Patent ID: 8414994

Claim:
A note-carried liquid pack configured to be applied to an article by a machine, said liquid pack comprising: a base note layer presenting opposite top and bottom note faces, said base note layer including printed indicia on the top note face; a first fluid-impermeable, substantially transparent laminate layer overlying at least a portion of the top face of the base note layer and presenting opposite top and bottom first laminate faces; a first adhesive disposed between the base note layer and the first laminate layer, operably securing the respective layers to one another; a second fluid-impermeable, substantially transparent laminate layer overlying at least a portion of the top face of the first laminate layer and presenting opposite top and bottom second laminate faces; a second adhesive disposed between the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer to adhere the laminate layers to one another along an endless adhesive boundary surrounding a central portion devoid of adhesive, in which the laminate layers define a liquid-holding pocket between the respective top and bottom faces thereof; and a substantially transparent liquid disposed within the liquid-holding pocket and being sealed therein so long as at least portions of the first and second laminate layers adjacent the pocket remain secured to one another by the second adhesive.