Label hangers for bottles

Abstract

A label hanger assembly has a label sheet with at least one hang strips cut therein, and in one embodiment, two hang tabs are employed The hang strip or tabs are both integral with the label sheet and engageable with a hook of an intravenous (I.V.) stand. An adhesive coating is applied to one side of the label sheet in a pattern so that the hang strip or tabs do not have adhesive on any side thereof. The label sheet adheres to the periphery of an I.V. bottle near the bottom end thereof, and the engageable portion of the hang strip or tabs engages with the hook of the I.V. stand, thereby suspending the I.V. bottle upside-down from the stand. Break-away ties hold the hang strip or tabs in place within the label sheet prior to a user pulling the hang strip or tabs out of the label sheet. A backing sheet with a release coating is provided for either one label sheet or a plurality of label sheets to be releasably mounted thereon prior to being adhered to an I.V. bottle either manually by a user or mechanically in a high-production line basis.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A label hanger and intravenous (I.V.) bottle assembly, wherein said label hanger suspends said I.V. bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. stand, comprising: an I.V. bottle;   a label sheet having a pair of hang tabs cut therein, each said hang tab being integral at one end thereof with said label sheet and engageable at the other end thereof with the hook of the I.V. stand; and   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering all areas of said label sheet except for the areas defined by said hang tabs which are free of adhesive;   said label sheet being wrapped around said I.V. bottle and being adhered thereto by said adhesive coating;   said hang tabs having break-away ties for holding said tabs to the remainder of said label sheet as said label hanger is being applied to said I.V. bottle;   said break-away ties being integral with said label sheet but of very brief extent between said hang tabs and the remainder of said label sheet; and   the area of said I.V. bottle beneath said hang tabs being free of adhesive both before and after said ties are broken and said hang tabs are extended to engage with the hook of the I.V. stand.   
     
     
       2. A label hanger assembly for suspending an intravenous (I.V.) bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. stand, comprising: a label sheet;   a hang strip cut from said label sheet, said hang strip being integral at both ends thereof with said label sheet, and said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of an I.V. bottle and to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand;   a plurality of breakable ties disposed between said label sheet and said hang strip, said ties securing said hang strip within said label sheet prior to a user pulling said hang strip out of said label sheet;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive;   said label sheet adherent to an I.V. bottle by said adhesive coating and defined as having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of the I.V. bottle;   said label sheet having a transverse axis defined as extending around the circumference and a longitudinal axis defined as extending parallel to the axis of the I.V. bottle;   the ends of said hang strip respectively positioned near the sides of said label sheet, said hang strip having two approximately 180-degree turns; and   said hang strip having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, the ends of said middle portion being integral with a respective end of said upper and said lower portion at said 180-degree turns, said portions being substantially transverse.   
     
     
       3. A label hanger for suspending an intravenous (I.V.) bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. dolly or stand, comprising: a label sheet having a pair of hang strips cut therefrom and an adhesive coating applied thereon, said label sheet being adherent to an I.V. bottle;   each said hang strip having one end thereof integral with said label sheet and the other end thereof removable out of and away from said label sheet and engageable with a hook of an I.V stand;   each said hang strip having a plurality of breakable ties for securing said hang tab to said label sheet prior to a user pulling said engageable end thereof out of said label sheet;   said adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strips, so that said hang strips are free of adhesive;   said label sheet having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of an I.V. bottle when adhered thereto;   said label sheet having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference and a longitudinal axis corresponding with the height of an I.V. bottle when adhered thereto, said label sheet having a transverse middle;   each said hang strip folding along said integral end thereof and extending beyond the bottom end of an I.V. bottle a sufficient distance to enable said engageable ends to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand;   said integral end of one of said hang strips positioned near a first side of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang strip positioned between said transverse middle and a second side of said label sheet, said hang strip being positioned in substantially the top half of said label sheet;   said integral end of the other said hang strip positioned near said second side of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang strip positioned near said first side of said label sheet, said hang strip being positioned in substantially the bottom half of said label sheet; and   the transverse length of said hang strip positioned in the bottom half of said label sheet substantially equal to the sum of the transverse length the other said hang strip plus the longitudinal distance between said hang strips, whereby the respective portions of said hang strips which extend beyond the bottom of the I.V. bottle have substantially equal lengths.   
     
