Retail Shelf Label Book with Perforated Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing store label systems, such as perforated sheets, card decks, and adhesive stacks, face issues with maintaining order, ease of use, and waste management, particularly in the context of retail shelf edge labeling, where labels often require disassembly and reassembly, risk reordering, and involve unnecessary adhesive coatings and perimeter waste.
Innovation Solution
A store label book with a binding system that connects multiple sheets of labels, allowing for easy detachment and reassembly without disrupting the order, featuring perforations for connection, a liner for adhesive exposure, and a tear starter slit for efficient removal, eliminating perimeter waste and adhesive coatings on the printed side.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If labels are delivered as a perforated sheet requiring detachment of perimeter waste strips and individual removal, then labels can be organized in planogram order, but labor time and complexity increase due to disassembly requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The label system is segmented into individual labels connected by perforations, allowing labels to be easily separated one at a time from the sheet while maintaining the connection of remaining labels to the sheet, thus reducing the need for complete disassembly and reassembly
Solution Approach 2:
Labels are pre-arranged in planogram order on the sheet before delivery to the store, eliminating the need for store personnel to sort and reorganize labels, and perforations are pre-cut to enable easy individual removal without requiring disassembly of the entire sheet
2Ease of operation
If labels are delivered as detached cards in a box sorted in planogram order, then individual labels can be accessed without sheet detachment, but the deck risks losing its predetermined order due to searching, shuffling, or accidental dropping
Solution Approach 1:
Each label is individually detachable from the sheet through perforations, allowing access to any specific label without disturbing the position or order of other labels remaining on the sheet, thus maintaining the predetermined planogram order while enabling easy access
Solution Approach 2:
The perforated connection acts as an intermediary that allows individual labels to be removed while keeping the rest of the sheet intact and in order, preventing the shuffling and reordering that occurs with detached card decks
3Ease of operation
If labels are stacked vertically on a board with linear tie between adjacent labels, then labels can be removed in top-down fashion, but the stack must be broken into two parts and joined back together if a label other than the top label is desired
Solution Approach 1:
The label sheet is segmented into individually removable labels connected by perforations, allowing any label to be removed directly without requiring the stack to be broken and reassembled, thus simplifying the operation while maintaining connectivity of remaining labels
4Ease of manufacture
If labels include release coating on face and adhesive on back, then labels can be applied to shelf edges, but manufacturing complexity and material usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The release coating is removed from the label structure, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining adhesive functionality through the use of pressure-sensitive adhesive that does not require a separate release coating layer
5Ease of operation
If perimeter waste strips are used for label detachment, then labels can be separated from the sheet, but unnecessary material waste is generated
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using perimeter waste strips that require complete detachment and disposal, the label sheet is segmented into individually removable labels connected by perforations, allowing labels to be separated without generating perimeter waste and enabling the remaining sheet to stay connected and reusable
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of a store label booklet include a plurality of sheets stacked one on top of the other and connected to a binding that spans an entire thickness of the booklet, each sheet including a planar array of store labels. No release coating is used. When each store label or row is removed from the book, a liner strip remains connected to the binder and a portion of the adhesive lying opposite the liner strip is exposed for application of the label to a retail shelf edge. Each store label may differ in orientation, size, or style and may contain different product information. Location information may be located on a binding of the booklet, on the label, or on both the binding and the label. The store labels may be printed in a predetermined order.