Container label

Abstract

To make it easier to distinguish whether a container of a same type belongs to one's own or somebody else.SOLUTION: A container label to be wrapped around an outer periphery of a cylindrical container is provided, the container label having arranged thereon a plurality of pull-and-raise pieces that can be individually pulled and raised.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a label body for containers, such as a shrink label, for use on containers such as PET bottles. [Background technology]

[0002] When the same type of plastic bottle is distributed to each person in a meeting or other place where an unspecified number of people gather, it may be difficult to distinguish whether it is yours or someone else's. In particular, if it is difficult to distinguish between opened and partially drunk plastic bottles, problems may occur. To avoid such problems, people may take self-defense measures such as writing their own name on the plastic bottle or attaching a sticky note to it.

[0003] However, such self-defense measures require the preparation of pens and sticky notes in advance, and require the time and effort of writing and attaching them, making the process complicated.

[0004] Patent Document 1 (JP Patent Publication No. 2015-4975) describes an invention in which letters and numbers are printed on labels on beverage bottles, etc. using ink that can be removed with a fingernail, etc., and any letters or numbers can be removed with a fingernail, etc., allowing one to distinguish one's own item from someone else's.

[0005] Patent Document 2 (Patent Publication No. 4838907) describes an invention in which a shrink label for a PET bottle is perforated vertically in order to promote recycling of the container, and the label can be easily peeled off by tearing the perforation. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-4975 A [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 4838907 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily distinguish whether a container of the same kind is one's own or someone else's, as compared with the conventional art. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The first aspect is a label body for containers that is wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical container, wherein multiple lift-up pieces are arranged on the label body for containers, and the lift-up pieces are formed so that they can be lifted up individually.

[0009] The second aspect is a label body for containers in which, in the first aspect, multiple raised pieces are arranged along the circumferential direction at the lower or upper end of the label body for containers, whose cylindrical axis direction is the up-down direction.

[0010] A third aspect is a label body for containers, in which, in the first aspect, both side ends of the raising piece are weakened along the side line direction to make them easily breakable.

[0011] A fourth aspect is a label body for containers, wherein, in the third aspect, both side ends of the raising piece are formed with perforations along the lateral line direction.

[0012] The fifth aspect is a label body for containers in which, in the fourth aspect, perforations are formed along the lateral boundary line between both adjacent raised pieces.

[0013] A sixth aspect is a label body for containers, wherein, in the first aspect, the tab end on the lifting side of the lifting piece is formed so as to be separated from the adjacent tab end.

[0014] The seventh aspect is a label body for containers in which, in the first aspect, at least two pull-up pieces each have an identification marking including at least one of letters, figures, numbers, and symbols so that they can be distinguished from each other.

[0015] The eighth aspect is a label body for containers in which, in the first aspect, at least two pull-out pieces each have an identification marking composed of at least one of hue, saturation, and brightness so that they can be distinguished from each other.

[0016] A ninth aspect is a label body for a container that is wrapped around an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical container,

[0017] The label body for containers is formed so that both circumferential ends overlap, and the turn-over portion of the outer end of both circumferential ends is formed to be turnable so as to expose the back surface, while the inner end of both circumferential ends is formed so that the front surface is gradually exposed depending on the degree to which the turn-over portion of the outer end is turned over, and the back surface of the outer end and the front surface of the inner end are provided with an identification marking whose display manner changes in an identifiable manner depending on the degree to which the turn-over portion of the outer end is turned over.

[0018] The tenth aspect is a label body for containers in which, in the ninth aspect, an identification mark is displayed on the back surface of the outer end and the front surface of the inner end, the number of which changes depending on the degree to which the outer end is turned over. Effect of the Invention

[0019] According to the first to tenth aspects, it becomes easier to distinguish whether a container of the same kind is one's own or someone else's, as compared with the conventional art. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a container to which a label body for a container according to a first embodiment is attached. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a development view of the label body for containers of the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the lifting piece is lifted by a user's finger. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the pulling piece. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a development view of the front surface of the label body for containers of the second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a development view of the back surface of the label body for containers according to the second embodiment. [Figure 7] 7(A), (B), and (C) are diagrams showing how a user turns over the turn-over portion at the outer end of the container label body attached to a cylindrical container. [Figure 8] 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D are diagrams showing how the number of identification marks that appear changes depending on the degree to which the turnover portion is turned over. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0021] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a label body for containers according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0022] (First embodiment)

[0023] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a container to which a label body for a container according to a first embodiment is attached.

[0024] FIG. 2 is a development view of the label body for containers of the first embodiment.

