Self-adhesive labelstock, a face paper for self-adhesive labelstock, a print carrier and a method for making the face paper and the print carrier for self-adhesive labelstock

Abstract

A self-adhesive labelstock comprises a face paper that has an adhesive layer formed on its one side. The face paper is finished in contact over a long distance with a smooth, hot drying surface, which finishes the smoothness of the paper, such as a Yankee cylinder or a Condebelt dryer. The face paper is suitable for printing by many different printing methods.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A self-adhesive labelstock including face paper, which has an adhesive layer formed on its one side, wherein the face paper has been finished by being in contact with a smooth, hot drying surface for a distance effective for finishing a face paper.  
     
     
         2 . A self-adhesive labelstock as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the face paper is uncoated paper.  
     
     
         3 . A self-adhesive labelstock as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the face paper for self-adhesive labelstock includes printing.  
     
     
         4 . A self-adhesive labelstock as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the face paper for self-adhesive labelstock further includes text, figures, bar codes or combinations thereof post-printed on the face paper for self-adhesive labelstock.  
     
     
         5 . A self-adhesive labelstock as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein printing on the face paper of self-adhesive labelstock is done by ink-jet printing, heat transfer, electrophotography or other dye-based printing methods.  
     
     
         6 . A print carrier that includes a face paper especially suitable for self-adhesive labelstock, wherein the self-adhesive labelstock is formed of high-quality chemical pulp fibre by beating at a beating rate of about SR 20 to about SR 40 and by drying the web intended as paper with a smooth, hot drying surface for a distance effective for finishing a smoothness of the paper, such that the smoothness of the paper is determined by the smooth drying surface.  
     
     
         7 . A face paper for self-adhesive labelstock, wherein the face paper has been finished in with a smooth, hot drying surface effective for finishing a smoothness of the face paper.  
     
     
         8 . A face paper as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the face paper is an uncoated paper.  
     
     
         9 . A method for making a face paper of self-adhesive labelstock, wherein the face paper is finished in contact with a smooth, hot drying surface effective for finishing a smoothness of the paper surface.  
     
     
         10 . A self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 1 , wherein the smooth, hot drying surface is provided by a Yankee cylinder.  
     
     
         11 . A self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 1 , wherein the smooth, hot drying surface is provided by a Condebelt dryer.  
     
     
         12 . A self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 3 , wherein the printing on the face paper for self-adhesive labelstock is text.  
     
     
         13 . A self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 3 , wherein the printing on the face paper for the self-adhesive labelstock is figures.  
     
     
         14 . A face paper for self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 7 , wherein the smooth, hot drying surface is provided by a Yankee cylinder.  
     
     
         15 . A face paper for self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 7 , wherein the smooth, hot drying surface is provided by a Condebelt dryer.  
     
     
         16 . A method for making a face paper of self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 9 , wherein the smooth, hot, drying surface is provided by a Yankee cylinder.  
     
     
         17 . A method for making a face paper of self-adhesive labelstock according to  claim 9 , wherein the smooth, hot drying surface is provided by a Condebelt dryer.