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US 5,702,559 AGranted
Method and apparatus for applying a tactilely distinguishable marking on an article
AssigneeB & H Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorLyn E. Bright
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for applying tactilely sensible indicia on articles is disclosed. Articles may be marked with glue droplets from a glue spit gun. Alternatively, labels may be embossed or marked with glue droplets and then applied to articles. The labels may come from a continuous roll of stock and then cut into discrete labels while the labels are concurrently be marked with the tactilely sensible indicia.
Claims19
A method of labeling a product for identification by visually impaired persons comprising;
- providing a labeling machine for making a label and for labeling the product;
- feeding a sheet of material for use as said label through the labeling machine;
- applying a tactilely distinguishable marking for product identification by visually impaired persons on said label during the feeding of said sheet of material through the machine;
- feeding the product through the labeling machine;
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- applying said label to the product.
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