Label stacking apparatus

A stacking device for receiving a plurality of generally flexible pieces which have been cut from a web of elongate material, the device comprising:

• a stacking chute for receiving the web pieces following their cutting from the material web, said stacking chute comprising a guide plate adjustably mounted to a chute back plate;
• a label stop mounted to said guide plate;
• a conveyor belt for transporting the web pieces to the stacking chute;
• and
• a mounting plate to which said conveyor belt and said stacking chute are mounted, said stacking chute being angled with respect to two of three mutually perpendicular reference axes,
• wherein said label stop is mounted at one end of said guide plate, said label stop comprising first and second legs connected to one another so as to provide the label stop with a generally L-shaped cross-sectional configuration with the first leg being angularly inclined toward a free end of the guide plate, said label stop being operable to support a plurality of generally flexible web pieces in said stacking chute;
• and further wherein said stacking device is operable to receive and stack said plurality of generally flexible web pieces in the absence of any auxiliary web piece lifting apparatus.