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US 6,230,780 B1Granted
Label applicator mechanism and hand-held labeller
AssigneeAutomated Systems Technology, L.L.C.
InventorWilliam R. Rietheimer
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Abstract
A label applicator mechanism includes a support member and a guide member. The support member is configured to carry a carrier web containing a plurality of sequentially supported labels for delivery to individual articles. The guide member is supported by the support member. The guide member has an application edge over which the carrier web is folded so as to separate individual labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is moved under tension over the application edge. The guide member has a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member.
Claims20
A label applicator mechanism, comprising:
- a peel plate member configured to support a carrier web containing a plurality of sequentially supported labels for delivery to individual articles;
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- a guide member comprising a low-friction insert piece, the guide member supported by the peel plate member and having an application edge over which the carrier web is folded so as to separate individual labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is moved under tension over the application edge;
- wherein the guide member has a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the peel plate member.
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A label applicator mechanism, comprising:
- a support member configured to support a carrier web containing a plurality of sequentially supported labels for delivery to individual articles;
- and
- a guide member comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene surface, the guide member supported by the support member and having an application edge over which the carrier web is folded so as to separate individual labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is moved under tension over the application edge;
- wherein the guide member has a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member.
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A label applicator mechanism, comprising:
- a support member configured to support a carrier web containing a plurality of sequentially supported labels for delivery to individual articles;
- a guide member supported by the support member and having an application edge over which the carrier web is folded so as to separate individual labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is moved under tension over the application edge;
- and
- a guide roller carried by the support member adjacent the guide member, provided upstream of the application edge, and operative to guide a carrier web and label along the guide member and toward the application edge;
- wherein the guide member has a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member.
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A hand-held labelling machine, comprising:
- a housing configured to carry a carrier web and a plurality of labels;
- a label delivery apparatus supported by the housing and configured to move the carrier web and the labels for delivery to individual articles;
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- a label applicator having a support member, a guide member, and a label support shelf comprising a support surface, the label applicator supported by the housing and configured to separate and deliver the labels from the carrier web to individual articles;
- wherein the guide member has a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member;
- and wherein the support shelf is pivotally carried by the support member at a first end for releasable engagement along a second end with the support member.
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A hand-held labelling machine, comprising:
- a housing configured to carry a carrier web and a plurality of labels;
- a label delivery apparatus supported by the housing and configured to move the carrier web and the labels for delivery to individual articles;
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- a label applicator supported by the housing and configured to deliver the labels from the carrier web to individual articles, the label applicator including a support member, a guide member, and a guide roller, the guide roller carried by the label applicator proximate the guide member;
- wherein the guide member is operative to separate the labels from the carrier web, and the guide member includes an application edge having a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member.
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A hand-held labelling machine, comprising:
- a housing configured to carry a carrier web and a plurality of labels;
- a label delivery apparatus supported by the housing and configured to move the carrier web and the labels for delivery to individual articles;
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- a label applicator supported by the housing and configured to deliver the labels from the carrier web to individual articles, the label applicator having a support member and a guide member;
- wherein the support member comprises a peel plate having a pair of side walls and a recess, the guide member comprises an insert piece carried by the support member along the recess, the guide member is operative to separate the labels from the carrier web, and the guide member includes an application edge having a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member.
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A hand-held labelling machine, comprising:
- a housing configured to carry a carrier web and a plurality of labels;
- a label delivery apparatus supported by the housing and configured to move the carrier web and the labels for delivery to individual articles;
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- a label applicator supported by the housing and configured to deliver the labels from the carrier web to individual articles, the label applicator having a support member and a guide member;
- wherein the guide member is formed from a low-friction material comprising polytetrafluoroethylene, the guide member is operative to separate the labels from the carrier web, and the guide member includes an application edge having a coefficient of friction with the carrier web which is less than the coefficient of friction of the support member.
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A label applicator mechanism, comprising:
- a support member configured to support a carrier web containing a plurality of adhesive-backed labels for delivery to articles;
- a guide member carried by the support member having an application edge over which the carrier web is drawn under tension to separate individual labels therefrom;
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- a guide roller carried by the support member adjacent to the guide member, the label and the carrier web configured to be received between the guide roller and the guide member upstream of the application edge;
- wherein the labels tend to eject adhesive onto the carrier web during storage and delivery, the guide member having a lower coefficient of contact friction with the carrier web than the support member to reduce adhesive gumming-up of the applicator mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.