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US 6,199,615 B1Granted
Machine for removing wrap-around labels or shrink-wraps from bottles or similar devices
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorHeinrich Klarl
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Abstract
The invention relates to a machine for removing circular labels or shrinkwrap from bottles or similar items. In order to achieve a simple and compact embodiment of such a machine, the cutting agents are set up in the intake section of the machine.
Claims15
A machine for removing circular labels or shrinkwrap from bottles, comprising in combination:
- a carousel for conveying the bottles in the machine and a feed wheel for transferring said bottles from an intake section of said machine to said carousel, wherein said feed wheel has cutting tools to create a separation line or perforated line in said label material during conveyance from said intake section to said carousel and said carousel includes means for holding said bottles and means for removing said label material from said bottles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.