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What is claimed is:
1. A multi-ply form having multiple form parts and labels for removal from
the form and adhesion to various surfaces comprising:
first and second webs, said first web having first and second portions;
a repositionable adhesive on said second web releasably securing said
second web to the first portion of said first web;
a plurality of labels;
permanent adhesive carried by said labels releasably securing said labels
to said second web on a side thereof remote from said first web portion;
whereby, upon removal of said first web portion from said second web, said
second web and labels carried thereby may be releasably secured to a first
surface by said repositionable adhesive, and upon removal of at least one
of said labels from said form, said one label may be secured to a second
surface;
first and second superposed form parts with said first form part
constituting said second portion of said first web;
means securing said first and second form parts one to the other; and
means for releasably securing said first form part to said first web
portion whereby said second form part is generally co-planar with said
second web.
2. A form according to claim 1 wherein said labels are of different sizes.
3. A form according to claim 1 wherein said first web has a marginal feed
strip outwardly of a margin of said second web whereby the form may be fed
by a machine.
4. A form according to claim 1 including means defining a die-cut section
in said first web portion, a portion of said second web overlying said
die-cut section and adhered thereto by said repositionable adhesive, said
die-cut section being removable from said first web portion with said
second web, whereby the removed die-cut section prevents adhesive
securement of the overlying portion of said second web to the first
surface when the second web is releasably secured to the first surface.
5. A form according to claim 4 wherein the portion of said second web
overlying said die-cut section is die cut from said second web to form a
die-cut portion, said one label overlying said die-cut portion of said
second web, said one label and said die-cut portion on the one hand and
said die-cut section on the other hand being separable to expose
repositionable adhesive on said die-cut portion to enable securement of
said one label to a surface, using the repositionable adhesive exposed on
said die-cut portion to adhere the one label to the surface.
6. A form according to claim 5 including means for selectively adjusting
the area of said die-cut portion on which the repositionable adhesive is
exposed for securing the one label to the surface.
7. A form according to claim 5 wherein said die-cut section includes a
die-cut segment, said one label and said die-cut portion of said second
web lying in registration with at least part of both of said die-cut
section and said die-cut segment whereby said one label, said die-cut
portion, and said die-cut segment on the one hand and the die-cut section
on the other hand being separable to expose only a portion of the
repositionable adhesive on said die-cut portion for adhesively securing
said one label to a surface.
8. A form according to claim 7 wherein said die-cut segment lies wholly
within the confines of said die-cut portion whereby, when said one label,
said die-cut portion, and said die-cut segment on the one hand and said
die-cut section on the other hand are separated, said die-cut portion and
said die-cut segment define a margin of said die-cut portion about said
die-cut segment in which said repositionable adhesive is exposed for
securing said one label to a surface.
9. A form according to claim 7 wherein said die-cut segment and said die
cut portion are separable one from the other to expose an additional
portion of the repositionable adhesive on said die-cut portion to secure
said one label to a surface.
10. A form according to claim 5 wherein said die-cut portion lies wholly
within the confines of said die-cut section.
11. A form according to claim 10 wherein said die-cut section is retained
in said form substantially solely by adherence to said second web using
said repositionable adhesive on said second web, said die-cut portion and
said one label being retained in said form substantially solely by
adherence to said die-cut section using said repositionable adhesive on
the die-cut portion of said second web.
12. A form according to claim 7 wherein said one label and said die-cut
portion are separable one from the other to expose the permanent adhesive
on said one label thereby to enable said one label to be permanently
adhesively secured to a surface.
13. A form according to claim 7 wherein said die-cut segment lies wholly
within the margins of said die-cut section and at least partly within the
margins of said die-cut portion to define marginal areas of said die-cut
portion containing said repositionable adhesive for releasably securing
said one label to a surface.
14. A form according to claim 1 including marginal feed strips along
opposite sides of said form, with one of said feed strips extending along
an outer margin of said first form part and another of said feed strips
extending along an outer margin of said first web portion remote from said
first form part.
