Dittler Brothers Incorporated

Robert L Everett

Benny R Rich

James J Carides

James T Pittman

Mark D Davis

Michael E Bowser

Polly C Hopkins

Rodney E Stephens

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.

Label structure

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.

Multi-ply labels having collectable components

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Sugar Hill, GA, United States of America

Robert L Everett