US 2013/0160280 A1 · TAG FEEDER

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and a tag feeder for feeding tags in a feeding direction to a dispensing position within a clipping machine. The tag feeder is provided with a feeding mechanism with at least one pusher means for transporting a chain of tags. The pusher means is reversible movable parallel to the feeding direction between a first and second position wherein, in the first position, the pusher means is in a minimum displacement to the dispensing position, and wherein, in the second position, the pusher means are in a maximum displacement to the dispensing position. The feeding mechanism comprises at least one cutting tool for cutting-off the foremost tag of the chain of tags, viewed in the feeding direction, in the first position and at least one clamping device for clamping the chain of tags when the foremost tag is arranged in the first position.

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Dependent claims

A tag feeder for feeding tags being provided in a chain of tags, in a feeding direction to a dispensing position within a clipping machine,

wherein there is provided a feeding mechanism with at least one pusher means for transporting the chain of tags,
the pusher means being reversibly movable at least approximately parallel to the feeding direction between a first and second position wherein, in the first position, the pusher means are in a minimum displacement to the dispensing position and wherein, in the second position, the pusher means are in a maximum displacement to the dispensing position,
where the feeding mechanism comprises at least one cutting tool for cutting-off the foremost tag of the chain of tags, viewed in the feeding direction, in the first position and at least one clamping device for clamping the chain of tags when the foremost tag is arranged in the first position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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