[0025] In FIG. 1, the up-down direction in the drawing is defined as the cylindrical axis direction 200C of the cylindrical container 200 and the up-down direction of the container label body 100, and the left-right direction in the drawing is defined as the left-right direction and circumferential direction of the cylindrical container 200 and the container label body 100.

[0026] A manually retractable lid 201 is attached to the upper part of the cylindrical container 200. The cross section of the cylindrical container 200 may be circular or approximately circular, or may be polygonal such as a square or approximately polygonal.

[0027] The cylindrical container 200 is, for example, a plastic bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin. Note that the cylindrical container 200 can be made of various resin materials other than PET resin, various ceramic materials, and various glass materials.

[0028] The container label body 100 is formed, for example, in the shape of a thin, shrinkable film, and is made of polypropylene (PP) resin. The container label body 100 can be attached to the cylindrical container 200 as a shrink label. The contents of the cylindrical container 200, the product name, and an identification mark to be described later are printed on the outer peripheral surface (front surface) 100A of the container label body 100.

[0029] The container label body 100 is attached by wrapping it around the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical container 200. That is, the container label body 100 is arranged so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the body portion 210 of the cylindrical container 200, and then is subjected to a heat treatment so as to be adhered closely to and fixed to the body portion 210 by thermal shrinkage.

[0030] A plurality of lifting pieces 110 are arranged along the circumferential direction at the bottom end 120 of the container label body 100. For example, 26 lifting pieces 110 corresponding to the 26 alphabetical letters A, B, C, D,..., X, Y, and Z are arranged along the circumferential direction of the bottom end 120 of the container label body 100.

[0031] Similarly, a plurality of lifting pieces 110 may be arranged circumferentially at the upper end 130 of the container label body 100. When the lifting piece 110 is arranged at the upper end 130 of the container label body 100 and configured to be lifted from above downward, it is desirable to also print an identification mark (such as alphabetical characters) on the back side of the lifting piece 110 so that the identification mark (such as alphabetical characters) can be seen from above when lifted.

[0032] Furthermore, a plurality of pull-up pieces 110 may be similarly arranged in the circumferential direction at a position between the upper end 130 and the lower end 120 of the container label body 100 .

[0033] The arrangement direction of the multiple lifting pieces 110 is not limited to the circumferential direction (left-right direction). The multiple lifting pieces 110 may be arranged in the vertical direction, or in a diagonal direction between the vertical direction and the circumferential direction (left-right direction). In this case, the left and right ends of the lifting piece 110 are read as "both side ends" of the lifting piece 110, and the vertical direction of the lifting piece 110 is read as the "side line direction." Furthermore, "both side ends" is used as a concept that includes "left and right ends." Furthermore, "side line direction" is used as a concept that includes "up-down direction."

[0034] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the lifting piece 110 is lifted by the user's finger.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 3, the lifting pieces 110 are formed so as to be able to be lifted up individually.

[0036] The left end 113L and the right end 113R of the pull-up piece 110 are weakened in the vertical direction to be easily broken. Examples of the weakened process to be easily broken include perforation and thin film processing.

[0037] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the pulling piece 110. As shown in FIG.

[0038] As shown in Fig. 4, for example, perforations are formed along the up-down direction at the left end 113L and the right end 113R of the lifting piece 110. For example, when adjacent lifting pieces 110, 110 are arranged adjacent to each other without any gap between them, perforations are formed along the up-down boundary lines 113L, 113R between the adjacent lifting pieces 110, 110. Note that when the lifting pieces 110, 110 are arranged adjacent to each other with a gap between them, perforations are formed independently at the left and right ends 113L, 113R of the lifting piece 110.

[0039] The lifting piece 110 can be configured to include a printed portion 111 and a tab end 112. The tab end 112 is formed on the lifting side (lower side) of the lifting piece 110. The tab end 112 is formed so as to be separated from adjacent tab ends 112 in the circumferential direction. For example, the tab end 112 can be formed by forming a notch 114 in the lower end 120 of the container label body 110.

[0040] At least two of the multiple (for example, 26) lift-up pieces 110 can be provided with an identification mark including at least one of letters, figures, numbers, and symbols so that the lift-up pieces 110 can be distinguished from one another.

[0041] Furthermore, at least two of the multiple (for example, 26) lift-up pieces 110 can be provided with an identification marking consisting of at least one of hue, saturation, and brightness so that they can be distinguished from one another.

[0042] For example, different alphabetical characters A, B, C, D, X, Y, Z can be printed on the printed portions 111 of the multiple (e.g., 26) pulling-up pieces 110. Also, it is possible to provide an identification mark by making the brightness of the printing 111F and background color of the printed portions 111 of adjacent pulling-up pieces 110 different, for example, white and gray (shown by hatching in the figure).

