| 摘要 |
A method of labeling a package for shipment includes: providing a shipping label having a generally laminar body with a designated tear path matrix extending over at least a major portion thereof, the generally laminar body having a face side on which is printed origination, destination and tracking data, and a bottom side to which is applied a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface; and attaching the shipping label to a surface of the package, via the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface on the bottom side of said label, prior to its shipment via a common carrier. The designated tear path matrix may be a pattern of interconnected regular hexagons, or a pattern of intersecting first and second parallel tear lines. The tear path matrix may be formed by through-hole perforations in the label body, by channels in the label body, or by regions of reduced shear strength in the label body. |
| 主权项 |
1. A shipping label comprising:
a generally flat body having a face side, a bottom side and an outer edge; a tear path matrix comprising channels,
wherein the channels include a first channel on the face side and a second channel on the bottom side, and wherein a combined depth of the first channel and the second channel is less than the thickness of the label,wherein the tear path matrix directs a tear toward the outer edge of the shipping label,wherein the tear path matrix separately surrounds a second region and a third region,wherein the first region, the second region and the third region are contiguous, andwherein the first region, the second region and the third region include similar shipping data;wherein the second channel on the bottom side is configured to allow air to escape from the bottom side, through the second channel and out through the outer edge, in response to applying the shipping label to a surface,wherein the second channel in each of the channels increases the adhesion of the shipping label by minimizing pockets of air being trapped under the bottom side, in response to applying the shipping label to a surface; the first region having primary data; the second region having a two-dimensional code;
wherein the second region is removed without removing the first region, and an adhesive over the bottom side. |
