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US 9,302,444 B1Granted
Label folding apparatus and methods for its use
AssigneeChicago Tag & Label, Inc.
InventorsF. Paul Valenti, Jr., Carl Opel, Daniel Hedger, John Cammarata, Mike English
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Abstract
A label folding apparatus and methods for its use are disclosed. Such a label folding apparatus comprises a label folding assembly and a label holding assembly, and may be used to fold a foldable label placed onto the label holding assembly.
Claims25
A label folding apparatus comprising:
- a label holding assembly, said label holding assembly comprising a first surface suitable for placing a label thereagainst, said label comprising a first portion and second portion;
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- a label folding assembly adjacent said label holding assembly, said label folding assembly comprising a label deflector and a label folding device attached thereto, said label deflector configured to temporarily engage with and then disengage from said second portion of said label, said label folding device configured to fold said second portion of said label onto said first portion of said label after said label deflector has disengaged from said second portion of said label.
A label folding apparatus comprising:
- a label folding assembly, said label folding assembly comprising a moveable carriage with a label deflector attached thereto;
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- a label holding assembly adjacent said label folding assembly, said label holding assembly comprising a first flat surface suitable for placing a label thereagainst, wherein said moveable carriage is moveable in relation to said label holding assembly while said label deflector remains stationary in relation to said moveable carriage, and wherein movement of said moveable carriage causes said label deflector to be brought into contact with said label.
A label folding apparatus comprising:
- a label folding assembly, said label folding assembly comprising a moveable carriage with a label folding device attached thereto, said label folding device comprising an elongated member, said elongated member being moveable between a first retracted configuration and a second extended configuration;
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- a label holding assembly adjacent said label folding assembly, said label holding assembly comprising a first flat surface suitable for placing a label thereagainst, wherein said moveable carriage is moveable in relation to said label holding assembly while said label folding device remains stationary in relation to said moveable carriage.
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