Label applicator system with a peel inhibiting apparatus for RFID labels
First Claim
1. A peel inhibiting apparatus for inhibiting peeling of labels from a web, said apparatus comprising:
- a peeling edge configured to separate said labels from said web when said web is pulled across said edge; and
a peel inhibiting device configured to combine with said peeling edge to form a peel inhibiting surface, said peel inhibiting surface configured to prevent said labels from separating from said web when said web is pulled across said edge.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for inhibiting the peeling of labels from a web is disclosed. A web with a plurality of labels is pulled towards a peeling edge. An antenna examines at least one of the labels. Based at least in part on the antenna'"'"'s examination of at least one label, one or more of a peel inhibiting device and a peeling edge is moved towards or away from the other. The combination of the edge and device forms a rounded surface over which the web and labels are pulled. As the web and label(s) pass across the combination of the edge and device, the separation of at least one of the labels from the web is inhibited.
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20 Claims
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1. A peel inhibiting apparatus for inhibiting peeling of labels from a web, said apparatus comprising:
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a peeling edge configured to separate said labels from said web when said web is pulled across said edge; and
a peel inhibiting device configured to combine with said peeling edge to form a peel inhibiting surface, said peel inhibiting surface configured to prevent said labels from separating from said web when said web is pulled across said edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for inhibiting peeling of one or more labels from a web, said method comprising:
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pulling said web towards a peeling edge, said web including a plurality of said labels adhered to said web; and
inhibiting separation of one or more of said labels from said web by forming a peel inhibiting surface at said peeling edge. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for applying labels, said system comprising:
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an antenna configured to examine at least one of said labels adhered to a web for proper encoding; and
a peel inhibit apparatus configured to separate properly encoded labels from said web and to prevent improperly encoded labels from said web based on an examination of said labels by said antenna, said peel inhibit apparatus including a peel inhibiting device and a peeling edge, wherein at least one of said device and said edge is configured to move towards the other in order create a rounded surface capable of preventing properly encoded labels from separating from said web. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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