     
       4. A label hanger assembly for suspending an intravenous (I.V.) bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. stand, comprising: a label sheet;   a hang strip cut from said label sheet, said hang strip being integral at both ends thereof with said label sheet, and said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of an I.V. bottle and to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand, said hang strip having a middle portion;   a plurality of breakable ties disposed between said label sheet and said hang strip, said ties securing said hang strip within said label sheet prior to a user pulling said hang strip out of said label sheet;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive;   said label sheet adherent to an I.V. bottle by said adhesive coating and defined as having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of the I.V. bottle;   said label sheet having a transverse axis defined as extending around the circumference and a longitudinal axis defined as extending parallel to the axis of the I.V. bottle, said label sheet having a longitudinal middle portion;   the ends of said hang strip positioned substantially in said longitudinal middle portion of said label sheet, and said middle portion of said hang strip positioned in the upper portion of said label sheet; and   said hang strip curving transversely outwardly and upwardly from the ends thereof to said middle portion thereof, so that the length of said hang strip is sufficiently long to allow the middle portion of the hang strip to extend over the bottom of an I.V. bottle to engage with a hook thereof.   
     
     
       5. A label hanger for suspending an intravenous (I.V.) bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. dolly or stand, comprising: a label sheet having at least one hang strip cut therefrom and an adhesive coating applied thereon, said label sheet being adherent to an I.V. bottle;   said hang strip having at least one end thereof integral with said label sheet, and the remainder of said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and engageable with a hook of an I.V. stand;   said hang strip having a plurality of breakable ties for securing said hang strip to said label sheet prior to a user pulling the remainder of said strip out of said label sheet; and   said adhesive coating being applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive.   
     
     
       6. A label hanger as claimed in claim 5, wherein said ties are integral with said hang strip and said label sheet. 
     
     
       7. A label hanger as claimed in claim 5, wherein said label sheet is releasably adherent on a backing sheet having a release coating on one side thereof prior to being adhered to an I.V. bottle. 
     
     
       8. A label hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein said backing sheet accommodates a plurality of said label sheets. 
     
     
       9. A label hanger as claimed in claim 5, wherein: said hang strip has two ends, each said end being integral with said label sheet;   said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of an I.V. bottle and to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand.   
     
     
       10. A label hanger as claimed in claim 5, wherein there are a pair of said hang strips cut from said label sheet; each said hang strip having one end thereof integral with said label sheet and the other end thereof engageable with a hook of an I.V. stand;   said label sheet having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of an I.V. bottle when adhered thereto;   said label sheet having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference and a longitudinal axis corresponding with the height of an I.V. bottle when adhered thereto; and   each said hang strip folding along said integral end thereof and extending beyond the bottom end of an I.V. bottle a sufficient distance to enable said engageable ends to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand.   
     
     
       11. A label hanger as claimed in claim 10, wherein said integral ends of said hang strips are positioned near said top edge of said label sheet and said engageable ends of said hang strips are positioned toward said bottom edge of said label sheet, so that said hang strips are substantially longitudinal. 
     
     
       12. A label hanger and intravenous (I.V.) bottle assembly, wherein said label hanger suspends said I.V. bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. stand, comprising: an I.V. bottle;   a label sheet having a pair of hang tabs cut therein, each said hang tab being integral at one end thereof with said label sheet and engageable at the other end thereof with the hook of the I.V. stand; and   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering all areas of said label sheet except for the areas defined by said hang tabs which are free of adhesive;   the area of said I.V. bottle beneath said ties free of adhesive both before and after said ties are broken and said hang tabs are extended to engage with the hook of the I.V. stand;   said label sheet being wrapped around said I.V. bottle and being adhered thereto by said adhesive coating;   said label sheet being substantially rectangular, having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference of said I.V. bottle, and having a transverse middle;   said integral end of one of said hang tabs positioned near one of the sides of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang tab positioned toward said transverse middle of said label sheet;   said integral end of the other said hang tab positioned at or near said transverse middle of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang tab positioned toward the other side of said label sheet; and   said hang tabs having break-away ties for holding said tabs to the remainder of said label sheet as said label hanger is being applied to said I.V. bottle.   
     
     
       13. A label hanger and I.V. bottle assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein: each said hang tab has a top edge and a bottom edge, said top edges being nearer to the bottom end of said I.V. bottle and farther from the open end of said I.V. bottle than respective said bottom edges when said label assembly is adhered to said I.V. bottle, said top edges being shorter in length than respective said bottom edges by a distance substantially equal to the distance between said edges; and   each said integral end respectively extending between said top edge and said bottom edge;   whereby when said hang tabs are extended and said engageable ends thereof are engaged with a hook of an I.V. stand, said integral ends are angled with respect to the transverse axis of said label sheet by approximately 45 degrees.   
     
