Adhesive coated thin film label

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a thin film label having a thickness in the range of 0.
1 mil to 1.
0 mil, which may be applied to substrates, such as glass or plastic bottles, or other containers.
The label may be dispensed from conventional peel tip equipment to a desired container at production line speeds without damaging the label.
The label may be die cut from a web of polymeric material with an adhesive on one side of the label film for bonding to the substrate.
In one aspect of the invention, multiple labels may be supplied on a web of release material for convenient dispensing in a packaging production line.
It has been discovered that use of a low release value on very thin film labels will cause the labels to dispense from a peel tip when the labels have been "stiffened" by applying ink in the form of graphics on the labels.
The release value of the adhesive acts in conjunction with the tension and speed of the web of liner material to dispense the thin film labels to a substrate as the liner web passes over a peel tip.
In another aspect of the invention, an exemplary thin film label may be made by forming a laminate from an elongate web of thin film, a web of release liner, and adhesive disposed between the film and release liner.
Visible indica are applied to the film and the film is die cut to define discrete label shapes and a matrix of waste film.
The matrix is stripped from the laminate, leaving the discrete thin film labels on the web of release liner.
The features and objectives of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following Detailed Description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.