15. A multi-ply form having multiple form parts and labels for removal from
the form and adhesion to various surfaces comprising:
first and second webs, said first web having first and second portions;
an adhesive on said second web releasably securing said second web to the
first portion of said first web;
at least one of said webs having a marginal feed strip whereby the form may
be fed by a machine;
a plurality of labels;
an adhesive carried by said labels releasably securing said labels to said
second web on a side thereof remote from said first web portion;
means defining a die-cut section in said first web portion, a portion of
said second web overlying said die-cut section and adhered thereto by the
adhesive disposed between said webs whereby, upon removal of said first
web portion from said second web, said second web and labels carried
thereby may be releasably secured to a first surface by said adhesive, and
upon removal of at least one of said labels from said form, said one label
may be secured to a second surface, said die-cut section being removable
from said first web portion with said second web, whereby the removed
die-cut section prevents releasable adhesive securement of the overlying
portion of said second web to the first surface when the second web is
releasably secured to the first surface;
first and second superposed form parts with said first form part
constituting said second portion of said first web;
means securing said first and second form parts one to the other; and
means for releasably securing said first form part to said first web
portion whereby said second form part is generally co-planar with said
second web.
16. A form according to claim 15 wherein the portion of said second web
overlying said die-cut section is die cut from said second web to form a
die-cut portion, said one label overlying said die-cut portion of said
second web, said one label and said die-cut portion on the one hand and
said die-cut section on the other hand being separable to expose
repositionable adhesive on said die-cut portion to enable securement of
said one label to a surface, using the adhesive on said die-cut portion to
adhere the one label to the surface.
17. A form according to claim 16 including means for selectively adjusting
the area of said die-cut portion on which the adhesive is exposed for
securing the one label to the surface.
18. A form according to claim 16 wherein said die-cut section includes a
die-cut segment, said one label and said die-cut portion of said second
web lying in registration with at least part of both of said die-cut
section and said die-cut segment whereby said one label, said die-cut
portion, and said die-cut segment on the one hand and the die cut section
on the other hand are separable to expose only a portion of the adhesive
on said die-cut portion for adhesively securing said one label to a
surface.
19. A form according to claim 18 wherein said die-cut segment lies wholly
within the confines of said die-cut portion whereby, when said one label,
said die-cut portion, and said die-cut segment on the one hand and said
die-cut section on the other hand are separated, said die-cut portion and
said die-cut segment define a margin of said die-cut portion about said
die-cut segment in which said adhesive is exposed for securing said one
label to a surface.
20. A form according to claim 18 wherein said die-cut segment and said
die-cut portion are separable one from the other to expose an additional
portion of the adhesive on said die-cut portion to secure said one label
to a surface.
21. A form according to claim 16 wherein said die-cut portion lies wholly
within the confines of said die-cut section.
22. A form according to claim 21 wherein said die-cut section is retained
in said form substantially solely by adherence to said second web using
said adhesive on said second web, said die-cut portion and said one label
being retained in said form substantially solely by adherence to said
die-cut section using said adhesive on the die-cut portion of said second
web.
23. A form according to claim 18 wherein said one label and said die-cut
portion are separable one from the other to expose the adhesive carried
thereby to enable said one label to be adhesively secured to a surface.
24. A form according to claim 15 including marginal feed strips along
opposite sides of said form, with one of said feed strips extending along
an outer margin of said first form part and another of said feed strips
extending along an outer margin of said first web portion remote from said
first form part.
25. A multi-ply form carrying multiple form parts and labels comprising:
first and second webs, said first web having first and second portions;
a repositionable adhesive on said second web releasably securing said
second web to the first portion of said web;
a plurality of labels;
permanent adhesive carried by said labels releasably securing said labels
to said second web on a side thereof remote from said first web portion;
and
means defining a die-cut section in said first web portion, a portion of
said second web overlying said die-cut section and adhered thereto by said
repositionable adhesive, the portion of said second web overlying said
die-cut section being die cut from said second web to form a die-cut
portion, said one label overlying said die-cut portion of said second web,
said die-cut portion lying wholly within the margins of said die-cut
section whereby said margins define a peripheral area underlying said
second web outwardly of said die-cut portion;
first and second superposed form parts with said first form part
constituting said second portion of said first web;
means securing said first and second form parts one to the other; and
means for releasably securing said first form part to said first web
portion whereby said second form part is generally co-planar with said
second web.
26. A form according to claim 25 including marginal feed strips along
opposite sides of said form, with one of said feed strips extending along
an outer margin of said first form part and another of said feed strips
extending along an outer margin of said first web remote from said first
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BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multi-ply form with labels of different
types releasably secured to the plies and more particularly relates to a
multi-ply form wherein the labels may be applied using either permanent or
repositionable adhesive. The present invention also relates to such form
in combination with another multi-form part, for example, a bill of
lading.
