Apparatus for printing, dispensing and applying pressure-sensitive labels adhering to a carrier tape
AssigneeEsselte Pendaflex Corporation
InventorGunter Holland-Letz
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Abstract
In an apparatus for printing, dispensing and applying pressure-sensitive labels adhering to a carrier tape said carrier tape is drawn by a feed means stepwise about a peel edge which is formed by a roller mounted on a shaft and at which the pressure-sensitive labels are detached from the carrier tape. To achieve a clean peeling of the pressure-sensitive labels the peel edge must form as sharp an edge as possible which means that the rollers must have the smallest possible diameter and consequently must be mounted on a very thin shaft. To enable rollers of small diameter to be used and nevertheless minimize the effects of the frictional moment between rollers and shaft, the shaft carrying the rollers is supported between its ends.
Claims5
Apparatus for printing, dispensing and applying pressure-sensitive labels adhering to a carrier tape comprising a feed means which draws the carrier tape stepwise round a peel edge which is formed by rollers mounted on a shaft and at which the pressure-sensitive label detaches from the carrier tape and moves into a dispensing position, wherein the shaft carrying the rollers consists of tungsten or hardened steel and is supported between its ends.
Apparatus as defined in any one of the preceding claims wherein the rollers consist of ruby and the shaft is supported several times between its ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.