Method of delabelling

A process of removing tubular labels from bottles comprising:

• a) sequentially feeding the bottles to a bottle transporter having a plurality of spaced label removal stations;
• b) sequentially positioning the bottles one at a time at the stations;
• c) moving each positioned bottle through a portion of a path to a discharge station;
• d) forming a cut in each of the labels extending from top to bottom by impinging fluid jets against outer surfaces of the labels as their respective bottles are moving along the portion;
• and,
• e) removing the cut labels from the bottles.

A process of removing a plastic tubular label from bottles comprising:

• a) sequentially positioning the bottles at a labeling station;
• b) traversing a differential cutter relative to each positioned bottle from one end of a label on a positioned bottle to another end;
• c) maintaining the cutter at its differential cutting level as the cutter is traversed such that each label is cut from the one end to the another end while its bottle remains uncut;
• d) separating the cut label from the bottle;
• and,
• e) collecting the separated labels.

A method of removing a tubular label from an object comprising:

• a) directing a high pressure fluid jet against the label;
• b) relatively moving the jet and the object to cut the label from one end to another end;
• c) maintaining the pressure, volume and velocity of the jet fluid at respective values which are high enough to effect cutting of the label;
• and,
• d) stripping the cut label from the object.