     
       14. A label hanger and I.V. bottle assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein said adhesive coating is a permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
       15. A label hanger assembly for suspending an intravenous (I.V.) bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. stand, comprising: a label sheet;   a hang strip cut from said label sheet, said hang strip being integral at both ends thereof with said label sheet, and said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of an I.V. bottle and to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand;   a plurality of breakable ties disposed between said label sheet and said hang strip, said ties securing said hang strip within said label sheet prior to a user pulling said hang strip out of said label sheet;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive;   said label sheet being adherent to an I.V. bottle by said adhesive coating and defined as having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of the I.V. bottle; and   said label sheet having a transverse axis defined as extending around the circumference and a longitudinal axis defined as extending parallel to the axis of the I.V. bottle.   
     
     
       16. The label hanger assembly as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a backing sheet having a release coating on one side thereof, said label sheet with said adhesive coating being releasably adherent to said backing sheet prior to being adhered to an I.V. bottle. 
     
     
       17. The label hanger assembly as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a backing strip having a release coating on one side thereof, said backing strip receiving a plurality of said label sheets with said adhesive coating; said label sheet being releasably adherent on said backing sheet prior to being adhered to an I.V. bottle.   
     
     
       18. A label hanger for suspending an intravenous (I.V.) bottle upside-down from a hook of an I.V. dolly or stand, comprising: a label sheet having a pair of hang tabs cut therefrom and an adhesive coating applied thereon, said label sheet being adherent to an I.V. bottle;   each said hang strip having one end thereof integral with said label sheet and the other end thereof removable out of and away from said label sheet and engageable with a hook of an I.V. stand;   each said hang strip having a plurality of breakable ties for securing said hang tab to said label sheet prior to a user pulling said engageable end thereof out of said label sheet;   said adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side or said label sheet, substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strips, so that said hang strips are free of adhesive;   said label sheet having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of an I.V. bottle when adhered thereto;   said label sheet having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference and a longitudinal axis corresponding with the height of an I.V. bottle when adhered thereto, said label sheet having a transverse middle;   each said hang strip folding along said integral end thereof and extending beyond the bottom end of an I.V. bottle a sufficient distance to enable said engageable ends to engage with a hook of an I.V. stand;   said integral end of one of said hang strips positioned near one of the sides of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang strip positioned toward said transverse middle of said label sheet; and   said integral end of the other said hang strip positioned at or near said transverse middle of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang strip positioned toward the other side of said label sheet.   
     
     
       19. A label hanger as claimed in claim 18, wherein each said hang strip has a top edge and a bottom edge; said top edges nearer to the bottom end of an I.V. bottle and farther from the open end of the I.V. bottle than respective said bottom edges when said label assembly is adhered to the I.V. bottle;   said top edges shorter in length than respective said bottom edges by a distance substantially equal to the distance between said edges; and   each said integral end respectively extending between said top edge and said bottom edge;   whereby when said hang strips are extended and said engageable ends thereof are engaged with a hook of an I.V. stand, said integral ends are angled with respect to said transverse axis of said label sheet by approximately 45 degrees.   
     
     
       20. A label and backing sheet assembly for the application of hang tab type labels to intravenous bottles, comprising: a backing strip layer coated with a release coating;   a label layer overlying said backing strip layer;   said label layer including a plurality of spaced individual labels, each said label including at least one die cut hang strip having ties holding said hang strip in place on said label;   pressure sensitive adhesive between each said label and said backing strip layer in the areas of said label other than said hang strip; and   the self-sustaining layers of said assembly consisting solely of said backing strip layer and said label layer;   whereby when said labels are applied to an intravenous bottle, said hang strips may be partly pulled loose from the balance of said label by breaking said ties, with the bottle being exposed in each area where a hang tab is pulled away from the bottle, and said hang strips permitting support of the bottle from said hang strips, with the bottle inverted. .Iadd.   
     
     
       21.  A label hanger and container assembly comprising: a container;   a label sheet having at least one hang tab cut therein, said hang tab being integral at one end thereof with said label sheet and engageable at the other end thereof with a hook;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheets said adhesive coating substantially covering all areas of said label sheet except for the areas defined by said hang tab which is free of adhesive;   said label sheet being wrapped around said container and being adhered thereto by said adhesive coating;   said hang tab having break-away ties for holding said tab to the remainder of said label sheet as said label hanger is being applied to said container;   said break-away ties being integral with said label sheet but of very brief extent between said hang tab and the remainder of said label sheet; and   the area of said container beneath said hang tab being free of adhesive both before and after said ties are broken and said hang tab is extended to engage with the hook. .Iaddend..Iadd.22. A label hanger and container assembly as claimed in claim 21 wherein said label sheet includes at least two hang tabs. .Iaddend..Iadd.23. A label hanger assembly for suspending a container comprising:   a label sheet;   a hang strip cut from said label sheet, said hang strip being integral at both ends thereof with said label sheet, and said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of a container and to engage with a hook;   a plurality of breakable ties disposed between said label sheet and said hang strip, said ties securing said hang strip within said label sheet prior to a user pulling said hang strip out of said label sheet;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive;   said label sheet adherent to a container by said adhesive coating and defined as having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of the container;   said label sheet having a transverse axis defined as extending around the circumference and a longitudinal axis defined as extending parallel to the axis of the container;   the ends of said hang strip respectively positioned near the sides of said label sheet, said hang strip having two approximately 180-degree turns; and   said hang strip having an tipper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, the ends of said middle portion being integral with a respective end of said tipper and said lower portion at said 180-degree turns said   
     
