Hand operated labeler

Claim 2

A LABELING TOOL INCLUDING A BODY A MANUALLY ENGAGEMENT ACTUATING MEMBER PIVOTALLLY ATTACHED TO SAID BODY A PRINT HEAD INCLUDING TYPE CHARACTERS, INKING MEANS CARRIED IN SAID BODY FOR INKING SAID TYPE CHARACTERS, MEANS OPERATIVVELY CONNECTING SAID ACTUATING MEMBER TO SAID INKING MEANS TO EFFECT INKING OF SAID TYPE CHARACTERS WITH THE PIVOTING OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER, SAID ACTUATING MEMBER INCLUDINKING MEANS TO EFFECT INKING OF OPPOSED DETENT RECEIVING NOTCHES THEREIN, SAID PRINT HEAD INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSED PARALLEL ARMS EACH INCLUDING A DETENT EXTENDING THEREFORM TO COOPERATIVELY ENGAGE RESPECTIVELY ONE OF SAID NOTCHES, RESILIENT MEANS FOR BBIASING EACH ARM TO ENGAGE EACH DETENT IN THE RESPCTIVE NOTCH, AND TUBULAR MEANS JOINED TO THE DISTAL ENDS OF SAID ARMS FOR EFFECTING MANUAL DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID DETENTS.

Claim 3

A labeling tool including a body, a manually engageable actuating member pivotally attached to said body, printing means secured to said actuating member and including a pair of separated indicia producing members, and inking means removably and resiliently secured to said body, said inking means including a pair of inking rollers, and means guiding each of said rollers for respectively engaging only a selected one of said indicia producing members, said inking means further including a bail member operatively connected to said actuating member for engaging said inking rollers and said printing means upon movement of said actuating member.

Claim 4

A labeling tool including a body, a manually engageable actuating member pivotally attached to said body, printing means secured to said actuating member and including a pair of separated indicia producing members, and inking means removably and resiliently secured to said body, said inking means including a pair of inking rollers, and means guiding each of said rollers for respectively engaging only a selected one of said indicia producing members, said inking means further including a bail member operatively connected to said actuating member for engaging said inking rollers and said printing means upon movement of said actuating member.

Claim 5

The labeling tool of claim 2, further including a clip bracket pivotally secured to said bail member and engaging clip receiving means on said body to releasably retain said bail member on said body.

Claim 6

The labeling tool of claim 3, said inking means further including first resilient means secured between said bail member and said clip bracket to urge said bail member toward said printing means.

Claim 7

The labeling tool of claim 3, further including manual tab means extending from said clip bracket and said bail member to facilitate removal and replacement of said inking means on said body.

Claim 8

The labeling tool of claim 3, said inking means further including a roller carrier pivotally secured to said bail member with a pivot axis parallel to the pivot axis of said clip bracket, said inking rollers releasably secured to said roller carrier.

Claim 9

The labeling tool of claim 6, said inking means including second resilient means secured between said bail member and said roller carrier to urge said roller carrier toward said printing means.

Claim 10

The labeling tool of claim 6, said bail member including a pair of cam arms extending therefrom, and at least one cam actuating pin secured to said actuating member and engaging said cam arms upon pivotting of said actuating member in a first direction to rotate said bail member away from said printing means.

Claim 11

The labeling tool of claim 8, said bail member including a web parallel to said pivot axis of said clip bracket, and said cam arms extend normal to said web.

Claim 12

The labeling tool of claim 9, wherein said cam arms are medial to said clip bracket and said roller carrier.

Claim 13

The labeling tool of claim 8, wherein said roller carrier includes spaced apart carrier arms parallel to said cam arms, each of said carrier arms including a projection extending therefrom.

Claim 14

The labeling tool of claim 11, wherein said actuating member includes spaced apart side walls coplanar with said carrier arms, and said printing means is secured within said side walls.

Claim 15

The labeling tool of claim 12, wherein the lower edges of said side walls are contoured in cam-like fashion, said carrier arm projections slidably engaging said lower edges of said side walls.

