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US3966534A
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Letterpress printing machine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-01-30
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Granted: 1976-06-29
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Expires: 1994-01-30
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus used, inter alia, for the production of printed labels employing self-adhesive stock mounted on a backing sheet. The labels are chosen as regards content or layout and as regards width by the user, the apparatus being capable of producing labels of any kind. The blank stock is fed through a printing device and thereafter through a rotary die-cutter. The printed and die-cut stock is then fed to a location at which the backing sheet supporting the printed labels are separated from the waste paper. At said location, an abrupt change of direction in the path of travel is imparted to the backing sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith Mason Oddy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:37
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/02; B41K3/12; B41K3/14; B31; B31D; B31D1/00; B31D1/02; B31D1/021; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/108; Y10T156/1082; Y10T156/1084; Y10T156/1087; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/137
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
369 words
A rotary letterpress label making machine for making labels from a laminated strip formed of a paper web and a cover web in superposed relation with the side of the paper web facing the cover web coated with adhesive while the other side of the paper web is uncoated, said machine comprising: a. a frame through which the strip moves from a supply reel; b. rotary printing means in the frame operable for printing label matter in discrete label regions on the uncoated side of the paper web; c. die cutting means in the frame operable for cutting through the paper web only and along lines which form closed paths about the label regions to separate the paper web into a continuous waste matrix and discrete label elements; d. means driving said printing means and die cutting means in synchronism; e. a support member engaging the cover web side of the strip along a region extending transversely of the strip downstream from the die cutting means and forming a deviating region wherein the cover web and the printed labels thereon is separated from the waste matrix of the paper web; f. a first guide means engaging the uncoated side of said paper web near said region and guiding the waste matrix in a first direction away from said deviating region; g. a second guide means spaced downstream from said first guide means engaging the label side of said cover web and guiding the cover web with the labels thereon away from said deviating region in a second direction, said first and second directions diverging in respectively opposite senses from the path of the strip from said die cutting means to said deviating region; and h. first and second wind-up means in the frame engaging the matrix and the cover web respectively and driven for reeling up the matrix and the cover web simultaneously while holding the matrix and cover web taut between the die cutting means and the wind-up means, said second guide means being spaced from said deviating region in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said strip to prevent the said first guide means for engaging the said label elements and thereby damaging the printing thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
369 words
A rotary letterpress label making machine for making labels from a laminated strip formed of a paper web and a cover web in superposed relation with the side of the paper web facing the cover web coated with adhesive while the other side of the paper web is uncoated, said machine comprising: a. a frame through which the strip moves from a supply reel; b. rotary printing means in the frame operable for printing label matter in discrete label regions on the uncoated side of the paper web; c. die cutting means in the frame operable for cutting through the paper web only and along lines which form closed paths about the label regions to separate the paper web into a continuous waste matrix and discrete label elements; d. means driving said printing means and die cutting means in synchronism; e. a support member engaging the cover web side of the strip along a region extending transversely of the strip downstream from the die cutting means and forming a deviating region wherein the cover web and the printed labels thereon is separated from the waste matrix of the paper web; f. a first guide means engaging the uncoated side of said paper web near said region and guiding the waste matrix in a first direction away from said deviating region; g. a second guide means spaced downstream from said first guide means engaging the label side of said cover web and guiding the cover web with the labels thereon away from said deviating region in a second direction, said first and second directions diverging in respectively opposite senses from the path of the strip from said die cutting means to said deviating region; and h. first and second wind-up means in the frame engaging the matrix and the cover web respectively and driven for reeling up the matrix and the cover web simultaneously while holding the matrix and cover web taut between the die cutting means and the wind-up means, said second guide means being spaced from said deviating region in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said strip to prevent the said first guide means for engaging the said label elements and thereby damaging the printing thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A machine according to claim 1 in which said die cutting means is spaced from said printing means in the direction of movement of the strip in the frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A machine according to claim 2 in which said support member comprises plate means extending away from said die cutting means in the direction of said path and having an angular region remote from said die cutting means extending at right angles to said path and forming said deviating region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A machine according to claim 2 in which said support member comprises plate means extending away from said die cutting means in the direction of said path and having an angular portion remote from said die cutting means extending at right angles to said path and forming said deviating region, said first guide means comprising a rotatable roller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
A machine according to claim 2 in which said support member comprises plate means extending away from said die cutting means in the direction of said path and having an angular region remote from said die cutting means extending at right angles to said path and forming said deviating region, said first guide means comprising a curved plate having a surface convex toward the path taken by the strip upstream from said deviating region and substantially tangent to the strip moving along said path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A machine according to claim 2 in which said first guide means is adjustable in a direction substantially parallel to said path.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A machine according to claim 2 which includes roller means in the frame between the printing means and the die cutting means about which the strip is entrained and adjustable in the frame for precise adjustment of the distance travelled by the strip from the printing means to the die cutting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A machine according to claim 2 which includes a drive roller for engaging the strip to advance the strip from the supply thereof toward said printing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
A machine according to claim 2 in which said second guide means includes roller means between said deviating region and said second wind-up means engaging the label element side of said cover web and adjustable for varying the abruptness with which the cover web deviates from said path at said deviating region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A machine according to claim 2 in which said printing means and die cutting means form at least two side by side rows of printed label elements during movement of the strip along the frame, slitting means in the frame for slitting the cover web between adjacent rows of label elements following separation of the matrix therefrom, said second wind-up means comprising means for winding up each portion of the separated cover web independently.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-06-29 | 1979-12-29 | 1980-06-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-29 | 1983-12-29 | 1984-06-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-29 | 1987-12-29 | 1988-06-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |