Label cut-off actuating device

Claim 1

A LABEL CUT-OFF DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME, A SUPPORT AND GUIDE MEANS ON SAID FRAME FOR A LINEARLY MOVABLE RIBBON OF LABELS HAVING LINEARLY-SPACED SLOTS THEREIN TO DEFINE THE EDGES OF THE LABELS, SAID SUPPORT AND GUIDE MEANS BEING OPERATIVELY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO A CARRIAGE FIXEDLY POSITIONED BENEATH THE PATH OF SAID RIBBON DURING THE CUT-OFF OPERATION, A FINGER MOVABLY CONNECTED TO SAID CARRIAGE AND ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE SLOTS OF SAID RIBBON, SAID FINGER BEING PIVOTALLY AND LINEARLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID CARRIAGE WHEREBY SAID FINGER MAY MOVE LINEARLY WITH SAID RIBBON WHEN SAID FINGER IS ENGAGED IN ONE OF SAID SLOTS AND MAY BE PIVOTALLY REMOVED FROM THE SLOT, BIASING MEANS URGING SAID FINGER TOWARD SAID RIBBON AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SLOT, CONTROL MEANS TO MOMENTARILY PIVOT SAID FINGER OUT OF THE SLOT, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID CONTROL MEANS, NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH MEANS ON SAID CARRIAGE, ENGAGEMENT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FINGER AND NORMALLY CLOSING SAID SWITCH MEANS, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS AWAY FROM SAID SWITCH MEANS UPON PREDETERMINED LINEAR MOVEMENT OF SAID FINGER WHEREBY SAID SWITCH MEANS IS PERMITTED TO OPEN, MEANS RETURNING SAID FINGER INTO A POSITION WHERE SAID FINGER MAY BE AGAIN ENGAGED WITH A SLOT, FEED ROLLS FOR MOVING SAID RIBBON LINEARLY, DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID FEED ROLLS, ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID DRIVE MEANS, SAID SWITCH MEANS BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS TO DEACTIVATE SAID DRIVE MEANS, AND A KNIFE FOR SEVERING THE LABELS OF SAID RIBBON FROM EACH OTHER, SAID KNIFE BEING ACTUATABLE IN TIMED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FEED ROLLS.