Saddle bag style expanded content label hanger and related method of manufacture

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EP 1 136 971 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	26.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/39

(21)	Application number: 01302306.4

(22)	Date of filing: 13.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G09F 3/00, B31D 1/02, B65D 23/14, G09F 3/04, G09F 3/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

17.03.2000 US 527687

(71)	Applicant: CCl Label, Inc.
	Monrovia, CA 91016 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kiraly, Guy S. Germantown, Tennessee 38139 (US) Matheny, Glen E. Bartlett, Tennessee 38134 (US) Pedroli, John L. Germantown, Tennessee 38138 (US) Walton, Richard L. Bolivar, Tennessee 38003 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rees, David Christopher et al
	Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)

(54)	Saddle bag style expanded content label hanger and related method of manufacture

(57) A hanging label including a hanger (10) and an expanded content device (30) attached to the hangers (10). The hanger (10) includes a tag portion (70) having a hole positioned to surround the neck of a bottle and a body portion (60,61) adjacent the tag portion (70). A leaflet or booklet (30) is secured to the body portion (60,61) by an overlaminate layer (40). The hangers (10) are manufactured by placing a leaflet (30) on each individual hanger (10) and applying an overlaminate layer (40) to secure the booklet (30) to the hanger (10). The web (11) passes through a series of die cutters, the first cutting a hole (21) corresponding to the neck (5) of a bottle, the second cutting the completed individual hangers (10) from the web.

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