EP0506257A1
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Method and apparatus for peeling a releasable sheet from an adhesive label
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1992-03-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-03-12
Abstract
Abstract After an operator places a label made in a recording device into a slot of, for example, a lettering pen, the operator rotates the lettering pen so as to bend the label causing an image receiving tape portion of the label to face itself, with the lettering pen therebetween. The operator then grasps one end of the label and moves the lettering pen away from the grasped end so as to remove the label from the slot of the lettering pen. This causes a portion of a releasable sheet portion of the label to be separated from the image receiving tape portion of the label. Instead of rotating the lettering pen, the label can be bent around two members forming a slot. A kit including the slotted pen and a tape printer can also be provided, or a slot-defining element can be mounted on a main body of the tape printer.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukihito C/O Brother Kogyo K.K. Takagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:29
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43K; B43K29/00; B43K29/18; B29; B29C; B29C63/00; B29C63/0004; B29C63/0013; B65; B65C; B65C9/00; B65C9/0006; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/11; Y10T156/1168; Y10T156/1195; Y10T156/19; Y10T156/1994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of removing a releasable sheet from an adhesive layer of a label, said label being comprised of a tape base having the adhesive layer and the releasable sheet adhered to the adhesive layer, comprising the steps of: inserting the label into an opening formed by first and second members arranged more than a thickness of the label apart so that the first member is adjacent to the tape base, and the second member is adjacent to the releasable sheet; confronting one end portion of the label with an opposite end portion of the label by rotating the second member about the first member so that the label bends; and moving one end of the label relative to the first and second members until the label is removed from the opening so that a space forms between a portion of the releasable sheet and the adhesive layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of claim 1, wherein either said one end of the label is held stationary while said first and second members are moved away from said one end or, said first and second members are held stationary while said one end is moved away from said first and second members or, said one end and said first and second members are moved in opposite directions after bending said label.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
186 words
A method of removing a releasable sheet from an adhesive layer of a label, said label being comprised of a tape base having the adhesive layer on one side of said tape base and the releasable sheet adhered to the adhesive layer, comprising the steps of: inserting the label between first and second members so that the first member is adjacent to the tape base and the second member is adjacent to the releasable sheet; bending the label around said first member so that the tape base confronts itself with first and second opposite end portions of said label pointing in a same direction, wherein said first label end portion extends from between said first and second members, and said second label end portion extends adjacent to said first member and not adjacent to said second member; and moving said second label end portion relative to the first and second members until the label is removed from between said first and second members so that a space forms between a portion of said releasable sheet adjacent to said first label end portion and said adhesive layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of bending said label around said first member includes rotating said second member about said first member to bend said label.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
44 words
The method according to any preceding claim, wherein said label is inserted between said first and second members until said first and second members are located adjacent to a central portion of said label, whereby bending said label causes said label to be U-shaped.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
37 words
The method according to any preceding claim, wherein said first and second members are located on opposite sides of a slot in a lettering pen, said slot having a width greater than a thickness of said label.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
63 words
The method according to any preceding claim, wherein said tape base is biased to curve in one direction, and the steps of bending said label and removing said label from the opening causes the portion of the releasable sheet which is spaced from the tape base to be biased to curve in a direction opposite from the direction which the tape base curves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
110 words
A label tape printing kit comprising: a tape printer including means for forming characters on a tape base, and means for outputting a label tape comprising said tape base having characters formed thereon, an adhesive layer on said tape base, and a releasable sheet adhered to said adhesive layer, said label tape having a thickness and a width; and an element having a slot, said slot being able to accommodate the label tape width, and having a width greater than the label tape thickness, so that the label tape can be inserted into and bent by said slot to aid in removal of the releasable sheet from the adhesive layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The label tape printing kit of claim 8, wherein said element is a lettering pen containing said slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The label tape printing kit of claim 8, wherein said element is attached to a body of said tape printer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
The label tape printing kit of claim 10, wherein said element includes a member having first and second ends, said member spaced from a main body of said tape printer by a distance greater than the label tape thickness, and having a length greater than the label tape width, at least one of said first and second ends of said member being attached to the main body of said tape printer.
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