While the invention hereof has broad applicability, its genesis may best be
understood by reference to the wholesaling, distribution and retailing of
products. It is frequently desirable at the wholesale or distribution
level to provide each container or carton containing products with an
identifying label, for example, a pick ticket, together with other labels,
for example, pricing labels for the particular products, as well as a bin
label. A bin label is applied at the retail establishment to a bin which
contains the articles priced according to the price labels. It will be
appreciated that the information on the various labels has at least some
commonality, e.g., an identification of the product, and that there is a
need to ensure that the labels correctly identify and are associated with
the particular carton and products contained therein. For example, the
pick ticket, price labels and bin label have previously been printed on
separate forms necessitating an association of each form with a particular
carton. It will be appreciated that, should the pricing labels or bin
label become disassociated with that particular carton and another group
of pricing or bin labels become associated with that carton, confusion in
the labeling of the carton and/or products will naturally result. It is
therefore important that all labels associated with a particular product
or its container be collated such that those labels do in fact become
associated with the appropriate carton upon shipment.
An additional problem resides in the nature of the adhesive used to apply
the labels. It is frequently necessary to remove the pick ticket from the
carton. If permanent adhesive is used, it oftentimes results in tearing
the fiber of the carton. Repositionable adhesive may not have the
requisite holding power. It must be borne in mind also that it is
desirable to have permanent adhesive on pricing labels and the option of
having permanent or removable adhesive on certain of the other labels.
Additionally, in certain situations, it has been found necessary to provide
a bill of lading form, for example, a form which will provide an office
copy and a packing slip identifying the products being shipped, as part of
the identifying label for the container or carton. Separate printing of
such form requires its collation with the other product-identifying labels
and it has been deemed desirable to design a bill of lading form with a
multi-ply form with labels of different types bearing corresponding
information for securement to the various surfaces, as needed.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
single multi-ply form having a pair of form sections, the first section
having various types of labels attached thereto, one or more of which may
be adhesively secured using either permanent or repositionable adhesive,
and the second section including multi-ply form parts. The form is
constructed such that the necessary information may be printed on all of
the labels and form parts at the same time. Additionally, all of the
different types of labels and form parts are carried on the single form,
thereby eliminating any need to collate the labels as necessary in order
to correspond the labels to the appropriate articles, cartons or the like,
to which the labels will be applied or to correlate the form parts with
the labels. Additionally, because repositionable adhesive may be employed,
the form itself may be applied to and removed from a carton without
tearing the fiber of the carton. Concurrently, the labels on the form may
be provided with permanent-type or repositionable adhesive.
For purposes of the following description, the present invention will be
described in terms of a form having, in one section, a picking ticket
having three different types of labels, i.e., a pick ticket, price labels
and a bin label and, in another section, multi-ply form parts, e.g.. a
bill of lading. The invention herein of course, has application broader
than to this specific type of form and the description herein of the
present invention with respect to this specific type of form is therefore
exemplary only rather than limiting. In accordance with the present
invention, first and second carrier webs are provided. A repositionable
adhesive is provided between the first and second carrier webs, the first
web having first and second side-by-side portions constituting parts of
the first and second form sections. With respect to the first section, the
various labels, including the pick ticket, price labels and bin label, are
affixed to the second web on the side thereof remote from the first web
portion by permanent-type adhesive. At least the first web portion is
treated to constitute a release paper for the repositionable adhesive such
that the first web portion and second web may be separated one from the
other. The second web is likewise treated so that the labels with the
permanent type of adhesive may be removed therefrom.
With the labels affixed by permanent adhesive on one side of the form, the
form may be preprinted with the necessary information, such as the
identification of the products, their price and the like. Only one
printing is needed. The printing is facilitated by the provision of a
marginal feed strip along an outer edge of the first web portion such that
the form can be machine-fed through a printer.
The first or base web has a die-cut section in its first portion. This
die-cut section is removable from the first web portion with the second
web when they are separated one from the other. In the exemplary form
hereof, one or more of the labels, for example, the bin label, lies in
registration with the die-cut section of the first web portion. Between
the bin label and the die-cut section, there is provided a die-cut portion
in the second web. The die-cut portion is longitudinally and transversely
coextensive with the label and lies within the longitudinal and transverse
confines of the registering die-cut section of the first web portion. The
die-cut section is secured to the second web about the die-cut portion by
the repositionable adhesive. As a result of this construction, when the
second web and the first web portion are separated, the die-cut section of
the first web portion will adhere to the second web. In this manner, the
repositionable adhesive applied to the underside of the second web,
excluding the area of the second web to which the die-cut section is
adhered, is available to adhere the second web, including all of the
labels, to a surface. Thus, the second web is interposed between that
surface and the labels with the die-cut section and die-cut portion of the
first web portion and the second web, respectively, being interposed
between the one label and the surface.
