Device for dispensing pressuresensitive labels

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LABELS FROM A WEB HAVING A SERIES OF SEPARATELY DETACHABLE LABELS ADHERED THERETO ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING (A) A WEB SUPPORTING PLATE HAVING A FORWARD LABEL STRIPPING EDGE WHICH IS ADAPTED TO HAVE A WEB WHICH LABELS THEREON DRAWN THEREOVER AND THEREAROUND, (B) FEEDING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB SUPPORTING PLATE FOR MOVING THE WEB ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL ONTO SAID WEB SUPPORTING PLATE AND OVER AND AROUND SAID LABEL STRIPPING EDGE FOR SUCCESSIVELY STRIPPING THE LABELS FROM THE WEB AND FOR SUCCESSIVELY DELIVERING THE LABLES TO A DISPENSIBLE POSITION IN WHICH A PORTION OF EACH SUCCESSIVE LABEL IS STRIPPED FROM THE WEB AND PROJECTS FORWARDLY FROM SAID LABEL STRIPPING EDGE, (C) AN ACTUATOR ARM DISPOSED FORWARDLY OF SAID LABEL STRIPPING EDGE OF SAID WEB SUPPORTING PLATE AND EXTENDING INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF A LABEL BEING STRIPPED FROM THE WEB AND ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED THEREBY, SAID ACTUATOR ARM NORMALLY OCCUPYING A REARWARD POSITION TOWARD WHICH THE SAME IS BIASED AND BEING MOVABLE BY A LABEL BEING STRIPPED FROM THE WEB TO A FORWARD POSITION AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE HELD IN THIS FORWARD POSITION BY EACH LABEL IN THE DISPENSABLE POSITION AND AIDS IN MAINTAINING THE LABEL IN THE DISPENSABLE POSITION UNTIL THE LABLE IN REMOVED, SAID ACTUATOR ARM THEN RETURNING TO SAID REARWARD POSITION, AND (D) CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACTUATOR ARM AND SAID FEEDING MEANS AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR ARM TO SAID FORWARD POSITION FOR STOPPING SAID FEEDING MEANS AND OPERABLE UPON RETURN OF SAID ACTUATOR ARM TO SAID NORMAL REARWARD POSITION FOR ACTUATING SAID FEEDING MEANS.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LABELS FROM A WEB HAVING A SERIES OF SEPARATELY DETACHABLE LABELS ADHERED THERETO ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING (A) A WEB SUPPORTING PLATE HAVING A FORWARD LABEL STRIPPING EDGE WHICH IS ADAPTED TO HAVE A WEB WHICH LABELS THEREON DRAWN THEREOVER AND THEREAROUND, (B) FEEDING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB SUPPORTING PLATE FOR MOVING THE WEB ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL ONTO SAID WEB SUPPORTING PLATE AND OVER AND AROUND SAID LABEL STRIPPING EDGE FOR SUCCESSIVELY STRIPPING THE LABELS FROM THE WEB AND FOR SUCCESSIVELY DELIVERING THE LABLES TO A DISPENSIBLE POSITION IN WHICH A PORTION OF EACH SUCCESSIVE LABEL IS STRIPPED FROM THE WEB AND PROJECTS FORWARDLY FROM SAID LABEL STRIPPING EDGE, (C) AN ACTUATOR ARM DISPOSED FORWARDLY OF SAID LABEL STRIPPING EDGE OF SAID WEB SUPPORTING PLATE AND EXTENDING INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF A LABEL BEING STRIPPED FROM THE WEB AND ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED THEREBY, SAID ACTUATOR ARM NORMALLY OCCUPYING A REARWARD POSITION TOWARD WHICH THE SAME IS BIASED AND BEING MOVABLE BY A LABEL BEING STRIPPED FROM THE WEB TO A FORWARD POSITION AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE HELD IN THIS FORWARD POSITION BY EACH LABEL IN THE DISPENSABLE POSITION AND AIDS IN MAINTAINING THE LABEL IN THE DISPENSABLE POSITION UNTIL THE LABLE IN REMOVED, SAID ACTUATOR ARM THEN RETURNING TO SAID REARWARD POSITION, AND (D) CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACTUATOR ARM AND SAID FEEDING MEANS AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR ARM TO SAID FORWARD POSITION FOR STOPPING SAID FEEDING MEANS AND OPERABLE UPON RETURN OF SAID ACTUATOR ARM TO SAID NORMAL REARWARD POSITION FOR ACTUATING SAID FEEDING MEANS.