Labeling machine

Claim 1

A LABELING MACHINE COMPRISING A FRAMEWORK, A SUPPLY REEL ON SAID FRAMEWORK FOR HOLDING A ROLLED UP STRIP OF LABELS, FEED MEANS ON SAID FRAMEWORK FOR FEEDING SAID STRIP FROM SAID REEL IN A LONGITUDINAL PATH, INDEXING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FEED MEANS TO INTERMITTENTLY HALT THE OPERATION OF SAID FEED MEANS, ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FEED MEANS TO INTERMITTENTLY ACTUATE SAID FEED MEANS, AN IMPRINTING MEANS ON SAID FRAMEWORK TO INTERMITTENTLY APPLY INDICIA TO SAID STRIP AS IT MOVES FROM SAID REEL, SAID IMPRINTING MEANS BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FEED MEANS AND INDEXING MEANS TO APPLY SAID INDICIA AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS ALONG SAID STRIP AS DETERMINED BY SAID FEED MEANS AND INDEXING MEANS, A SEVERING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FEED MEANS AND INDEXING MEANS TO SEVER A LABEL FROM SAID STRIP AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS DETERMINED BY SAID FEED MEANS AND INDEXING MEANS, A LABEL-APPLYING MEANS ON SAID FRAMEWORK, CONVEYING MEANS FOR CONVEYING A SEVERED LABEL TO SAID LABEL-APPLYING MEANS, AND DELIVERY MEANS ON SAID FRAMEWORK FOR DELIVERING ARTICLES TO BE LABELED TO SAID LABEL-APPLYING MEANS, SAID LABELAPPLYING MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO ROTATE SAID ARTICLES IN SURFACE CONTACT WITH SAID LABELS WHEREBY, WHEN THE ADJACENT SURFACE OF A LABEL IS ADHESIVE, IT WILL ADHERE TO THE SURFACE OF A CORRESPONDING ARTICLE.