Claim 16

The labeling tool of claim 13, wherein sliding engagement of said carrier arm projections and said side wall lower edges causes selected rollers to engage predetermined portions of said printing means.

Claim 17

A labeling tool comprising a body, an actuating member pivotally attached to said body, printing means for imprinting a continuous strip, rotary means for sequentially advancing said strip through said tool, said rotary means including a wheel pivotally secured within said body and having circumferentially spaced ratchet teeth therein, and brake means operatively connected to said rotary means for selectively and sequentially immobilizing said continuous strip, said brake means including a first roller engaging said continuous strip, a brake member pivotally secured in said body for engaging said first roller and clasping said continuous strip therebetween, said brake member including a detent extending normally therefrom to operatively engage said ratchet teeth in said wheel and disengage said first roller.

Claim 18

A labeling tool comprising a body, an actuating member pivotally attached to said body, printing means for imprinting a continuous strip, rotary means for sequentially advancing said strip through said tool, said rotary means including a wheel pivotally secured within said body and having circumferentially spaced ratchet teeth therein, and brake means operatively connected to said rotary means for selectively and sequentially immobilizing said continuous strip, said brake means including a first roller engaging said continuous strip, a brake member pivotally secured in said body for engaging said first roller and clasping said continuous strip therebetween, said brake member including a detent extending normally therefrom to operatively engage said ratchet teeth in said wheel and disengage said first roller.

Claim 19

The labeling tool of claim 15, further including resilient means urging said brake member to engage said first roller.

Claim 20

The labeling tool of claim 16, wherein said brake member is secured to a panel pivotally secured to said body with a latch, said resilient means also urging said panel away from said body to facilitate operation of said latch.

Claim 21

A labeling tool comprising a body, an actuating member pivotally attached to said body, printing means for imprinting a continuous strip, rotary means for sequentially advancing said strip through said tool, said rotary means including a wheel pivotally secured within said body and having circumferentially spaced ratchet teeth therein, brake means operatively connected to said rotary means for selectively and sequentially immobilizing said continuous strip, said brake means including a first roller engaging said continuous strip, a brake member pivotally secured in said body for engaging said first roller and clasping said continuous strip therebetween, said brake member including a detent extending normally therefrom to operatively engage said ratchet teeth in said wheel and disengage said first roller, and resilient means urging said brake member, said detent operatively engaging said rotary means to pivot said brake member and disengage said first roller, said rotarY means including a wheel pivotally secured within said body and having circumferentially spaced ratchet teeth therein for engaging said detent, and said first roller is parallel to the pivot axis of said wheel.

Claim 22

A labeling tool comprising a body, an actuating member pivotally attached to said body, printing means for imprinting a continuous strip, rotary means for sequentially advancing said strip through said tool, said rotary means including a wheel pivotally secured within said body and having circumferentially spaced ratchet teeth therein, brake means operatively connected to said rotary means for selectively and sequentially immobilizing said continuous strip, said brake means including a first roller engaging said continuous strip, a brake member pivotally secured in said body for engaging said first roller and clasping said continuous strip therebetween, said brake member including a detent extending normally therefrom to operatively engage said ratchet teeth in said wheel and disengage said first roller, and resilient means urging said brake member, said detent operatively engaging said rotary means to pivot said brake member and disengage said first roller, said rotarY means including a wheel pivotally secured within said body and having circumferentially spaced ratchet teeth therein for engaging said detent, and said first roller is parallel to the pivot axis of said wheel.

Claim 23

The labeling tool of claim 18, wherein said continuous strip passes from said first roller to said printing means, thence to said wheel, said wheel operatively drawing said strip through said tool and releasing said brake means upon pivotal motion of said actuating member in a first direction.

Claim 24

The labeling tool of claim 19 wherein said printing means is secured to said actuating member, said printing means striking and imprinting said continuous strip upon pivotal motion of said actuating member in a second direction.

Claim 25

The labeling tool of claim 20 wherein said detent prevents rotation of said wheel upon pivotal motion of said actuating member in said second direction.

Claim 26

The labeling tool of claim 21, wherein the pivot axis of said actuating member is parallel to said pivot axis of said wheel.