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Separator for linerless labels

  • US 5,853,117 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1995
  • Issued: 12/29/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a separator having a pair of infeed rolls with a nip therebetween, a pair of outfeed rolls with a nip therebetween and located downstream of the pair of infeed rolls in a direction of travel of a web through the nips of said pairs of infeed and outfeed rolls, and a separating member downstream of said pair of infeed rolls and upstream of said pair of outfeed rolls, method of separating linerless labels forming said web wherein the web has a first surface that will not readily adhere to adhesive on a second surface thereof, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) advancing a leading portion of the web of linerless labels with the first surface not readily adherent to adhesive and said second surface having adhesive thereon on opposite sides of the web, through the nips of the infeed and outfeed pairs of rolls in a first downstream direction and past the separating member with the second surface having adhesive thereon facing away from the separating member as the web moves in the first downstream direction;

    (b) sensing timing marks on the web disposed along one of said surfaces thereof; and

    (c) sequentially separating the web into linerless labels by moving the separating member to engage the web in response to periodically sensing the timing marks.

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