Label for a container which is in a number of parts or can be divided into a number of parts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10181272-B2
Application number	US-201515323554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2015
Priority date	Jul 29, 2014
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

A label for a medication container that is in multiple parts or can be divided into multiple parts has a first label section, to be attached to a first container part, and a second label section, to be attached to a second container part. The first label part serves for being wrapped completely around the first container part, more than once, and is disposed within a first basic surface area region of the basic surface area of the label, intended to be wrapped around the first container part. The second label section includes a spare label having a first sub-section and a second sub-section. The first sub-section is disposed in the first basic surface area region, and the second sub-section is disposed in a second basic surface area region, which is intended for being attached to a second container part. The label is configured in such a manner that when the first and the second label section are pulled apart to open a container around which the label is adhesively applied, the first and the second label section tear apart from one another, and the first sub-section of the spare label forms a grip tab for pulling the spare label off a remainder of the second label section and/or off the second container part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Label ( 10 ) for a container that is in multiple parts or can be divided into multiple parts, for storing, administering, withdrawing and/or accommodating a medication and/or a liquid,
wherein the label ( 10 ) has precisely one material web ( 100 ), which contains a first label section ( 1 ), which is intended to be attached to a first container part of a container, and a second label section ( 2 ), which is intended to be attached to a second container part of the container,
wherein the label ( 10 ) is a wrap-around label to be wrapped completely around at least a first container part, more than once, wherein the first label section ( 1 ) is intended to be wrapped around the first container part,
wherein the second label section ( 2 ) comprises a spare label ( 20 ), which can be removed and adhesively applied to a further article, and is configured in the material web ( 100 ) and has a first sub-section ( 21 ) and a second sub-section ( 22 ),
wherein the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) projects into the first label section ( 1 ), whereas the second sub-section ( 22 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) and/or another part of the second label section ( 2 ) is intended to be attached to a second container part, and
wherein the label ( 10 ) is configured in such a manner that when the first and the second label section ( 1 , 2 ) are pulled apart to open a container around which the label ( 10 ) is adhesively applied, the first and the second label section ( 1 , 2 ) tear apart from one another, and the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) becomes accessible as a grip tab ( 26 ) for pulling the spare label ( 20 ) off a remainder of the second label section ( 2 ) and/or off the second container part.

2. Label according to claim 1 , wherein the label ( 10 ) has a first weakening line (S 1 ) between the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) and the first label section ( 1 ).

3. Label according to claim 1 , wherein in a first direction (x), which predetermines an axial direction of a container around which the label ( 10 ) is to be adhesively applied, the first label section ( 1 ) ends at a first position (x 1 ), whereas the spare label ( 20 ) possesses an expanse in the first direction (x) that extends to both sides of the first position (x 1 ), wherein the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) projects into the first label section ( 1 ), starting from the first position (x 1 ), all the way to a second position (x 2 ).

4. Label according to claim 3 , wherein in the region between the first position (x 1 ) and the second position (x 2 ), the spare label ( 20 ) is surrounded by the first label section ( 1 ), on one side or on both sides, along a second direction (y) that faces perpendicular to the first direction (x).

5. Label according to claim 1 , wherein the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) is configured to be non-adhesive on the top and the underside, and wherein the second label section ( 2 ) is structured in such a manner that the second sub-section ( 22 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) can be or is releasably adhesively applied to a wrap-around strip ( 4 ) of the second label section ( 2 ) or to a second container part of a multi-part container, wherein the second sub-section ( 22 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) is configured to be adhesive on the underside.

6. Label according to claim 1 , wherein the first label section ( 1 ) has a first surface area section ( 5 ) that is positioned and/or dimensioned within the first label section ( 1 ) in such a manner that the first surface area section ( 5 ) of the first label section ( 1 ) and the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) come to lie on top of one another when wrapped around a container.

7. Label according to claim 6 , wherein the first surface area section ( 5 ) of the first label section ( 1 ) is non-adhesive on the top, and wherein the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) is non-adhesive on the underside.

8. Label according to claim 6 , wherein the first surface area section ( 5 ) of the first label section ( 1 ) has an inscription ( 31 ), a VOID film region ( 32 ), an ink layer ( 34 ), a means ( 33 ) of proof of first opening, punches and/or mechanical warps ( 35 ).

9. Label according to claim 6 , wherein the first surface area section ( 5 ) of the first label section ( 1 ) has a sensor layer ( 36 ), wherein the sensor layer ( 36 ) is a sensor layer for detecting incident light or UV radiation, contact with ambient air, for detecting that a temperature has been exceeded or has not been reached, or a sensor layer for indicating the shelf life or the aging state of a medication or a storage period or period of use that has elapsed.

10. Label according to claim 6 , wherein the label ( 10 ) is a wrap-around label to be wrapped more than twice around at least a first container part of a container, by means of the first label section ( 1 ), and wherein the first label section ( 1 ) furthermore has a second surface area section ( 6 ) that is positioned within the first label section ( 1 ) and/or dimensioned in such a manner that when it is wrapped around a container, it covers a first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) that covers the first surface area section ( 5 ).

11. Label according to claim 10 , wherein the first surface area section ( 5 ) and/or the second surface area section ( 6 ), as a whole, have two indicator components (K 1 , K 2 ), which enter into a chemical or other reaction with one another when they are brought into contact with one another and/or heated, released or otherwise activated by means of a friction movement on the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ).

12. Label according to claim 1 , wherein the label ( 10 ) is a wrap-around label to be wrapped around both a first container part and a second container part of a container, more than once,
wherein the second label section ( 2 ) has a wrap-around strip ( 4 ) to be wrapped around a second container part, and wherein the second sub-section ( 22 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) is integrated into the wrap-around strip ( 4 ) of the second label section ( 2 ),
wherein the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) projects out of the wrap-around strip ( 4 ) of the second label section ( 2 ) in the direction of the first label section ( 1 ), and
wherein the part of the wrap-around strip ( 4 ) that is situated outside of the surface area of the spare label ( 20 ) is connected with the first label section ( 1 ) by means of a main weakening line (S 0 ).

13. Label according to claim 6 , wherein the second label section ( 2 ) has a further surface area section ( 7 ) that is disposed at the level of the first surface area section ( 5 ) and/or that possesses the same distance from the second sub-section ( 22 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) as the distance of the first surface area section ( 5 ) from the first sub-section ( 21 ) of the spare label ( 20 ).

14. Label according to claim 13 , wherein the further surface area section ( 7 ) has an anti-adhesion layer ( 8 ) on the top, over its full area or on part of its surface area, on which layer an underside adhesive layer ( 9 ) of the second sub-section ( 22 ) of the spare label ( 20 ) comes to lie when the label ( 10 ) is wrapped around a container.

15. Label according to claim 1 , wherein the label ( 10 ) is a single-ply or multi-ply label having precisely one material web ( 100 ), wherein the material web ( 100 ) has a plastic film ( 101 ) or paper web, in which the first label section ( 1 ) as well as the second label section ( 2

Assignees

• Schreiner Group Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Krauss Stefan
• Jaeger Maximilian

Classifications

• G09F3/0289 Primary

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• G09F3/0292

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• G09F2003/0273

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• A61J2205/30

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