Glue segments which can be attachable to a drive shaft of a labelling machine

A glue segment assembly for a labelling machine for bottles, or the like, including a rotatable drive shaft, the drive shaft having an axis of rotation, the drive shaft including at least one radially extending surface means disposed at a predetermined location axially on the drive shaft, said glue segment assembly comprising;

• at least one glue segment having a curved glue take-up surface;
• said at least one glue segment including a hole for receipt of the drive shaft within aid hole;
• said at least one glue segment for being disposed on the drive shaft with the drive shaft being disposed within said hole;
• said at least one glue segment being for rotation with the drive shaft;
• said at least one glue segment including an axial bore;
• said axial bore inclining a longitudinal axis;
• said hole including a longitudinal axis;
• said longitudinal axis of said bore being substantially parallel with said longitudinal axis of said hole and with the axis of the drive shaft when the drive shaft is disposed within said hole;
• a bushing including a base element and a spacing element;
• said base element of said busing for being disposed in said bore of said at least one glue segment;
• aid spacing element of said bushing for extending outwardly from said bore in an axial direction, along said longitudinal axis of said bore, toward one of the at least one radially extending surface means;
• said spacing element including abutting surface means for making contact with the one of the at least one radially extending surface means;
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• said abutting surface means making contact with the one of the at least one radially extending surface means for defining an axial position of said at least one glue segment relative to the predetermined location of the one of the at least one radially extending surface means of the drive shaft.