Labeler

A device for applying to articles stick-on labels from a carrier strip comprising:

• a case having an opening formed on one side thereof;
• a carrier strip holder for holding a roll of carrier strip onto which a number of labels are stuck in succession;
• means, includes a carrier strip feed drum housed in said case and engagable with the carrier strip extended from said roll, for feeding a fixed length of the carrier strip;
• means, including an operating part extended into said case and pivotally mounted to said case, for driving said feeding means;
• means, including a carrier strip turnback part in said case having an edge around which the carrier strip is turned by the feeding motion of said feeding means, for separating the labels stuck onto the carrier strip;
• at least one swing depression member, closely approachable to and partable from the outer periphery of said drum of said feeding means, said at least one swing depression member depressing the carrier strip against said carrier strip feed drum when said swing depression member closely approaches said drum;
• an openable door for closing said opening of said case;
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• an engaging member projecting from the internal surface of said door for engaging said swing depression member to depress said swing depression member toward said carrier strip feed drum and securing said swing depression member on said drum when said door is closed.

A device for applying to articles sick-on labels having printed surfaces from a carrier strip comprising:

• a case having an opening formed on one side thereof;
• a carrier strip holder for holding a roll of carrier strip onto which a number of labels are stuck in succession;
• means, housed in said case and engagable with the carrier strip extended from said roll, for feeding a fixed length of the carrier strip;
• means, including an operating part extended into said case and pivotally mounted to said case, for driving said feeding means;
• means, including a carrier strip turnback part in said case having an edge around which the carrier strip is turned by the feeding motion of said feeding means, for separating the labels stuck from the carrier strip;
• means, including a label application member mounted to said case, for engaging the printed surface of the label to depress the label onto an article, said application member engaging the leading edge of the lable simultaneously with the separation of the rear edge of the label from the carrier strip;
• means, including a label support frame fixedly mounted to said case between said carrier strip turnback part and said lable application member, for supporting the labels upon separation from the carrier strip, said label support frame including an upper frame piece for engaging the printed surface of the label and a lower frame piece spaced from said upper frame piece for engaging an adhesive surface of the label such that said lable support frame supports the label while the label is separated from the carrier strip and the leading edge of the label simultaneously engages said label application member;
• at least one swing depression member, closely approachable to and partable from the outer periphery of said drum of said feeding means, said at least one swing depression member depressing the carrier strip against said carrier strip feed drum when said swing depression member closely approaches said drum;
• an openable door for closing said opening of said case;
• and
• an engaging member projecting from the internal surface of said door for engaging said swing depression member to depress said swing depression member toward said carrier strip feed drum and securing said swing depression member on said drum when said door is closed.