System and method for rupturing encapsulated adhesive in sheet media
AssigneeAppleton Papers Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Leigh Wells, Steven Michael Wilhelms, Todd Arlin Schwantes
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Abstract
A system and method for rupturing an encapsulated adhesive in a sheet media uses an activator unit. This unit can include one or more of the following: a pressure roller, a pair of pressure rollers, an activator blade, a set of rotatable discs or a series of sets of rotatable discs. A sheet media having an encapsulated adhesive is fed past the activator unit in the system and method whereby the capsules will be ruptured. A feeder, label printer, cutter and label applicator can also be provided in this system.
Claims47
A system for rupturing an encapsulated adhesive contained in sheet media, comprising:
- a feeder for the sheet media;
- and
- an activation device for releasing the encapsulated adhesive as the sheet media is moved past the device by the feeder.
A method for rupturing an encapsulated adhesive contained in sheet media, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet media;
- feeding the sheet media along a travel path;
- passing the sheet media against an activation device;
- and
- rupturing the encapsulated adhesive as the sheet media moves past the activation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.