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US 8,708,018 B2Granted
Arrangements and methods for applying a label to a moving object
AssigneeBooth Manufactruring Company
InventorsAndrew E. Boulay, Edgar L. Shepherd, Steven Todd Hampson, Stephen Barrett Morris, James Joseph Glaser, Donald Ray Tinsley, Stephen J. Selzer
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Abstract
The present application describes an arrangement for applying a label to the periphery of a moving object. The arrangement may include an initial label dispensing an application station, a label tacking station, and a label wrapping station. Associated methods are also described.
Claims17
A system for the application of a label to the outer periphery of a moving object, the system comprising:
- an initial label dispensing and application station, said station constructed and arranged to dispense a label and apply a first portion of the label to the peripheral surface of the moving object;
- a label tacking station, the label tacking station constructed and arranged to cause a second portion of the label to become adhered to an additional portion of the peripheral surface of the moving object;
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- a label wrapping station, the label wrapping station constructed and arranged to cause a third portion of the label to become adhered to a further additional portion of the peripheral surface of the moving object;
- wherein the wrapping station comprises a wrapping block constructed and arranged to be pivoted about at least a portion of the outer periphery of the moving object by a cam follower in a track, and wherein the label tacking station is downstream from the initial label dispensing and application station, and the label wrapping station is downstream from the label tacking station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.