[0043] Similarly, instead of alphabetical characters, any identification marking such as hiragana, katakana, kanji, numbers, characters, etc. can be applied to the printed portion 111 of the lifting piece 110. Similarly, instead of brightness, an identification marking can be applied by making the hue and saturation of the print 111F and background color of the printed portion 111 of adjacent lifting pieces 110 different.

[0044] (Example of use)

[0045] As shown in FIG. 3, when the same type of cylindrical container 200 (e.g., plastic bottles) is distributed to each person at a place where an unspecified number of people gather, such as a meeting, a user lifts up the lifting piece 110 on which the initials of the user's name, for example, the printing 111F corresponding to G or K, are printed. That is, the user places his / her finger on the grip end 112 of the lifting piece 110 on which "G" is printed, and applies force in a direction to lift the lifting piece 110. As a result, the lifting piece 110 is broken along the perforations at the left end 113L and the right end 113R, and is lifted and held in a turned-up state. Similarly, the lifting piece 110 on which "K" is printed is also broken along the perforations at the left end 113L and the right end 113R, and is lifted and held in a turned-up state.

[0046] In places where an unspecified number of people gather, such as a conference, when a person tries to pick up the cylindrical container 200, in most cases the cylindrical container 200 is placed on a table and can be seen from above. For this reason, the "G" and "K" printed marks 111F raised upward can be easily recognized, and a user whose name has the initials G and K can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 is his or her own, while other people can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 is not theirs.

[0047] It is also possible to implement the invention without providing identification marks such as alphabetical characters on the multiple lifting pieces 110. For example, the multiple lifting pieces 110 may be of the same color and without a pattern. This is because even if the multiple lifting pieces 110 are of the same color and without a pattern, making it impossible to distinguish between the individual lifting pieces 110, the user can still identify the cylindrical container 200 from the number and positions at which the lifting pieces 110 are lifted. In this case, identification marks such as alphabetical characters may be provided on the container label body 100 in a portion around the lifting piece 110, for example, in an upper portion of the lifting piece 110.

[0048] Second embodiment

[0049] The same components as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

[0050] FIG. 5 is a development view of the front surface of a label body for containers according to the second embodiment.

[0051] FIG. 6 is a development view of the back side of the label body for containers according to the second embodiment.

[0052] 7(A), (B), and (C) show how a user turns over the turn-over portion 310F of the outer end portion 310 of the container label body 300 attached to the cylindrical container 200.

[0053] The container label body 300 is formed, for example, in the form of a thin, shrinkable film, and is made of polypropylene (PP) resin, similar to the container label body 100 of the first embodiment. The container label body 300 can be attached to a cylindrical container 200 similar to the first embodiment as a shrink label. The contents of the cylindrical container 200, the product name, and an identification marking to be described later are printed on the outer peripheral surface (front surface) 300A of the container label body 300. An identification marking to be described later is printed on the back surface 300B of the container label body 300.

[0054] The following description will be given with reference to Figures 5, 6, 7(A), (B) and (C).

[0055] The container label body 300 is formed so that both circumferential ends 310, 320 overlap each other. The portions of both ends 310, 320 that correspond to the turnover portion 310F are desirably adhered with an adhesive that can be easily peeled off. Also, the portion of the turnover portion 310F that serves as a guide for turning the portion by placing a finger thereon is desirably not coated with adhesive or is adhered with an adhesive that can be very easily peeled off.

[0056] That is, of both circumferential ends 310, 320, turn-over portion 310F of outer end 310 is formed so as to be turnable so that rear surface 310B is exposed.

[0057] Of both circumferential ends 310, 320, inner end 320 is formed so that front surface 320A is gradually exposed depending on the degree to which turn-up portion 310F of outer end 310 is turned over.

[0058] Identification marks 330, the display mode of which changes identifiably depending on the degree of turning over of turn-over portion 310F of outer end 310, are provided on back surface 310B of outer end 310 and front surface 320A of inner end 320. For example, identification marks 330, the number of which appears changes depending on the degree of turning over of turn-over portion 310F of outer end 310, are provided on back surface 310B of outer end 310 and front surface 320A of inner end 320. Identification marks 330 are, for example, marks with a circular outer periphery.

[0059] Although the identification mark 330 is illustrated as a mark with a circular outer periphery, it may be a symmetrical figure such as a square. It is preferable to arrange the identification mark 330 so that the identification mark 330 displayed on the outer end 310 and the identification mark 330 displayed on the inner end 320 appear symmetrically depending on the degree of turning over.