     
        portions being substantially transverse. .Iaddend..Iadd.24.  A label hanger assembly for suspending a container comprising: a label sheet;   a hang strip cut from said label sheet said hang strip being integral at both ends thereof with said label sheet, said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of a container and to engage with a hook, said hang strip having a middle portion;   a plurality of breakable ties disposed between said label sheet and said hang strip, said ties section said hang strip within said label sheet prior to a user pulling said hang strip out of said label sheet;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive;   said label sheet adherent to a container by said adhesive coating and defined as having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of the container;   said label sheet having a transverse axis defined as extending around the circumference and a longitudinal axis defined as extending parallel to the axis of the container, said label sheet having a longitudinal middle portion;   the ends of said hang strip positioned substantially in said longitudinal middle portion of said label sheet, said middle portion of said hang strip positioned in the upper portion of said label sheet; and   said hang strip curving transversely outwardly and upwardly from the ends thereof to said middle portion thereof, so that the length of said hang strip is sufficiently long to allow the middle portion of the hang strip to extend over the bottom of a container to engage with a hook.   
     
     
        .Iaddend..Iadd.25.  A label hanger for suspending a container comprising: a label sheet having at least one hang strip cut therefrom and an adhesive coating applied thereon, said label sheet being adherent to a container;   said hang strip having at least one end thereof integral with said label sheet, and the remainder of said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and engageable with a hook;   said hang strip having a plurality of breakable ties for securing said hang strip to said label sheet prior to a user pulling the remainder of said strip out of said label sheet; and   said adhesive coating being applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive.   
     
     
        .Iaddend..Iadd.26.  A label hanger as claimed in claim 25 wherein said ties are integral with said hang strip and said label sheet. .Iaddend..Iadd.27. A label hanger as claimed in claim 25 wherein said label sheet is releasably adherent on a backing sheet having a release coating on one side thereof prior to being adhered to a container. .Iaddend..Iadd.28. A label hanger as claimed in claim 27 wherein said backing sheet accommodates a plurality of said label sheets. .Iaddend..Iadd.29. A label hanger as claimed in claim 25 wherein: said hang strip has two ends, each said end being integral with said label sheet,   said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of a container and to engage with a hook. .Iaddend..Iadd.30. A label hanger as claimed in claim 25, wherein there are a pair of said hang strips cut from said label sheet;   each said hang strip having one end thereof integral with said label sheet and the other end thereof engageable with a hook;   said label sheet having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of a container when adhered thereto;   said label sheet having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference and a longitudinal axis corresponding with the height of a container when adhered thereto; and   each said strip folding along said integral end thereof and extending beyond the bottom end of a container a sufficient distance to enable said   
     
     
        engageable ends to engage with a hook. .Iaddend..Iadd.31.  A label hanger as claimed in claim 30 wherein said integral ends of said hang strips are positioned near said top edge of said label sheet and said engageable ends of said hang strips are positioned toward said bottom edge of said label sheet, so that said hang strips are substantially longitudinal. .Iaddend..Iadd.32. A label hanger and container assembly comprising: a container;   a label sheet having a pair of hang tabs cut therein, each said hang tab being integral at one end thereof with said label sheet and engageable at the other end thereof with the hook; and   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering all areas of said label sheet except for the areas defined by said hang tabs which are free of adhesive;   the area of said container beneath said ties free of adhesive both before and after said ties are broken and said hang tabs are extended to engage with the hook;   said label sheet being wrapped around said container and being adhered thereto by said adhesive coating;   said label sheet being substantially rectangular, having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference of said container, and having a transverse middle;   said integral end of one of said hang tabs positioned near one of the sides of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang tab positioned toward said transverse middle of said label sheet;   said integral end of the other said hang tab positioned at or near said transverse middle of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang tab positioned toward the other side of said label sheet; and   said hang tabs having break-away ties for holding said tabs to the remainder of said label sheet as said label hanger is being applied to   
     