For reasons which will become clear, there is provided a second die-cut
segment within the confines of the die-cut section of the first web
portion and in registration with the die-cut portion of the second web and
the one label. The die-cut segment of the first web portion and the
die-cut portion of the second web cooperate to define a margin of the
die-cut portion about the die-cut segment. Further, it will be appreciated
that the same permanent-type adhesive lies between the bin label and the
die-cut portion of the second web as between the other labels and the
second web. An end slit is also provided in the one label such that the
label can be peeled from the second web and applied to a surface using the
permanent adhesive.
With respect to the second section of the form, there is provided a
multi-part form comprised of the second portion of the first web and an
overlying form part. For consistency of presentation herein, the second
portion of the first web will be referred to as the first form part of the
two-part multi-ply form constituting the second section of the form. The
second form part, which overlies the first form part, is secured to the
first form part, preferably adjacent the marginal edge of the form, which
also includes a feed strip. Thus, the second form part overlies the first
form part and lies next adjacent the second web. In a preferred form, the
second form part is not attached to the second web but merely lies to one
side of the second web, the securement of the second form part being
effected by the securement along its margin to the first form part. The
first form part is preferably joined to the first web portion by a line of
perforations whereby the second section may be removed from the form by
separating the first form part from the first web portion along that line
of perforations. For example, where the second section constitutes a bill
of lading, the bill of lading may thus be separated from the first form
section and the form parts used, for example, for office record-keeping
purposes and placement in the carton or box containing the articles
identified on the form. Carbonless transfer medium may be applied to the
first and second form parts whereby information applied thereto may be
reproduced on both form parts.
In using the forms of the present invention, the forms are first fed
through a printer where necessary information is preprinted on the labels
and form parts. Thereafter, the first carrier web, including the first and
second form parts, is removed such that the second carrier web may be
releasably adhered by repositionable adhesive to a surface, for example, a
carton. It will be appreciated that the die-cut section of the first web
portion remains with the second web when the first web portion and second
web are separated such that only those areas of the second web outside the
die-cut section are releasably secured to the surface. The first form part
may be separated from the first web portion along the line of perforations
whereby, for example, a bill of lading is provided. The form parts may
then be used as desired, for example, as office record copies or placed in
a carton with the products. When the carton arrives, for example, at a
retail store, the entire second web, including all of the labels, may be
removed from the carton. At this time, the pricing labels may also be
removed from the second web and applied to the products contained within
the carton using the permanent adhesive. In the event the carton is to be
saved, the picking ticket may be removed from the second web and applied
directly to the carton, using the permanent adhesive.
Depending upon the nature of the surface to which the bin label is to be
secured, it is a feature of the present invention that the bin label may
be secured with selected different degrees of adhesion using the
repositionable adhesive or may be secured using the permanent adhesive. To
accomplish this, the bin label may be removed from the die-cut section of
the first web, exposing the marginal portions of the bin label bearing the
repositionable adhesive and surrounding the die-cut segment. The bin label
may thus be secured to a surface using those marginal portions and the
repositionable adhesive thereon as the means for securing the label to the
surface. It will be appreciated that in this form of securement, the
die-cut segment will underlie the bin label, i.e., be interposed between
the bin label and the surface to which the bin label is secured. If
greater adhesion is required and it is desired to continue to use
repositionable adhesive, the die-cut segment of the first web portion may
additionally be removed from the bin label. Consequently, the entire
undersurface of the second web carrying the repositionable adhesive may be
exposed for securing the label to the surface. Because of this larger
surface area containing the repositionable adhesive, the bin label will be
secured to the surface with greater adhesion or holding power yet still be
removable from the surface because of the repositionable nature of the
adhesive. If a permanent-type securement is desired, the label may be
grasped at the slit line so that the label can be peeled from the second
web to expose the permanent-type adhesive on the undersurface of the
label, whereby the label may be permanently secured to a surface.
By using the foregoing-described multi-ply arrangement of the two carrier
webs, attached labels, and the multi-part form section, it will be
appreciated that the printing can be accomplished initially and
substantially simultaneously on all of the labels without any subsequent
need to collate the labels or correspond them one to the other.
