Machine for selectively cutting and gluing address labels

Claim 1

Machine for gluing address labels from address list bands and having feeding elements for moving said address list bands, said bands having transport holes on the lengthwise edges and having addresses printed across the band; said band having two or more lengthwise rows of addresses separated from each other across the band by spaces, and crosswise lines of two or more addresses, said crosswise lines of addresses being separated from each other along the band by spaces, means for cutting off the lengthwise edges after said address list band has moved a selected distance, means for cutting off address line strips after said lengthwise edgings have been cutoff, a track for receiving said line strips and means for detaching separate labels from said address line strips, means for applying glue to the bottom of the detached address label and means for pressing the glued label onto a surface, said feeding elements being mounted on feeding chains which are in turn mounted on a pair of endless tracks in vertical planes along the address list band, said endless tracks being positioned one at each side of said address list band; means for adjusting the length of the cut labels, the length adjusting means comprising a ratchet wheel, a plurality of ratchets of different lengths and means for placing a selected one of said ratchets in contact with said ratchet wheel; means for connecting the endless track for movement with said ratchet wheel, said ratchet wheel and endless track being moveable a selected amount by the one said ratchet to control the length of the label to be cut.