US3243329A
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Label applying machine
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-30
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Granted: 1966-03-29
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Expires: 1982-04-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John M Anderegg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:23
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C9/00; B65C9/26; B65C9/36; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1744; Y10T156/1776; Y10T156/1778; Y10T156/178
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A LABEL APPLYING MACHINE FOR ATTACHING AT LEAST ONE LABEL TO THE TRAILING END WALL OF A CASE IN AN ASSEMBLY LINE OF CASES, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING A SUPPORTING ARM MOUNTED ABOVE THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT ONE END THEREOF FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL RAISED POSITION AND A LOWERED LABEL APPLYING POSITION, A LABEL APPLICATION PAD ASSEMBLY PIVOTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID ARM AND HAVING MEANS FOR BECOMING DISENGAGED FROM A LABEL CARRIED THEREBY UPON MOVEMENT FROM THE LABEL APPLYING POSITION, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID ARM FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSE TO THE ASSEMBLY LINE BETWEENAN "IN" POSITION ALIGNED WITH A PORTION OF THE END WALL OF THE CASE AND AN "OUT" POSITION IN WHICH SAID APPLICATOR PAD ASSEMBLY OVERLIES A LABEL LOADING STATION, SAID APPLICATOR PAD ASSEMBLY HAVING MEANS FOR POSITIVELY PICKING UP A LABELAT SAID LABEL LOADING STATION IN RESPONSE TO INITIAL SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID SUPPORTING ARM, A ROTATING GLUE ROLLER TO THE SIDE OF SAID LABEL LOADING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A LABEL APPLYING MACHINE FOR ATTACHING AT LEAST ONE LABEL TO THE TRAILING END WALL OF A CASE IN AN ASSEMBLY LINE OF CASES, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING A SUPPORTING ARM MOUNTED ABOVE THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT ONE END THEREOF FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL RAISED POSITION AND A LOWERED LABEL APPLYING POSITION, A LABEL APPLICATION PAD ASSEMBLY PIVOTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID ARM AND HAVING MEANS FOR BECOMING DISENGAGED FROM A LABEL CARRIED THEREBY UPON MOVEMENT FROM THE LABEL APPLYING POSITION, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID ARM FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSE TO THE ASSEMBLY LINE BETWEENAN "IN" POSITION ALIGNED WITH A PORTION OF THE END WALL OF THE CASE AND AN "OUT" POSITION IN WHICH SAID APPLICATOR PAD ASSEMBLY OVERLIES A LABEL LOADING STATION, SAID APPLICATOR PAD ASSEMBLY HAVING MEANS FOR POSITIVELY PICKING UP A LABELAT SAID LABEL LOADING STATION IN RESPONSE TO INITIAL SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID SUPPORTING ARM, A ROTATING GLUE ROLLER TO THE SIDE OF SAID LABEL LOADING
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