Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
  • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
  • G09F3/0288—Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
  • G09F3/02883—Folded

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a luggage-label which is separable from a web and comprises a luggage portion attachable to a luggage handle or the like, and a ticket portion.
• the invention is particularly useful in commercial aviation but is, of course, not restricted thereto and can also be used for other applications.
• the luggage-lab consists of a luggage portion which is attached around the suitcase handle or the like, and a ticket portion which is affixed to the ticket. Both the luggage portion and the ticket portion are printed with clear text showing the destination, airline and flight number and also any intermediate stops.
• the checking-in time is shortened and the amount of missent suitcases is reduced considerably.
• rigid demands are, however, placed on the label itself. It must, of course, allow printing but also be strong and weatherproof and allow careless handling. Moreover, it must facilitate handling when checking in, i.e. the ticket portion must be easily separable from the rest of the label, and the luggage portion must be readily attachable to the luggage.
• Fig. 1 is a plan view of a luggage-label according to the invention.
• Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the luggage-label
• Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-section of a part of the luggage-label.
• the luggage-label consists of a long web of separable labels 1.
• the web comprises a face material which, according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, consists of a printable front layer 2 and a protective layer 3. Under these layers, an adhesive layer 4 and finally ⁇ a release paper 5 are provided.
• the front layer which has been processed in some suitable manner to permit printing in, for example, a thermoprinter, has high strength when combined with the protective layer, but is susceptible to tear initia- tion.
• the protective layer 3 is intended to protect the front layer when the web is being cut, as will be explained below.
• the front layer may comprise several layers, for example a top paper layer suited for printing and an underlying support layer having the necessary strength properties.
• the luggage-label 1 comprises a luggage portion 9 and a ticket portion 10.
• the label 1 is separable from the web by means of a through perforation line .
• a cut 11 separates the luggage portion 9 from the ticket portion 10. The cut 11 penetrates the face material 2 and 3 and the adhesive layer 4 down to the release paper 5, as illustrated more clearly in Fig. 3.
• a second cut 12 is made from below through the release paper 5 up to the protective layer 3, as is best shown in Fig. 3.
• the release paper 5 is removed and the adhesive layer 4 exposed such that the ends of the label can be joined.
• the cut 12 is, however. provided merely along the centre of the web, i.e. it does not reach the edges of the web but leaves about 2.5 mm of the release paper 5 uncut. This prevents tear initiatio in the edges of the face material when the cuts are being made, and substantial deterioration of its strength proper ties thus is avoided.
• the web is provided with a pair of recesses 7 which are adapted on the one hand to reduce the width of the web at the perforation lines 6 and facilitate tearing off of the labels and, on the other hand, to indicate the ends of the labels when the web is supplied through a printer.
• These recesses 7 are unsym- metrical with regard to each other but may, of course, be symmetrical or shaped in some other manner, e.g. merely occur in one edge of the web.
• the web is further provided with two symmetrical recesses 8 in the intermediate part of the luggage portion 9 so as to facilitate attachment thereof around a luggage handle.
• the luggage-label 1, i.e. both the luggage portion 9 and the ticket portion 10, is suitably preprinted with particulars about the airline etc and is provided with fields in which particulars about the destination etc are to be printed.
• the preprinted text and the printing are effected such that the same text is to be found on both halves of the luggage portion, the text on one half being upside-down relative to the text on the other half.
• the label is separated along the perforation line 6.
• the ticket portion of the label is released from the releas paper along the cut 11 and is readily removed and attached to, for example, a flight ticket.
• the release paper 5 is removed from the luggage portion 9 adjacent the ticket portion 10 and is torn off along the cut 12 such that the adhesive layer 4 is exposed.
• the label can now be pulled through a luggage handle and the ends of the luggage portion can be joined.
• the "double" text on the luggage portion makes reading easy, no matter which side of the label is up. Besides, the strength of the face material prevents the label from being easily removed or coming loose.
• the invention is, of course, not limited to the embodi ment described above and shown in the drawing, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims.

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