Method and apparatus for removing unattached labels from a label applicator system
AssigneeHurst International, LLC
InventorAri Lichtenberg
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Abstract
A device for removing labels from a label applicator in a produce labeling system is provided. The device includes a label pickup roller positioned in the downstream path of the label applicator. A spindle is positioned on the machine such that the label pickup roller can be positioned as described. When a label attempted to be applied to produce from the label applicator does not get applied for any reason, the pickup roller removes this unapplied label from the label applicator before the label applicator travels back to the label dispenser to receive another label for the next labeling cycle.
Claims11
A device for removing unattached labels from a label applicator in a label applicator system having a label dispenser and the label applicator, the device comprising:
- a spindle mounted to a side of the label applicator system proximate to a rotational path of the label applicator and downstream from a label application point of an object to be labeled by the label applicator system, the spindle having an axis of rotation;
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- a label pickup roller positioned on the spindle such that the label applicator contacts the label pickup roller before returning to the label dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.