US 4,316,759 A · Hand appliance for issuing or applying self-adhering labels

Abstract

A hand appliance for issuing or applying self-adhering labels which are stuck on a carrier strip is disclosed. The appliance has a feeding mechanism which withdraws the carrier strip to feed one label at a time. The feeding mechanism has a winding core on to which the carrier strip is wound and which is rotatable about a journal fixed at one end to a housing wall. The winding core is held for axial displacement on a boss which drives the winding core by means of a projection engaging a groove extending obliquely of a surface line of the boss such that the boss shifts the winding core under the tension of the carrier strip in the direction of the wall of the housing on which the journal is fixed to thereby maintain said winding core within the appliance when in operation and facilitate its removal when desired.

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Dependent claims

A hand appliance for issuing or applying self-adhering labels which are stuck on a carrier strip, the appliance is equipped with a feeding mechanism which withdraws said carrier strip stepwise for feeding at least one label at a time, said feeding mechanism having a winding core on to which said carrier strip is to be wound and which is rotatable about a journal fixed at one end to a housing wall, the improvement wherein said winding core is held for axial displacement on a boss which drives said winding core and, said winding core through a driver projection which engages in a groove extending obliquely of a surface line of said boss, is so coupled to said boss that said boss shifts said winding core, under the tension of said carrier strip, in the direction of said wall of said housing on which said journal is fixed wherein said groove extends at an angle of from 10.degree. to 30.degree. obliquely of said surface line of said boss.

A hand-held labeller for issuing or applying self-adhesive labels which adhere as a strip or separately at equal distances on a carrier strip, said labeller comprising

a housing having first and second facing housing walls where the first of said walls has an opening disposed therein;
a driving boss rotatably mounted with respect to the second wall adjacent the opening in the first wall;
a feed wheel mounted by and axially shiftable with respect to the driving boss between a first position adjacent the second wall and a second position where the feed wheel at least partially extends through the opening in the first wall;
a supply member mounted with respect to said housing for mounting said carrier strip and labels;
a label separation member mounted with respect to said housing;
means for guiding said carrier strip from said supply member by said label separation member and then to said feed wheel so that the carrier strip is under tension;
and
a hand lever so pivotally mounted with respect to said housing that the lever may be pivoted by an operator's hand as the labeller is being held in the hand of an operator;
coupling means for coupling said hand lever to said feed wheel via the driving boss to operate the feed wheel each time the hand lever is pivoted and thus advance the carrier strip from the supply member so that the labels are successively separated from the carrier strip at the label separation member and the carrier strip is incrementally wound upon the feed wheel;
whereby said feed wheel may be shifted to its second position through the opening in the first wall to facilitate the removal of carrier strip wound thereon.

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Hand appliance for issuing or applying self-adhering labels

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Abstract

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