[0060] On back surface 310B of outer end 310, there are printed turning degree guide lines 311, 312, 313 (shown by dashed lines) and a terminal line (shown imaginarily by a solid line) that allow a user to recognize the degree to which turning portion 310F has been turned.

[0061] (Example of use)

[0062] 8(A), (B), (C), and (D) show how the number of identification marks 330 that appear changes depending on the degree to which the turnable portion 310F is turned over.

[0063] The four users U1, U2, U3, and U4 can identify whether the cylindrical container 200 belongs to them or someone else as follows.

[0064] User U1: User U1 turns over the turning portion 310F up to the turning degree guide line 311 (see FIG. 6) as shown in FIG. 8(A). This causes one identification mark 330 to appear. Since user U1 recognizes "one mark" as "his mark," he or she can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 with one identification mark 330 appearing is his or hers, and other people can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 is not theirs.

[0065] User U2: User U2 turns over the turning portion 310F up to the turning degree guide line 312 (see FIG. 6) as shown in FIG. 8(B). This causes two identification marks 330 to appear. User U2 recognizes the "two marks" as "his marks," and therefore can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 with the two identification marks 330 appears is his or hers, and other people can also easily recognize that it is not their cylindrical container 200.

[0066] User U3: User U3 turns over the turning portion 310F up to the turning degree guide line 313 (see FIG. 6) as shown in FIG. 8(C). This causes three identification marks 330 to appear. User U3 recognizes the "three marks" as "his marks," and therefore can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 with the three identification marks 330 appears is his or hers, and other people can also easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 is not theirs.

[0067] User U4: User U4 turns over the turning portion 310F up to the terminal line (shown by a solid line in FIG. 6) as shown in FIG. 8(D). This causes four identification marks 330 to appear. Since user U4 recognizes the "four marks" as "his marks", he or she can easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 with the four identification marks 330 appears is his or hers, and other people can also easily recognize that the cylindrical container 200 is not theirs.

[0068] Although the identification display for distinguishing the cylindrical container 200 from the other one by the number of identification marks 330 has been exemplified, the identification display is not limited to marks. For example, it is also possible to distinguish the cylindrical container 200 from the other one by differences in the colors (hue, brightness, saturation) that appear. For example, it is also possible to provide an identification display 330 in which the colors that appear change sequentially depending on the degree of turning. The identification display 330 may be printed so that different colors appear sequentially in stages depending on the degree of turning, and the cylindrical container 200 from the other one may be distinguished from the other one by the difference in the combination of colors that appear depending on the degree of turning. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 100 Container label body 110 Lifting piece 200 Cylindrical container 300 Container label body 310 Outer end 310F Turning section 320 Inner end

Claims

1. A label body for a container that is wrapped around an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical container, A plurality of raised pieces are arranged on the container label body, The lifting piece is formed so as to be able to be lifted individually. Label body for container.

2. A plurality of raised pieces are arranged along a circumferential direction at the lower end or upper end of the container label body, the vertical direction being the cylindrical axis direction. The label body for a container according to claim 1 .

3. Both side ends of the lifting piece are weakened along the side line direction to be easily broken. The label body for a container according to claim 1 .

4. The both side ends of the lifting piece are formed with perforations along the side line direction. The label body for containers according to claim 3.

5. Perforations are formed along the side line boundary line of the adjacent raised pieces. The label body for a container according to claim 4.

6. The knob end portion on the lifting side of the lifting piece portion is formed so as to be separated from the adjacent knob end portion. The label body for a container according to claim 1 .

7. At least two of the lifting pieces are provided with an identification mark including at least one of letters, figures, numbers, and symbols so as to be distinguishable from each other. The label body for a container according to claim 1 .

8. At least two of the raising pieces are provided with an identification marking composed of at least one of hue, saturation, and brightness so that the raising pieces can be distinguished from each other. The label body for a container according to claim 1 .

9. A label body for a container that is wrapped around an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical container, The container label body is formed so that both ends in the circumferential direction overlap each other, The turn-up portion of the outer end of both ends in the circumferential direction is formed so as to be turnable so as to expose the back surface, and the turn-up portion of the inner end of both ends in the circumferential direction is formed so as to gradually expose the front surface depending on the degree of turning of the turn-up portion of the outer end, An identification mark is provided on the back surface of the outer end portion and the front surface of the inner end portion, the indication state of which changes identifiably depending on the degree to which the turn-over portion of the outer end portion is turned over. Container label body

10. An identification mark is displayed on the back surface of the outer end portion and the front surface of the inner end portion, the number of which changes depending on the degree to which the turning portion of the outer end portion is turned over. The label body for containers according to claim 9.

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