     
        said container. .Iaddend..Iadd.33.  A label hanger and container assembly as claimed in claim 32 wherein: each said hang tab has a top edge and a bottom edge, said top edges being nearer to the bottom end of said container and farther from the open end of said container than respective said bottom edges when said label assembly is adhered to said container, said top edges being shorter in length than respective said bottom edges by a distance substantially equal to the distance between said edges; and   each said integral end respectively extending between said top edge and said bottom edge;   whereby when said hang tabs are extended and said engageable ends thereof are engaged with a hook, said integral ends are angled with respect to the transverse axis of said label sheet by approximately 45 degrees.   
     
     
        .Iaddend..Iadd.34.  A label hanger assembly for suspending a container comprising: a label sheet;   a hang strip cut from said label sheet, said hang strip being integral at both ends thereof with said label sheet, and said hang strip being removable out of and away from said label sheet and having a sufficient length to clear the bottom of a container and to engage with a hook;   a plurality of breakable ties disposed between said label sheet and said hang strip, said ties securing said hang strip within said label sheet prior to a user pulling said hang strip out of said label sheet;   an adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, said adhesive coating substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strip, so that said hang strip is free of adhesive; and   said label sheet being adherent to a container by said adhesive coating and defined as having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of the container. .Iaddend..Iadd.35. A label hanger assembly as claimed in claim 34 further comprising a backing sheet having a release coating on one side thereof, said label sheet with said adhesive coating being releasably adherent to said backing sheet prior to being adhered to a container. .Iaddend..Iadd.36. A label hanger assembly as claimed in claim 34 further comprising a backing sheet having a release coating on one side thereof, said backing sheet receiving a plurality of said label sheets with said adhesive coating;   each of said label sheets being releasably adherent on said backing sheet   
     
     
        prior to being adhered to a container. .Iaddend..Iadd.37.  A label hanger for suspending a container comprising: a label sheet having a pair of hang strips cut therefrom and an adhesive coating applied thereon, said label sheet being adherent to a container;   each said hang strip having one end thereof integral with said label sheet and the other end thereof removable out of and away from said label sheet and engageable with a hook;   each said hang strip having a plurality of breakable ties for securing said hang strip to said label sheet prior to a user pulling said engageable end thereof out of said label sheet;   said adhesive coating applied in a pattern to one side of said label sheet, substantially covering said label sheet except for the area defined by said hang strips, so that said hang strips are free of adhesive;   said label sheet having a top edge positioned nearer to the bottom end than to the open end and a bottom edge positioned nearer to the open end than to the bottom end of a container when adhered thereto;   said label sheet having a transverse axis corresponding with the circumference and a longitudinal axis corresponding with the height of a container when adhered thereto, said label sheet having a transverse middle;   each said hang strip folding along said integral end thereof and extending beyond the bottom end of a container a sufficient distance to enable said engageable ends to engage with a hook;   said integral end of one of said hang strips positioned near one of the sides of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang strip positioned toward said transverse middle of said label sheet; and   said integral end of the other said hang strip positioned at or near said transverse middle of said label sheet, and said engageable end of the same said hang strip positioned toward the other side of said label sheet.   
     
     
        .Iaddend..Iadd.38.  A label hanger as claimed in claim 37 wherein each said hang strip has a top edge and a bottom edge; said top edges nearer to the bottom end of a container and farther from the open end of the container than respective said bottom edges when said label assembly is adhered to the container;   said top edges shorter in length than respective said bottom edges by a distance substantially equal to the distance between said edges; and   each said integral end respectively extending between said top edge and said bottom edge;   whereby when said hang strips are extended and said engageable ends thereof are engaged with a hook, said integral ends are angled with respect to said transverse axis of said label sheet by approximately 45 degrees. .Iaddend..Iadd.39. A label and backing sheet assembly for the application of hang strip type labels to containers comprising:   a backing strip layer coated with a release coating;   a label layer overlying said backing strip layer;   said label layer including a plurality of spaced individual labels, each said label including at least one hang strip having ties holding said hang strip in place on said label;   adhesive between each said label and said backing strip layer in the areas of said label other than said hang strip; and   the self-sustaining layers of said assembly consisting solely of said backing strip layer and said label layer;   whereby when said labels are applied to a container, said hang strips may be partly pulled loose from the balance of said label by breaking said ties, with the container being exposed in each area where a hang tab is pulled away from the container, and said hang strips permitting support of the container from said hang strips with the container inverted. .Iaddend.