Sheet construction and methods of making and using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286705-B2
Application number	US-201213654404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2012
Priority date	Oct 17, 2012
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A sheet construction including a first material, and methods of making and using the same. The first material can include a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge. The first material can define a first print-receptive medium. The sheet construction can also include a leading margin extending from the first longitudinal edge to the second longitudinal edge and bounded at least by the leading edge, the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge, and the print-receptive medium. The sheet construction can also include a first side margin bounded at least in part by the leading margin, the first longitudinal edge, and the first print-receptive medium. The first side margin can include at least one compressed region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet construction comprising:
a first material, the first material including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge forming a single non-continuous sheet, the first material defining a plurality of print-receptive media, wherein the first material is formed from a cardstock material;
a second material attached to the first material, wherein the second material is formed from a non-separating polymer carrier material;
a leading margin extending from the first longitudinal edge to the second longitudinal edge and bounded at least by the leading edge, the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge, and the plurality of print-receptive media; and
a first side margin bounded at least in part by the leading margin, the first longitudinal edge, and the plurality of print-receptive media;
wherein the first side margin including includes at least one compressed region formed partially through at least the first material and the second material, the at least one compressed region decreasing stiffness of the first material generally preventing the plurality of print-receptive media from becoming off register during printing thereon by a printing device.

2. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first side margin includes a plurality of compressed regions.

3. The sheet construction according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the first side margin includes greater than twenty-five compressed regions.

4. The sheet construction according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the first side margin includes no more than one hundred twenty compressed regions.

5. The sheet construction according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the first side margin includes seventy-nine compressed regions.

6. The sheet construction according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the first side margin includes thirty-three compressed regions.

7. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the first side margin is straight.

8. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the first side margin is generally parallel to the leading edge.

9. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the first side margin is spaced from each of the first longitudinal edge and the first print-receptive medium by a distance from about 0 inch to about 0.079 inch.

10. The sheet construction according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the first side margin is spaced from each of the first longitudinal edge and the first print-receptive medium by a distance from about 0.020 inch to about 0.079 inch.

11. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the first side margin has a length that is parallel to the first longitudinal edge, the length being from about 0.030 inch to about 0.039 inch.

12. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the first side margin is compressed to a depth of about 20 microns to about 110 microns.

13. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the first side margin has a thickness that is about 65% to about 95% of the total caliper of the sheet construction.

14. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet construction has a total thickness of about 4 mils to about 14 mils.

15. The sheet construction according to claim 14 , wherein the sheet construction has a total thickness of about 4 mils to about 7 mils.

16. The sheet construction according to claim 14 , wherein the sheet construction has a total thickness of about 8 mils to 14 mils.

17. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first material further defines a second side margin bounded at least in part by the leading margin and the second longitudinal edge, the second side margin including at least one compressed region.

18. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein the second side margin includes a plurality of compressed regions.

19. The sheet construction according to claim 18 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the second side margin includes greater than twenty-five compressed regions.

20. The sheet construction according to claim 19 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the second side margin includes no more than one hundred twenty compressed regions.

21. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the second side margin is straight.

22. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the second side margin is generally parallel to the leading edge.

23. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the second side margin is spaced from the second longitudinal edge by a distance from about 0 inch to about 0.079 inch.

24. The sheet construction according to claim 23 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the second side margin is spaced from the second longitudinal edge by a distance from about 0.020 inch to about 0.079 inch.

25. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the second side margin has a length that is parallel to the second longitudinal edge, the length being from about 0.030 inch to about 0.039 inch.

26. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the second side margin is compressed to a depth of about 20 microns to about 110 microns.

27. The sheet construction according to claim 17 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the second side margin has a thickness that is about 65% to about 95% of the total caliper of the sheet construction.

28. The sheet construction according to claim 1 , wherein the leading margin includes at least one compressed region.

29. The sheet construction according to claim 28 , wherein the leading margin includes a plurality of compressed regions.

30. The sheet construction according to claim 29 , wherein the plurality of compressed regions of the leading margin includes no more than four compressed regions.

31. The sheet construction according to claim 28 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the leading margin is straight.

32. The sheet construction according to claim 31 , wherein the at least one compressed region of the leading margin is generally parallel to the leading edge.

33. The sheet construction according to claim 28 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the leading margin is arcuate.

34. The sheet construction according to claim 28 , wherein at least one of the at least one compressed region of the leading margin and the at least one compressed region of the first side margin is arcuate.

35. The sheet construction according to claim 28 , wherein the at least one compress

Assignees

• Hong Le Hoa
• Sanchez Laura Rocio Meza
• Francis Linda
• Chiao Angie
• Ccl Label Inc

Inventors

• Hong Le-Hoa
• Sanchez Laura Rocío Meza
• Francis Linda
• Chiao Angie

Classifications

• Y10T428/24653

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• B41M5/00 Primary

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