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Hand-held labeler and method of making and using same
Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
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Filing: 1983-04-13
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Granted: 1986-11-25
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Expires: 2003-04-13
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a hand-held labeler which uses labels releasably adhered to a carrier web. The labeler has a body with a pair of identical body sections. The body mounts first, second and third feed rolls. The first and third feed rolls project beyond the body and cooperate respectively with the second feed roll. The body has a delaminator and a guideway for the carrier web. The carrier web can be threaded through the guideway and about the delaminator in either direction. In either event, the first, second and third feed rolls cooperate with the carrier web to advance it and effect label delamination. Depending on the direction of threading, either the first or the third feed roll is used to advance the carrier web by rolling that feed roll along the surface to be labeled. A label roll is held captive in a holder having two identical body sections. In an alternative embodiment, a label strip winding feature enables a strip of labels to be wound into a roll for subsequent use in the labeler. Common identical molded parts enable low-cost construction. There are also disclosed method of making a labeler and method of labeling.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul H. Hamisch, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:03
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C11/00; B65C11/002; B65C11/004; B65C9/00; B65C9/08; B65C9/18; B65C9/1892; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/817; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1705; Y10T156/1707; Y10T156/1788; Y10T156/1795; Y10T156/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A hand-held labeler for applying labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the carrier web and labels carried thereon being wound into a label supply roll, the labeler comprising: a labeler body, the body having neans providing a pathway for the carrier web, means adapted to be connected to the body for holding a label supply roll, means for advancing a carrier web from the label supply roll through the pathway, means along the pathway for successively delaminating labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is advanced, means adjacent the delaminating means for applying labels, the holding means including a pair of spaced holder members and a pair of spaced, rotatable, roll mounting members on the holder members, the mounting members being adapted to mount a label supply roll, and means providing a connection between at least one of the roll mounting members and its related holder member for enabling both rotation of that roll mounting member and maintenance of that roll mounting member parallel to the other roll mounting member irrespective of the width of the label roll.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A hand-held labeler for applying labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the carrier web and labels carried thereon being wound into a label supply roll, the labeler comprising: a labeler body, the body having neans providing a pathway for the carrier web, means adapted to be connected to the body for holding a label supply roll, means for advancing a carrier web from the label supply roll through the pathway, means along the pathway for successively delaminating labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is advanced, means adjacent the delaminating means for applying labels, the holding means including a pair of spaced holder members and a pair of spaced, rotatable, roll mounting members on the holder members, the mounting members being adapted to mount a label supply roll, and means providing a connection between at least one of the roll mounting members and its related holder member for enabling both rotation of that roll mounting member and maintenance of that roll mounting member parallel to the other roll mounting member irrespective of the width of the label roll.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
174 words
A hand-held labeler for applying labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the carrier web and labels carried thereon being wound into a label supply roll, the labeler comprising: a labeler body, the body having means providing a pathway for the carrier web, means adapted to be connected to the body for holding a label supply roll, means for advancing a carrier web from the label supply roll through the pathway, means along the pathway for successively delaminating labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is advanced, means adjacent the delaminating means for applying labels, the holding means including a pair of spaced holder members and a pair of spaced, rotatable, roll mounting members on the holder members, the mounting members being adapted to mount a label supply roll, and means providing a connection between both roll mounting members and their related holder members for enabling both rotation of the roll mounting members and maintenance of the roll mounting members parallel to each other irrespective of the width of the label roll.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
174 words
A hand-held labeler for applying labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the carrier web and labels carried thereon being wound into a label supply roll, the labeler comprising: a labeler body, the body having means providing a pathway for the carrier web, means adapted to be connected to the body for holding a label supply roll, means for advancing a carrier web from the label supply roll through the pathway, means along the pathway for successively delaminating labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is advanced, means adjacent the delaminating means for applying labels, the holding means including a pair of spaced holder members and a pair of spaced, rotatable, roll mounting members on the holder members, the mounting members being adapted to mount a label supply roll, and means providing a connection between both roll mounting members and their related holder members for enabling both rotation of the roll mounting members and maintenance of the roll mounting members parallel to each other irrespective of the width of the label roll.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 1, wherein the holder members are identical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 2, wherein the holder members are identical, and wherein the roll mounting members are identical.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 1, including means pivotally mounting at least said related holder member to the body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 2, including a pair of pivotal connections for pivotally connecting the pair of holder members to the body, each pivotal connection including a ball member and a socket for receiving the ball member, and a spring acting on the holder members for urging the holder members toward each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 1, including a quick-connect-disconnect connection between the holder and the labeler body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
A hand-held labeler for applying labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the carrier web and labels carried thereon being wound into a label supply roll, the labeler comprising: a labeler body, the body having means providing a pathway for the carrier web, means for holding a label supply roll, means for advancing a carrier web from the label roll through the pathway, means along the pathway for successively delaminating labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is advanced, means adjacent the delaminating means for applying labels, and means including a tension spring for providing a quick-connect-disconnect connection between the holder and the labeler body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
107 words
A hand-held labeler for applying labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, the carrier web and labels carried thereon being wound into a label supply roll, the labeler comprising: a labeler body, the body having means providing a pathway for the carrier web, means for holding a label supply roll, means for advancing a carrier web from the label roll through the pathway, means along the pathway for successively delaminating labels from the carrier web as the carrier web is advanced, means adjacent the delaminating means for applying labels, and means including a tension spring for providing a quick-connect-disconnect connection between the holder and the labeler body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The labeler defined in claim 8, wherein the quick-connect-disconnect connection further includes a socket and projection received in the socket.
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