Dittler Brothers Incorporated

James T Pittman

Benny R Rich

James J Carides

Robert L Everett

Mark D Davis

Michael E Bowser

Frank J Tortorici

Polly C Hopkins

Rodney E Stephens

Terry D Futral

George W Hall, Iv

A multi-ply label structure is especially, although not necessarily, adapted for affixation to a vessel. The multi-ply label is intended to protect a game piece, coupon, or other material from moisture and other detrimental external environments before affixation to the vessel. As a result, the bottle can be immersed in water for an extended period without destroying the integrity of the label structure.

Label structure

The lottery ticket is composed of base sheet (,), cover sheet (,) and ticket sheet (,) lying therebetween. Base sheet (,) and cover sheet (,) are adhered to each other in the edge region (,). The adhesive means is strip-shaped. In addition, base sheet (,) and cover sheet (,) are perforated to each other. Said perforation (,) is line-shaped and lies in said edge region (,) provided with glue. The distance of the perforation (,) from the edge (,) of base and cover sheet (,) is in the region of 2-4 mm. The ticket sheet (,) is thus completely surrounded by a border (,) of glue and by a border (,) of perforations lying therein. The six surfaces of base sheet (,), ticket sheet (,) and cover sheet (,) are provided with a plurality of imprints in base areas covering one another. Due to these imprints which cover one another and hence cross one another, the ticket sheet (,) cannot be deciphered by means of examining against the light when the lottery ticket is unopened. Due to the perforation (,) the border (,) of glue of the ticket sheet (,) cannot be penetrated by mechanical interventions without the edge of the lottery ticket being visibly damaged. Due to a glue which cannot be dissolved by various non-mechanical actions, the barrier of the border (,) of glue cannot be overcome.

A direct response mailing includes a response card and a set of stamps. The response card has a pressure sensitive adhesive patterned and applied to certain fields of the response card and has removable members placed on top of the pressure sensitive adhesive. The sheet of stamps is perforated into the individual stamps and are entirely unsupported with no adhesive applied to them. To formulate a response, a resident removes a desired set of stamps from the sheet and also detaches the removable members from the response card. The resident then places each stamp into a preferred one of the fields on the response card. Although the stamps have no adhesive, the pressure sensitive adhesive on the response card secures the stamps to the card. The direct response mailing does not have a remoistenable gummed sheet of stamps and thus benefits from not requiring the resident to lick the stamps and also has the benefit of being less prone to water damage during delivery in the mail. The direct response mailing also reduces waste and cost in comparison to a set of stamps fully coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive.

Direct response mailing having response card and set of stamps

A label according to the invention reduces waste, has a lower cost, yet maintains a high level of consumer friendliness. In one embodiment, a label according to the invention uses adhesive rails in order to reduce the amount of adhesive and also places a confusion on a release layer in order to eliminate a downsheet. According to another embodiment, a label has a first layer of pressure sensitive adhesive for securing the label to a substrate but has a second layer of adhesive formed of a remoistenable gum to allow the consumer to later secure a collectable component to another substrate. In a further embodiment of the invention, a collectable component of a label has a release placed on one portion of its outer side and a repositionable adhesive placed on a second portion of its outer side. This label is consumer friendly in that it uses a pressure sensitive adhesive and since it allows a consumer to fold the collectable component in half before securing it to another substrate. In a further embodiment, a label is formed of two layers of paper and is secured to a substrate with a release liner placed between the collectable component and the substrate. The user may remove the collectable component from its substrate and then remove the liner when the consumer is ready to place the component on another substrate.

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Lula, GA, United States of America

James T Pittman