Method for marking a small-volume single-dose container, and container thus marked

Abstract

A method for marking a vial made from a material that is transparent or at least translucent, intended, in particular, for pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic use. The container includes a foot ( 12 ), a body ( 14 ) and a head ( 16 ), the foot taking the form of a tongue having two faces, one of which receives a label ( 32 ). The container is characterized in that a mark ( 30 ) is made on the face of the foot ( 12 ) that receives the label, prior to the affixing of the label, and in that the label is affixed to the face once the mark has been made, such that the label covers the mark.

1 . Process for marking a vial made of transparent or at least translucent material, in particular with a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic guide, comprising a foot ( 12 ), a body ( 14 ), and a head ( 16 ), said foot in the form of a tab with two surfaces, one of these surfaces receiving a label ( 32 ), characterized in that a marking ( 30 ) is affixed to the surface of the foot ( 12 ) receiving the label, prior to the affixing of said label, and in that the label is affixed to said surface, by covering said marking, once the former is done. 
     
     
         2 . Process for marking a vial according to  claim 1 , wherein the marking ( 30 ) is made in mirror image. 
     
     
         3 . Process for marking a vial according to  claim 1 , wherein the marking ( 30 ) is done by ink printing. 
     
     
         4 . Process for marking a vial according to  claim 1 , wherein the label is made of a material that comprises a polymer with a high degree of adhesiveness. 
     
     
         5 . Vial made of transparent or translucent polymer material comprising a foot ( 12 ), a body ( 14 ), and a head ( 16 ), said foot in the form of a tab with two surfaces, with one of these surfaces receiving a label ( 32 ), wherein on one of the surfaces of the foot ( 12 ) in the form of a tab, it comprises a mirror-image marking ( 30 ) on which said label is superposed, with said marking being readable on the spot only by transparency on the surface opposite to the one receiving the label. 
     
     
         6 . Vial made of transparent or translucent polymer material according to  claim 5 , wherein the volume is between 0.1 and 5 milliliters. 
     
     
         7 . Process for marking a vial according to  claim 2 , wherein the marking ( 30 ) is done by ink printing. 
     
     
         8 . Process for marking a vial according to  claim 2 , wherein the label is made of a material that comprises a polymer with a high degree of adhesiveness. 
     
     
         9 . Process for marking a vial according to  claim 3 , wherein the label is made of a material that comprises a polymer with a high degree of adhesiveness.