Method and apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel
AssigneeEncore Wire Corporation
InventorsWilliam T. Bigbee, Jr., Clifton S. Thompson
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel containing wire and a wire tail extending from the spool or reel, the apparatus comprising a wire tail sensor, wherein the wire tail sensor identifies the location of the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel and a label application mechanism, wherein the labeling mechanism applies a label to the spool or reel and wherein the label does not contact the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel.
Claims20
An apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel containing wire and a wire tail extending from the spool or reel, the apparatus comprising:
- a wire tail sensor, wherein the wire tail sensor identifies the location of the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel;
- and
- a label application mechanism, wherein the labeling mechanism applies a label to the spool or reel and wherein the label does not contact the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel.
A method for applying a label to a spool with flanges, the method comprising:
- receiving a spool containing a coil of wire with a wire tail protrudes through a void in a first flange of the spool;
- detecting the wire tail;
- and
- applying a label to the spool with a labeling apparatus, wherein the label does not contact the wire tail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.