Labelling device

A device for applying a label with a central opening to a compact disk with a smaller central opening, the device comprising:

• a base plate comprising an upper surface with a central opening through which a label projection extends, the label projection having a top surface, the label projection being spring biased towards an upper position wherein the top surface is disposed above the upper surface of the base plate, the label projection having a lower position wherein the top surface is disposed at or below a coplanar position with the upper surface of the base plate, the label projection for extending through the central opening of the label when the label projection is in the upper position thereby enabling the label to be placed on the upper surface of the base plate, the label projection further comprising a central recess that extends through the top surface thereof,
• a press-cover comprising a guiding projection for frictionally engaging the central opening of the compact disk and for extending into the central recess of the label projection, the press-cover for pressing the compact disk onto the top surface of the label projection with the smaller central opening of the compact disk in matching registry with the central recess of the label projection and for pressing the label projection downward from the upper position to the lower position with the compact disk disposed against the top surface thereof so the compact disk engages the label, the press-cover further comprising a cover plate that is connected to the guiding projection, the cover plate being disposed between the guiding projection and a handle, the cover plate further comprising an underside, the underside of the cover plate comprises at least one downwardly projecting rib for engaging the compact disk and precluding contact between the compact disk and the underside of the cover plate,
• the label projection further comprising a cylindrical body that extends downward from the top surface thereof, the cylindrical body comprising an underside that engages a spring, the spring being disposed between the underside of the cylindrical body and a footing, the footing being connected to a shaft that extends upward the through an aperture disposed in the underside of the cylindrical body and into the central recess, the shaft comprising a distal end disposed in the central recess, the distal end comprising a radial flange with a diameter, the aperture in the underside of the cylindrical body having a diameter, the diameter of the flange being greater than the diameter of the aperture,
• the cylindrical body comprising a longitudinal rib, the base plate being connected to a tube that extends downward from the central opening of the base plate, the tube slidably accommodating the cylindrical body of the label projection, the tube comprising a longitudinal slot for accommodating the longitudinal rib of the label projection and preventing rotation of the label projection within the tube.