Additionally, the repositionable adhesive may be used whereby tearing the
fiber of the cartons may be avoided while simultaneously affording a
choice between using repositionable or permanent-type adhesive for certain
of the labels.
In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is
provided a multi-ply form having multiple form parts and labels for
removal from the form and adhesion to various surfaces comprising first
and second webs, the first web having first and second portions. A
repositionable adhesive on said second web releasably secures the second
web to the first portion of the first web. Also provided is a plurality of
labels, with permanent adhesive carried by the labels releasably securing
the labels to the second web on a side thereof remote from the first web
portion whereby, upon removal of the first web portion from the second
web, the second web and labels carried thereby may be releasably secured
to a first surface by the repositionable adhesive, and upon removal of at
least one of the labels from the form, the one label may be secured to a
second surface. Also provided are first and second superposed form parts
with the first form part constituting the second portion of the first web,
with means securing the first and second form parts one to the other and
means for releasably securing the first form part to the first web portion
whereby the second form part is generally co-planar with the second web.
In a further preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there
is provided a multi ply form having multiple form parts and labels for
removal from the form and adhesion to various surfaces comprising first
and second webs, the first web having first and second portions, with an
adhesive on the second web releasably securing the second web to the first
portion of the first web and at least one of the webs having a marginal
feed strip whereby the form may be fed by a machine. Also provided is a
plurality of labels, with an adhesive carried by the labels releasably
securing the labels to the second web on a side thereof remote from the
first web portion. Means are provided to define a die-cut section in the
first web portion, a portion of the second web overlying the die-cut
section and adhered thereto by the adhesive disposed between the webs
whereby, upon removal of the first web portion from the second web, the
second web and labels carried thereby may be releasably secured to a first
surface by the adhesive, and upon removal of at least one of the labels
from the form, the one label may be secured to a second surface, the
die-cut section being removable from the first web portion with the second
web, whereby the removed die-cut section prevents releasable adhesive
securement of the overlying portion of the second web to the first surface
when the second web is releasably secured to the first surface. Also
provided are first and second superposed form parts with the first form
part constituting the second portion of the first web, with means securing
the first and second form parts one to the other and means for releasably
securing the first form part to the first web portion whereby the second
form part is generally co-planar with the second web.
In a still further preferred embodiment according to the present invention,
there is provided a multi-ply form carrying multiple form parts and labels
comprising first and second webs, the first web having first and second
portions, with a repositionable adhesive on the second web releasably
securing the second web to the first portion of the web. Also provided is
a plurality of labels, with permanent adhesive carried by the labels
releasably securing the labels to the second web on a side thereof remote
from the first web portion. Additional means define a die-cut section in
the first web portion, a portion of the second web overlying the die-cut
section and adhered thereto by the repositionable adhesive, the portion of
the second web overlying the die-cut section being die cut from the second
web to form a die-cut portion, the one label overlying the die-cut portion
of the second web, the die-cut portion lying wholly within the margins of
the die-cut section whereby the margins define a peripheral area
underlying the second web outwardly of the die-cut portion. First and
second superposed form parts are provided with the first form part
constituting the second portion of the first web, together with means
securing the first and second form parts one to the other. Additional
means releasably secure the first form part to the first web portion
whereby the second form part is generally co-planar with the second web.
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a
novel and improved multi-ply form for carrying labels and separable
multi-ply form parts wherein one or more of the labels may be applied to a
surface using permanent or repositionable adhesive and the form parts may
be removed for record-keeping purposes.
These and further objects and advantages of the present invention will
become more apparent upon reference to the following specification,
appended claims and drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an exemplary multi-ply form with
labels and multi-ply form parts constructed in accordance with the present
invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the form illustrated in FIG. 1, principally the
first form section thereof, label side up, with certain of the plies and
labels being partially peeled back to illustrate their removability and
the type of adhesive;
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, looking from the reverse side of the
form and illustrating a die-cut section of the first web portion;
FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views of the form hereof taken generally
about on lines 4--4 and 5--5 in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of separating the
first web portion and the second web of the form hereof with the die-cut
section remaining with the second web upon separation thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the front or label side of the
form;
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the manner of
securement of the bin label in the form; and
FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the attachment of a
pricing label to the second web.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiment of
the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Referring now to the drawings, particularly to FIG. 1, there is illustrated
a multi-ply form, generally designated 10, constructed in accordance with
the present invention, and comprising first and second form sections,
generally designated A and B. Form 10 includes a first or base carrier 12
forming part of both sections A and B. For ease of description, the first
form section will be described including the labels and then the second
form section including the multi-ply form parts will be described. The
first form section A includes first web portion 12a and a second carrier
web 14. Various labels are illustrated in FIG. 1 and, for purposes of this
exemplary description, are identified as a pick ticket label 16, pricing
labels 18 and a bin label 20. As best illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 7, the
pricing labels 18 are provided in longitudinal and transversely extending
rows thereof, fifteen price labels being illustrated in five transversely
extending rows of three price labels each. Of course, only a single bin
label 20 and picking label 16 are disclosed, although plural labels of one
or both types may be provided.
