초록 ▼

The present invention provides, without the drawbacks accompanied by the use of hot melt adhesives, an attractive, easily recycled labelled container, the solid polymer label, on its underside that is adjacent the container when applied, being provided with a finite area on its leading edge and a fi

The present invention provides, without the drawbacks accompanied by the use of hot melt adhesives, an attractive, easily recycled labelled container, the solid polymer label, on its underside that is adjacent the container when applied, being provided with a finite area on its leading edge and a finite area on its trailing edge, by applying thereto a solvent for the polymer in each of the finite areas, the finite areas comprising a viscous tacky solution of the polymer in the solvent, the solidifying solution being sufficient to tack and bond the label to container during wrapping. After the label is wrapped around the container, the bond between the container and label becomes weaker as the solidifying solution hardens so that later the label can be easily and cleanly stripped from the container for recycling.

대표청구항 ▼

A container having a neck and a body, and a plastic label wrapped around the body, the label made of a thermoplastic polymer that is printable and is soluble in a solvent or a solvent polymer system compatible with the label polymer, the label comprising a solid polymer layer having a side that cont

A container having a neck and a body, and a plastic label wrapped around the body, the label made of a thermoplastic polymer that is printable and is soluble in a solvent or a solvent polymer system compatible with the label polymer, the label comprising a solid polymer layer having a side that contacts the body and is attached lightly but securely thereto, the foam layer having a leading edge for contacting the body, there being a finite area on the leading edge having a liquid viscous solution of a polymer in a solution in the finite area being adapted to solidify and form a solid bond, the solution forming a momentary tacky bond sufficient to anchor the leading edges to the container body whereby the label can be wrapped around the body, the bond between the label and body becoming weaker as the solidifying solution hardens whereby the label can be easily removed from the container body for recycling without contaminating the material of the container body being reclaimed, the solid layer having a trailing edge that overlaps the leading edge to form a sleeve label with overlapped edges on the container body, and the solid layer of the trailing edge containing a second finite area generally extending along the trailing edge, the second finite area comprising a liquid tacky solution of a polymer in a solvent, the solution solidifying to form a side seam bond on the overlapped edges, the bond becoming stronger whereby, upon use, the side seam resists being pulled apart.