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US 5,855,710 AGranted
Method and apparatus for labeling containers
AssigneeTrine Labeling Systems
InventorGaylen Roy Hinton
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for labeling containers allows labeling of containers by wrap around labeling without applying an adhesive on the leading edge of the label. Labels are held on a label drum and moved into a label applying position while containers are fed into the label applying position. Air is blown from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container. The leading edge is maintained on the container by wet adhesion or by air which is blown onto the label and container from the side opposite the label drum.
Claims51
A method for labeling containers, comprising the steps of:
- moving labels held on a label drum into a label applying position,
- feeding a container to be labeled into the label applying position,
- blowing air from the label drum onto a leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container, and
- maintaining the leading edge of the label against the container without use of adhesive, solvent or water on the leading edge of the label while rotating the container so that the label is wrapped about the container.
1 more element
A method for labeling containers, comprising the steps of:
- moving labels held on a label drum into a label applying position;
- feeding a container to be labeled into the label applying position;
- blowing air from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container;
- and
- blowing air onto the label and container from the side opposite the label drum to aid in maintaining the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that the label is wrapped about the container.
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A method for labeling containers comprising the steps of
- moving labels held on a label drum into a label applying position,
- feeding a container to be labeled into the label applying position,
- blowing air from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container, and
- blowing air onto the label and container from the side opposite the label drum to maintain the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that the label is wrapped about the container.
1 more element
A method for labeling containers, comprising the steps of:
- moving labels held on a label drum into a label applying position,
- feeding a container to be labeled into the label applying position,
- blowing air from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward onto the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container while also minimizing the laminar flow of air under the label to prevent the label from biasing against the drum surface, and
- maintaining the leading edge of the label against the container without use of adhesive, solvent or water on the leading edge of the label while rotating the container so that the label is wrapped about the container.
1 more element
A method for labeling containers comprising the steps of:
- moving labels held on a label drum into a label applying position;
- feeding a container to be labeled into the label applying position;
- blowing air from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward onto the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container while also minimizing the laminar flow of air under the label to prevent the label from biasing against the drum surface;
- and
- blowing air onto the label and container from the side opposite the label drum to aid in maintaining the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that the label is wrapped about the container.
2 more elements
A method for labeling containers comprising the steps of
- moving labels held on a label drum into a label applying position,
- feeding a container to be labeled into the label applying position,
- blowing air from the label drum onto the leading edge to the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward onto the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container while also minimizing the laminar flow of air under the label to prevent the label from biasing against the drum surface, and
- blowing air onto the label and container from the side opposite the label drum to maintain the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that the label is wrapped about the container.
1 more element
An apparatus for labeling containers, comprising:
- a label drum having a surface on which labels having leading and trailing edges are retained, and rotatable for moving labels into a label applying position,
- a container feed for feeding a container into the label applying position,
- means for blowing air outward from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container, and
- means for maintaining the leading edge of the label against the container without use of adhesive, solvent or water on the leading edge of the label while rotating the container so that label is wrapped about the container.
1 more element
An apparatus for labeling containers, comprising:
- a label drum having a surface on which labels having leading and trailing edges are retained, and rotatable for moving labels into a label applying position;
- a container feed for feeding a container into the label applying position;
- means for blowing air outward from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container;
- and
- means for blowing air onto the label and container from a position spaced outward from the label drum onto the label to maintain the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that label is wrapped about the container.
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An apparatus for labeling containers comprising
- a label drum having a surface on which labels having leading and trailing edges are retained, and rotatable for moving labels into a label applying position,
- a container feed for feeding a container into the label applying position,
- means for blowing air outward from the label drum onto the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container, and
- means for blowing air onto the label and container from a position spaced outward from the label drum onto the label to maintain the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that label is wrapped about the container.
1 more element
An apparatus for labeling containers comprising
- a label drum having a surface on which labels having leading and trailing edges are retained, and rotatable for moving labels into a label applying position,
- a container feed for feeding a container into the label applying position,
- means for blowing air outward from the label drum and under the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container,
- means for minimizing the laminar flow of air blown under the label to prevent the label from biasing against the drum surface, and
- means for maintaining the leading edge of the label against the container without use of adhesive, solvent or water on the leading edge of the label while rotating the container so that label is wrapped about the container.
2 more elements
An apparatus for labeling containers, comprising:
- a label drum having a surface on which labels having leading and trailing edges are retained, and rotatable for moving labels into a label applying position;
- a container feed for feeding a container into the label applying position;
- means for blowing air outward from the label drum and under the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container;
- means for minimizing the laminar flow of air blown under the label to prevent the label from biasing against the drum surface;
- means for blowing air onto the label and container from a position spaced outward from the label drum onto the label to maintain the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that label is wrapped about the container.
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An apparatus for labeling containers comprising
- a label drum having a surface on which labels having leading and trailing edges are retained, and rotatable for moving labels into a label applying position,
- a container feed for feeding a container into the label applying position,
- means for blowing air outward from the label drum and under the leading edge of the label at an angle to the label drum surface and in a direction backward along the label from the leading edge to force the leading edge of the label against the container,
- means for minimizing the laminar flow of air blown under the label to prevent the label from biasing against the drum surface, and
- means for blowing air onto the label and container from a position spaced outward from the label drum onto the label to maintain the leading edge of the label against the container while rotating the container so that label is wrapped about the container.
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The apparatus according to claim 50, further comprising means for timing the blowing of air from a position spaced outward from the label drum so that blowing starts when the leading edge of the label has moved into a position substantially opposite the label drum and terminates when the label has substantially wrapped about the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.