The first web portion 12a and second web 14 are releasably secured one to
the other by a repositionable adhesive 22 disposed on the underside of
second web 14. It will be appreciated that the opposing surface of web
portion 12a is treated such that the two webs may be releasably secured
one to the other, with the repositionable adhesive 22 adhering to the
second web 14. The undersides of the labels 16, 18 and 20 are provided
with a permanent-type adhesive denoted 24. The corresponding surface of
the second web 14 is likewise appropriately treated such that the labels
with the permanent adhesive may be removed from the web 14 and applied
permanently to a surface using the permanent adhesive. As best illustrated
in FIG. 1, the first web portion 12a has a marginal feed strip 26
extending along one side thereof, the strip 26 having a plurality of
longitudinally spaced openings 28 whereby the form may be fed through
business machines for printing purposes.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 8, a portion of the web portion 12a is die-cut
to define a removable die-cut section 30. Consequently, it will be
appreciated that, when the web portion 12a and second web 14 are
releasably secured one to the other by the repositionable adhesive 22,
separation thereof will enable the die-cut section 30 of web portion 12a
to be removed therefrom and remain adhered to the underside of web 14, for
example, as illustrated in FIG. 6. For reasons which will become clear,
there is an additional die-cut segment 32 formed within the confines of
the die-cut section 30. Die-cut segment 32 is in the form of a pair of
adjacent rectangular die-cut panels. Similarly as die-cut section 30,
die-cut segment 32 is removable with the web 14 when the web portion 12a
and second web 14 are separated one from the other.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, the second web 14 also has a die-cut
portion 34 which is larger than the die-cut segment 32 but smaller than
the die-cut section 30 in first web 12. Die-cut portion 34, however, is
coextensive with the bin label 20. Thus, it will be apparent that the
label 20, die-cut section 34 and at least parts of the die-cut segment 32
and die-cut section 30 lie in registration one with the other.
As best seen in FIG. 2, it will be appreciated that the edge 36 defining
the die-cut portion 34 of second web 14 defines with the edge 38 of the
die-cut section 30 in web 12 a marginal portion 40 of the second web 14.
This marginal portion 40, of course, has the repositionable adhesive 22
along its underside whereby the die-cut section 30 is maintained in place
secured to web 14 in the assemblage of the multi-ply form hereof.
Similarly, the edge 42 defining the die-cut segment 32 in web 12 is inset
from and surrounded by the edge 36 defining the die-cut portion 34.
Therefore, the repositionable adhesive 24 on the underside of die-cut
portion 34 contacts both the die-cut segment 32 and the die-cut portion 30
of web portion 12a and secures them in the form assemblage. Moreover, the
label 20 and die-cut portion 34 (secured one to the other by permanent
adhesive 24) are secured in place in the form assemblage by the
repositionable adhesive 22 on the underside of die-cut portion 34 which
adheres to the die-cut section 30, the latter, in turn, being held in the
assemblage by the repositionable adhesive along the underside of the
margin 40 of the second web 14. A slit 44 is formed along one side of bin
label 20. Slit 44 enables the corner of label 20 to be peeled back from
the die-cut portion 34, exposing the permanent adhesive 24, whereby the
label 20 may be permanently secured to a surface. The configuration of the
price labels 18 is per se conventional. Each label 18 has a number of
slits 46 disposed therein which conventionally are provided as an
anti-theft measure to preclude removal of the price label without tearing
the label.
Referring back to FIG. 1, the second form section B comprises multi-ply
form parts which, for example, may in use constitute a bill of lading.
Form section B, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes a web portion 12b
forming a part of the first web 12 and constituting a first form part of
the multi-ply form parts of form section B. Overlying web portion 12b is a
second form part 50. Preferably, a carbonless transfer mechanism, such as
described and illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,199,174, issued Apr. 22,
1980, of common assignee herewith, may be used such that information
recorded on the overlying form | | |
