The invention provides an amorphous copolymerized polyester raw material for a film. The raw material contains ethylene terephthalate as a main constituent component, and contains from 18% by mol to 30% by mol of neopentyl glycol when a total amount of a glycol component in a total polyester resin component is taken as 100% by mol. The raw material contains from 8% by mol to 16% by mol of a constituent unit derived from diethylene glycol in the total amount (100% by mol) of the glycol component in the total polyester resin component. The raw material has an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.70 dl/g to 0.86 dl/g. The raw material has a melt viscosity of 200 Pa.Math.S or less, when measured at a shear rate of 6080/S at 250° C.

One embodiment is an assembly comprising a tracking mechanism comprising an hour indicator and a day indicator; a strap retention structure coupled to a back side of the tracking mechanism; and a flexible strap connected to the back side of the tracking mechanism by the strap retention structure, the flexible strap configured to encircle a container to removably attach the tracking mechanism to a side of the container.

A wrap-around label configured to be affixed to an article made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and collected as recycled PET. The wrap-around label may further include a washable ink that is configured to be removed prior to collection of the wrap-around label as recycled PET. The wrap-around label may also include an adhesive that is configured to dissolve or disperse in a caustic bath. In some embodiments, the wrap-around label may function as a pressure-sensitive label (PSL). A method for preparing a wrap-around label that is configured to be affixed to an article made of PET and collected as recycled PET.

An adhesive label for a multi-part container having a threaded member and a container body includes a first, sheet-like label portion adapted to be attached to the threaded member of the container, and a second label portion adjacent the first label portion and adapted to be attached to the container body of the container. The second label portion has a comb-like structure with strip-shaped fixing elements such that the adhesive label couples the threaded member to the container body relative to a condition applied to the container and opposes movement of the threaded member relative to the container body.

In one aspect, an article includes a first sleeve formed from a first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having opposed first and second edges, wherein the first sleeve is formed with a first seam proximate the first edge. A portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet extends between the first sleeve and the second edge. A tag is bonded to the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet proximate the second edge at a first overlap zone of the tag and the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet. In another aspect, an article includes a heat-shrinkable polymer sheet and a tag bonded to the sheet. The heat-shrinkable polymer sheet has a central area and a plurality of slits disposed through the sheet, at least one of the plurality of slits oriented to partially surround the central area.

An auxiliary prescription label for a prescription receptacle which is used in combination with a primary prescription label is provided. The prescription label includes at least a first panel and a second panel which are foldably connected together. First and second flaps extend from opposite sides of the first panel. A permanent adhesive is provided on a first face of the first flap, and a releasable adhesive on a first face of the second flap. The permanent adhesive and the releasable adhesive are configured to be secured to the prescription receptacle. A method of adhering the auxiliary label to the prescription receptacle is also provided.

A label as shown and described herein. The label may include a label substrate, an adhesive adjacent the substrate, and a liner adjacent the adhesive, such that the adhesive is disposed between the label substrate and the liner, and wherein the label substrate is embossed or debossed, and the liner is not embossed or debossed.

The invention relates to a wash-off label. According to an embodiment, the face film of the wash-off label comprises biaxially oriented plastic film and configured to shrink asymmetrically so that a difference between the shrinkage of the film in machine direction and in transverse direction is at least 55%, when exposed to washing liquid comprising caustic soda and having temperature in the range of 65-85° C. for equal or less than 5 minutes. The invention further relates to a use of the wash-off label and to a labelled article.

In one aspect, an article includes a first sleeve formed from a first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having opposed first and second edges, wherein the first sleeve is formed with a first seam proximate the first edge. A portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet extends between the first sleeve and the second edge. A tag is bonded to the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet proximate the second edge at a first overlap zone of the tag and the portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet. In another aspect, an article includes a heat-shrinkable polymer sheet and a tag bonded to the sheet. The heat-shrinkable polymer sheet has a central area and a plurality of slits disposed through the sheet, at least one of the plurality of slits oriented to partially surround the central area.

The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester-based film which has a high heat shrinkage ratio in the main shrinkage direction, as well as a high film puncture strength, bag breakage resistance upon bottle dropping, and excellent stiffness because of the high density of the film. The heat-shrinkable polyester-based film contains 60-95 mol % ethylene terephthalate units in 100 mol % of all ester units, 5-40 mol % diethylene glycol in 100 mol % of the polyhydric alcohol component, and 0-5 mol % constituent units derived from a monomer component that can be an amorphous component in all polyester resin components, in which the hot water heat shrinkage ratio, the puncture strength of the film, the density of the film, and the refractive index in the longitudinal direction of the film are within predetermined ranges when the film is immersed in hot water at 90° C. for 10 seconds.