined therein; removing a removable primary section of a backing releasably attached to a central portion of the adhesive coating corresponding to the center portion of the label to expose the central portion for attachment to the article; grasping each of a pair of handle sections of the backing releasably attached to outward portions of the adhesive coating corresponding to the pair of side edges; attaching the primary portion of the adhesive coating directly to at least a portion of the top surface of the article; removing at least one of the handle sections of the backing corresponding to one of the side edges having the notched opening; and attaching the at least one of the side edges of the label to a bottom of the article while leaving a portion of the bottom surface of the article exposed by the opening.