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Linerless label applicator

  • US 5,531,853 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1994
  • Issued: 07/02/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An applicator for applying to an article a linerless label having an adhesive exposed along one side thereof, comprising:

  • a label feed device including a pair of nip rollers having a plurality of circumferentially extending, axially spaced grooves forming circumferentially extending, axially spaced ribs along the outer surfaces of said rollers for engaging and displacing the label in a downstream direction upon rotation of said rollers, the ribs of one of said rollers having circumferentially extending plasma-coated surfaces for engaging at least the side of the label having the exposed adhesive;

    a plurality of feed fingers disposed along at least the side of the web of labels having the exposed adhesive and located within the grooves of said one roller for engagement with and to facilitate transport of the web through the rolls; and

    an applicator head for applying the label to the article.

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