Apparatus for applying foil labels to containers
First Claim
1. In an apparatus for applying to a container labels having a plurality of points, comprising a rotating support, a rotating element on said support for picking up a foil label from a supply and for moving said label with a point thereof projecting horizontally and another point projecting vertically, first means for folding over said horizontally projecting point as said rotating pickup element carries said label past a folding station, and a rotating gripper element receiving said label from said pickup element and gripping it where folded over, the improvement which comprises a second means for folding over said vertically projecting point after said pickup element picks up said label from said supply, whereby a more neat wrap will be produced when said label is applied to a container to be wrapped thereabout.
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Abstract
A known apparatus for applying diagonal labels to the necks of bottles, and comprising a rotating support carrying a rotating element for picking up a label from a supply, and first means for folding over the leading horizontally projecting point of the label so as to reenforce it and eliminate tearing during pickup by a gripper element which will ultimately pass it along to the bottle, is modified as follows: a second folding means is provided, partially concentrically arranged on the rotating support, to bend down and then fold a full 180° C the top label point so it will produce a neat wrap around the container. The first folding means can also be concentrically arranged on the rotating support.
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- 1. In an apparatus for applying to a container labels having a plurality of points, comprising a rotating support, a rotating element on said support for picking up a foil label from a supply and for moving said label with a point thereof projecting horizontally and another point projecting vertically, first means for folding over said horizontally projecting point as said rotating pickup element carries said label past a folding station, and a rotating gripper element receiving said label from said pickup element and gripping it where folded over, the improvement which comprises a second means for folding over said vertically projecting point after said pickup element picks up said label from said supply, whereby a more neat wrap will be produced when said label is applied to a container to be wrapped thereabout.
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