Label applicator

A label inserting apparatus for inserting labels in between layers of paper or other material arranged in a bale comprising:

• a first piston-cylinder arrangement having a stationary end and a movable end, said arrangement having a first travel path from a label loading position to a label inserting position;
• a second piston-cylinder arrangement having a stationary end and a movable end, said second arrangement having a second travel path from a retracted position to an extended position;
• a head having a surface for receiving the label, a rectangular aperture formed through said head;
• a wedge attached to the second piston-cylinder arrangement at the movable end of said second piston-cylinder arrangement, said wedge having a length, a width and a decreasing height;
• a sensor positioned on the head, said sensor activating when the label is on the surface of said head;
• a mechanism to retain the label to the surface of the head;
• a first solenoid connected to the first piston-cylinder arrangement, said first solenoid causing said first piston-cylinder arrangement to advance when the sensor is activated, thereby moving the head from said label loading position to said label inserting position;
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• a second solenoid connected to the second piston-cylinder arrangement, said second solenoid causing said second arrangement to advance when the head is advanced to the label inserting position, thereby advancing the wedge from said retracted position through the aperture in the head to said extended position and causing the wedge to remove the label from the surface of the head, fold said label and insert it in between layers of said bale.