Label applicator belt system

A method of applying labels onto articles using a system including a first assembly of a first belt extending about a first collection of rollers, a second assembly of a second belt extending about a second collection of rollers, the first and second assemblies arranged such that a portion of the first belt and a portion of the second belt are aligned with one another to define an article receiving lane extending in an arcuate fashion, the method comprising:

• initially adhering a label onto an outer surface of an article to receive the label;
• moving the first belt about the first collection of rollers and moving the second belt about the second collection of rollers such that the first and second belts are generally displaced alongside one another within the lane;
• introducing the article and label initially adhered thereto at a first location in the lane such that the first and second belts contact and transport the article and label to a second location in the lane, the second location being located downstream of the first location, whereby as the article is transported from the first location to the second location, the label is fully contacted with and applied onto the article.

A method of applying labels onto articles using a system including a first assembly of a first belt extending about a first collection of rollers, a second assembly of a second belt extending about a second collection of rollers, the first and second assemblies arranged such that a portion of the first belt and a portion of the second belt are aligned with one another to define an article receiving lane having a zig-zag configuration, the method comprising:

• initially adhering a label onto an outer surface of an article to receive the label;
• moving the first belt about the first collection of rollers and moving the second belt about the second collection of rollers such that the first and second belts are generally displaced alongside one another within the lane;
• introducing the article and label initially adhered thereto at a first location in the lane such that the first and second belts contact and transport the article and label to a second location in the lane, the second location being located downstream of the first location, whereby as the article is transported from the first location to the second location, the label is fully contacted with and applied onto the article.