CPC B65C 9/0015 (2013.01) [B65B 11/48 (2013.01); B65B 21/245 (2013.01); B65B 53/00 (2013.01); B65B 53/02 (2013.01); B65C 1/02 (2013.01); B65C 2009/0018 (2013.01); B65D 71/08 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of packaging an object, comprising:
placing an object inside of heat-shrinkable film;
sealing the heat-shrinkable film around the object to form a heat-shrinkable package;
coupling a first portion of a label to the heat-shrinkable package such that the first portion of the label is affixed directly to an exterior of the heat-shrinkable film and a second portion of the label is not affixed directly to the exterior of the heat-shrinkable film, wherein the second portion of the label includes an identifier; and
causing the heat-shrinkable film to shrink into heat-shrunk film and the heat-shrinkable package to form into a heat-shrunk package;
wherein the label remains coupled to the heat-shrunk film after the heat-shrinkable film is caused to shrink into heat-shrunk film; and
wherein the second portion of the label remains substantially undeformed after the heat-shrinkable film is caused to shrink into heat-shrunk film; and
wherein the method further comprises:
creating a second label based on information obtained from the identifier, and
after causing the heat-shrinkable film to shrink into heat-shrunk film, coupling the second label on at least one of the heat-shrunk film or the label.
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