AUTHENTICATING LABEL AND IT'S MANUFACTURE

摘要

An authenticating label is provided by adhering a substantially transparent peel strength adhesive to the underside of a protective layer, adhering an authenticating representation which will disintegrate if unsupported, to the underside of the peel strength adhesive layer, adhering a bonding material to the underside of the authenticating representation, and adhering a pressure sensitive adhesive layer to the bonding material and any uncovered underside of the peel strength adhesive layer. The bonding material bonds the pressure sensitive adhesive layer to the authenticating representation in a relatively stronger manner than that by which the peel strength adhesive layer adheres thereto, and the peel strength adhesive layer material, the bonding material, and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer material are selected to have similar melting and solubility characteristics, thereby rendering it very difficult if not impossible for the authenticating representation to be removed intact from an article once it has been applied thereto by the pressure sensitive adhesive.