US4483733A
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Rolled label strip cassette
Assignee: Sato Corp
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Filing: 1984-03-07
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Granted: 1984-11-20
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Expires: 2004-03-07
Abstract
Abstract The disclosed rolled label strip cassette may be used in a portable type label applying apparatus for delaminating printed labels, which are temporarily adhered in series to a web of backing paper and for applying them to articles. The rolled label strip cassette includes a label rolling core for rolling up thereon the composite label web printed, a label delaminating turning pin for turning back only the backing paper web to delaminate the labels therefrom, and a guide groove for guiding the turned back backing paper web. The label rolling cassette may be removably attached to a label applier which includes a feed roller that is manually operated for feeding the turned back backing paper web to delaminate the labels. The cassette also includes a bail for sharply turning the label strip around the delaminating turning pin. A printer may be used to print the labels and send them to the label rolling core on the cassette.
Inventors
- 👤 Yo Sato
- 👤 Tadao Kashiwaba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C9/00; B65C9/26; B65C9/08; B65C9/18; B65C9/1892; B65C11/00; B65C11/002; B65C11/004; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1705; Y10T156/1707; Y10T156/1788; Y10T156/1795; Y10T156/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A rolled label strip cassette for holding a composite label web, the web comprising a strip of labels temporarily adhered to a web of backing paper, the cassette comprising: a frame having a feeding side, the feeding side being disposed toward a feeding mechanism when the cassette is removably attached to a label applier; label rolling means mounted on the frame for having the composite label web rolled up thereon; label delaminating means on the frame and spaced apart from the label rolling means for delaminating individual labels from the backing paper web; and guide means along the feeding side of the frame for guiding the backing paper web along the feeding side away from the delaminating means; the guide means thereby enabling the backing paper web to be fed by the feeding mechanism in a direction for delaminating the labels from the backing paper web at the delaminating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A rolled label strip cassette for holding a composite label web, the web comprising a strip of labels temporarily adhered to a web of backing paper, the cassette comprising: a frame having a feeding side, the feeding side being disposed toward a feeding mechanism when the cassette is removably attached to a label applier; label rolling means mounted on the frame for having the composite label web rolled up thereon; label delaminating means on the frame and spaced apart from the label rolling means for delaminating individual labels from the backing paper web; and guide means along the feeding side of the frame for guiding the backing paper web along the feeding side away from the delaminating means; the guide means thereby enabling the backing paper web to be fed by the feeding mechanism in a direction for delaminating the labels from the backing paper web at the delaminating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The cassette of claim 1, wherein the cassette has a front at which the labels are to be delivered for applying to another article and a rear away from the front; the delaminating means being located toward the front of the cassette and the delaminating means being shaped to return the backing paper web toward the rear of the cassette.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The cassette of claim 2, wherein the cassette has a bottom which is the feeding side of the frame and the delaminating means is disposed at the bottom side of the cassette for moving the backing paper web past the bottom of the cassette adjacent the removably attached label applier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The cassette of claim 2, wherein the delaminating means comprises a turning pin disposed at the front of the cassette for the backing paper web to be wrapped around the pin and to thereafter be moved toward the rear of the cassette for delaminating individual labels from the web at the turning pin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The cassette of claim 1, wherein the label rolling means comprises a rolling core supported to the frame; clamping means on the rolling core for clamping the leading end of a composite label web for initiating rolling of the web onto the rolling core, whereby the web may thereafter be wound onto the rolling core.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The cassette of claim 5, wherein the clamping means comprises a recess formed on the outer circumference of the core and comprises a clamping spring for clamping the leading end of the composite label web at the recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The cassette of claim 1, further comprising a bail supported to the frame of the cassette and being movable between a first position away from the delaminating means and a second position closer to the delaminating means; a label strip holding portion on the bail for engaging the label strip in the second position of the bail for shifting the label strip to make a sharp turn around the delaminating means for aiding in delamination of labels from the backing paper web.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
The cassette of claim 1, wherein the guide means comprises a guide plate extending along the feeding side of the frame for guiding the delaminated backing paper web between the feeding side of the frame and the removably attached label applier, the guide means further comprising an outlet for exiting the delaminated backing paper web from between the guide plate and the label applier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The cassette of claim 8, wherein the guide plate is convexly curved between the delaminating means and the outlet for the backing paper web from between the cassette guide plate and the label applier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cassette of claim 9, wherein the guide plate includes a backing paper guide groove extending along the guide plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The cassette of claim 10, further comprising a sub-roller rotatably fitted to the frame and placed for cooperatively engaging a feed roller in the feeding mechanism and for engaging the backing paper web between the sub-roller and the feed roller.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
144 words
A rolled label strip cassette for holding a composite label web, the web comprising a series of labels temporarily adhered to a web of backing paper, the cassette comprising: a frame; label rolling means on the frame for having the composite label web rolled up thereon; label delaminating means on the frame and spaced from the label rolling means for delaminating individual labels from the backing paper web; and a bail supported to the frame of the cassette and being movable between a first position away from the delaminating means and a second position closer to the delaminating means; the bail having a label strip holding portion for engaging the label strip in the second position of the bail for shifting the label strip to make a sharp turn around the delaminating means for aiding in delamination of labels from the backing paper web.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
144 words
A rolled label strip cassette for holding a composite label web, the web comprising a series of labels temporarily adhered to a web of backing paper, the cassette comprising: a frame; label rolling means on the frame for having the composite label web rolled up thereon; label delaminating means on the frame and spaced from the label rolling means for delaminating individual labels from the backing paper web; and a bail supported to the frame of the cassette and being movable between a first position away from the delaminating means and a second position closer to the delaminating means; the bail having a label strip holding portion for engaging the label strip in the second position of the bail for shifting the label strip to make a sharp turn around the delaminating means for aiding in delamination of labels from the backing paper web.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cassette of claim 12, wherein the label strip holding portion is convexly curvedly shaped for engaging the web between the label holding means and the delaminating means, with the bail in its second position, for shifting the label strip to make a sharper turn.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cassette of claim 13, wherein the holding portion of the bail is semi-circularly curved.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
60 words
The cassette of claim 12, wherein the cassette has a front at which the labels are to be delivered for applying to another article and a rear away from the front, the delaminating means being located toward the front of the cassette and the delaminating means being shaped to return the backing paper web toward the rear of the cassette.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The cassette of claim 15, wherein the delaminating means comprises a turning pin disposed at the front of the cassette for the backing paper web to be wrapped around the pin and to thereafter be moved toward the rear of the cassette for delaminating individual labels from the web at the turning pin.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cassette of claim 12, wherein the bail is hingedly attached to the cassette frame for pivoting between the first and second positions thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cassette of claim 17, wherein the hinged attachment for the bail is such that the bail extends toward the delaminating means from the hinged attachment thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
The cassette of claim 17, wherein the bail has sideways looseness preventing plates for the label strip and placed so that with the bail in the second position thereof, the looseness preventing plates prevent the label strip from shifting sideways between the label rolling means and the delaminating means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
49 words
The cassette of claim 12, wherein the bail has sideways looseness preventing plates for the label strip and placed so that with the bail in the second position thereof, the looseness preventing plates prevent the label strip from shifting sideways between the label rolling means and the delaminating means.
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