Magazine assembly for labels or the like in a labeling machine

A magazine assembly for supplying labels to a labeling machine comprising a main magazine for holding a supply of labels in a stack, first feed means for feeding the labels from the main magazine to a take-out location, a support connected to the main magazine for holding a supply magazine containing a stack of labels in alignment with said main magazine, second feed means for feeding the labels from an aligned supply magazine on the support to the main magazine, said support having an entry opening along one longitudinal side thereof for receiving full replaceable supply magazines and an exit opening located on the opposite longitudinal side of the support from the entry opening for discharging empty supply magazines, a supply magazine feed device disposed adjacent said entry opening for supplying full replaceable supply magazines to said support, said feed device including a slideway extending laterally outwardly from the opening side of the support in a direction transverse to the label feed direction and the longitudinal side of the support, said slideway adapted to hold a plurlaity of full supply magazines in side-by-side and contacting relationship with one another, means for continuously feeding said full supply magazines while in said relationship along the slideway toward and onto said support in a direction transverse to the label feed direction, said magazine feeding means comprising at least one smooth, endless belt extending between return pulleys that engages with the underside of the magazines on the slideway and means for turning said belt, means for ejecting empty supply magazines from said support and stop means located on the longitudinal side of the support opposite from said opening side to arrest and align a full supply magazine on the support with the main magazine, said stop means comprising at least one vertically displaceable cam adapted to be raised above the level of said support to engage a side of a supply magazine on the support and lowered to a position below said support to permit an empty supply magazine to be ejected from said support and means for raising and lowering said cam.