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Labeler and method

  • US 20020059984A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2001
  • Published: 05/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1994
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for printing on composite webs of labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the apparatus comprising:

  • a housing, a print head disposed in the housing, a platen roll cooperable with the print head, means for selectively mounting rolls of composite webs of different widths, a keyboard disposed at a rear portion of the housing, a delaminator disposed adjacent the print head for delaminating printed labels from the carrier web, an applicator disposed at a front portion of the housing adjacent the print head for applying delaminated labels, the housing having a movable housing section, means for pivotally mounting the housing section adjacent the keyboard for movement between open and closed positions, wherein a roll of a composite web can be loaded onto mounting means when the housing section is in its open position, a scanner mounted on the housing section, a feed roller for advancing the carrier web, means for providing a path for the composite web from the roll to between the print head and platen roll, about the delaminator to the feed roller and to a position outside the housing, and means drivingly coupled to the platen roll and to the feed roller for driving the feed roller at a peripheral speed slightly greater than the peripheral speed of the platen roll.

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