Method for rotational decoration of articles
AssigneeDennison Manufacturing Company
InventorsJacek A. Nechay, Fritz E. Bauer, Bernard R. Danti, Mark Lukkarinen
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Abstract
Application of heat transfer labels to articles. A roller having a smooth elastomeric coating turns against a moving web. The web carries heated labels which are transferred to the roller. The roller, with a transferred label thereon, turns against a moving article, and transfers the label to same. The elastomeric coating conforms to the article surface.
Claims26
The method of applying labels to articles, comprising the steps of:
- (a) advancing a carrier with at least one label to a transfer site;
- (b) operating a transfer roller against said carrier;
- (c) operating an intermediate roller, with a displaceable axis, against the advancing carrier at the labeling site to remove said label;
- (d) operating the roller against the article to apply the label;
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- (e) displacing the axis of said roller away from said label.
The method of applying labels to articles, comprising:
- (a) advancing a label on a carrier to a transfer site;
- (b) operating a transfer roller against said carrier;
- (c) displacing the rotational axis of an intermediate rotational member at the transfer site to move said member into contact with said carrier and remove the label therefrom;
- (d) causing said rotational member to apply the label to an article.
The method of applying labels to articles, comprising:
- (a) advancing a label on a carrier to a transfer site;
- (b) displacing the axis of a rotational member at the transfer site to move said member into contact with said carrier and remove said label therefrom;
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- (c) causing said rotational member to rotate by the advance of said label and aply said label to an article.
The method of applying labels to articles, comprising:
- (a) advancing a label on a carrier to a transfer site;
- (b) displacing the axis of a rotational member at the transfer site to move said member into contact with said carrier and remove said label therefrom;
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- (c) causing said rotational member to apply said label to an article;
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- (d) further rotating said articles past the transfer site in a continuous manner.
The method of applying labels to articles, comprising:
- (a) advancing a label on a carrier to a transfer site;
- (b) displacing the axis of a rotational member at the transfer site to move said member into contact with said carrier and remove said label therefrom;
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- (c) causing said rotational member to apply said label to an article;
- wherein said carrier is in contact with said rotational member and said rotational member is in contact with said article as said label is transferred from said carrier to said article.
The method of applying labels to articles, comprising:
- (a) advancing a label on a carrier to a transfer site;
- (b) displacing the axis of a rotational member at the transfer site to move said member into contact with said carrier and remove said label therefrom;
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- (c) causing said rotational member, comprising at least two rollers and a widened belt rotatably mounted around said rollers, to apply said label to an article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.