Labelling system

• US 4,454,180 A
• Filed: 03/15/1982
• Issued: 06/12/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Universal Product Labeler Company
• Original Assignee: Universal Product Labeler Company
• Inventors: La Mers, Herbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Wityshyn, Michael G.
• Application Number:
  US06/357,921
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 156/252, 156/253, 156/267, 156/268, 156/541, 156/DIG. 33, 40/2 R, 428/42, 428/136, 428/138, 428/352, 283/81
• US Class Current: 428/42.3
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 9/0006 Removing backing sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 9/1884 the suction means being a movable vacuum arm or pad
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 9/36 Wipers; Pressers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/023 Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0267 die cut
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1056 Perforating lamina
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24314 Slit or elongated
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24331 including nonapertured component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2839 with release or antistick coating

Abstract

An elongated label strip suitable for use with motor driven first and second sprocket rollers for sequentially delivering labels to a mechanism operable to apply each delivered label to an object conveyed therepast. The label strip includes first and second elongated carrier strip portions positioned parallel to and closely spaced from one another to define a separation line between adjacent edges. Each carrier strip portion defines a plurality of uniformly spaced cuts therein aligned parallel to the separation line for cooperatively receiving the sprockets of one of said rollers. A multiplicity of labels is carried by and spaced along the carrier strip portions with each label being releasably adhered to both the first and second carrier strip portions so as to bridge the separation line therebetween.

Claims

1. An elongated label strip suitable for use with motor driven first and second sprocket rollers for sequentially delivering labels to a mechanism operable to apply each delivered label to an object conveyed therepast, said label strip comprising:

first and second elongated carrier strip portions, each having first and second elongated edges, said carrier strip portions being positioned parallel to and closely spaced from one another to define a separation line between adjacent edges of said respective carrier strip portions;

said first carrier strip portion defining a plurality of uniformly spaced cuts therein aligned parallel to said separation line for cooperatively receiving the sprockets of said first roller;

said second carrier strip portion defining a plurality of uniformly spaced cuts therein aligned parallel to said separation line for cooperatively receiving the sprockets of said second roller; and

a multiplicity of labels carried by and spaced along said carrier strip portions with each label being releasably adhered to both said first and second carrier strip portions so as to bridge said separation line therebetween.

2. The label strip of claim 1 wherein each of said uniformly spaced cuts in said first carrier strip portion comprises a thin slit elongated in a direction parallel to said separation line for cooperatively receiving a thin sprocket carried by said first roller;

and wherein

each of said uniformly spaced cuts in said second carrier strip portion comprises a thin slit elongated in a direction parallel to said separation line for cooperatively receiving a thin sprocket carried by said second roller.

3. The label strip of claim 1 including a matrix of the same material as said labels substantially surrounding said labels and adhered to both said first and second carrier strip portions.

4. The label strip of claim 3 wherein said matrix is comprised of first and second parallel matrix portions spaced by a separation slit.