Method and apparatus for production of labels
AssigneePittsfield Weaving Co., Inc.
InventorsFrederick Bleckmann, Gilbert A. Bleckmann
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for producing individual folded labels from a ribbon of labels designed to satisfy the aforementioned needs. The label is formed by first providing a ribbon of labels with at least one folded over portion and then subjecting the folded ribbon to heat and pressure to set the fold. The folded pressed ribbon is then subdividing into individual labels. In an alternative embodiment, the folded and pressed ribbon can be rerolled and shipped to an end user for use in an auto-sewing device. The present invention further includes an apparatus for carrying out this method and a finished label.
Claims17
A method for producing individual folded labels from a polyester ribbon of labels, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a ribbon of labels containing a woven logo or text with at least one folded over portion to result in a folded ribbon;
- (b) subjecting the folded ribbon to sufficient heat and pressure during a continuous, uninterrupted linear advance, to set the fold;
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- (c) ultrasonically subdividing the ribbon into individual folded labels having cut edges, wherein the cut edges are sealed and bonded together.
A label-making apparatus comprising:
- (a) a dispenser for a ribbon of labels;
- (b) a folding station positioned adjacent the dispenser, said folding station providing the ribbon of labels with at least one folded over portion;
- (c) a press station positioned adjacent said folding station, said press station including a heated platen for providing pressure and heat to the ribbon,
- (d) a mechanism for continuous, uninterrupted linear advance of the ribbon from the dispenser through the folding station and the press station;
- (e) a cutting station position adjacent the press station, said cutting station including ultrasonic means for subdividing an individual label from said ribbon and a knife time delay;
- (f) a sensor for controlling a length of ribbon between the press station and the cutting station;
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- (g) an indexing mechanism positioned between the press station and the cutting station and in communication with a sensor for advancing the ribbon to the cutting station and for providing proper spacing between a cut-edge and a logo on the label.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.