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US 2009/0065150 A1Published application
Labeling apparatus
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsClyde N. Tharp, James A. Makley
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Abstract
There is disclosed labeling apparatus including a portable labeler having a handle that can be suspended using a hanger assembly. The hanger assembly suspends the labeler so that the labeler is in a position ready to apply a label and with the handle at an attitude to be conveniently grasped to maneuver and operate the labeler.
Claims20
A labeling apparatus, comprising:
- a labeler including a portable housing having a manually graspable handle, the housing having space to receive a supply roll of labels releasably adhered to a carrier web,
- a print head disposed within the housing, the web being transportable from the supply roll to the print head,
- a label delaminator disposed downstream of the print head and capable of peeling printed labels from the carrier web,
- an applicator disposed downstream of the delaminator and capable of applying printed labels, and
- a hanger assembly including
- a shaft extending through the housing,
- connectors on the shaft external to the housing, and
- an inverted generally U-shaped hanger member connected to the connectors, the shaft being above the center of gravity of the labeler to hang at a position in which the handle can be readily grasped and to apply a label.
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A labeling apparatus comprising:
- a labeler including
- a portable housing having a manually graspable handle, the housing having space to receive a supply roll of labels releasably adhered to a carrier web,
- a print head disposed within the housing, the web being transportable from the supply roll to the print head,
- a label delaminator disposed downstream of the print head and capable of peeling printed labels from the carrier web, and
- an applicator disposed downstream of the delaminator and capable of applying printed labels, and
- a hanger assembly including
- connectors secured at opposite sides of the housing,
- a hanger connectable to the connectors, and the hanger assembly supporting the labeler above the center of gravity of the labeler to enable the labeler to be hung at a position at which the handle can be readily grasped.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.