Patent ID: 8167017
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B65C,G07B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for dispensing adhesive-backed labels, the labels being fabricated from a label material having an adhesive-backed face material and a liner material operative to carry the face material along a feed path, the system comprising: a housing defining a first dispensing outlet; a system, supported within the housing, for conveying a supply of label material along a feed path and operative to bi-directionally displace the label material along the feed path, the label material, furthermore, having a cut across the width of the face material to define a trailing edge of each label; a peeler bar positionable within the housing from a first position to a second position, operative to engage the label material to effect an abrupt directional change in the feed path thereof, and operative to cause the face material to separate from the liner material thereby producing an application ready label; a processor, operative to control the conveyance system and the position of the peeler bar within the housing, the processor causing the conveyance system to: (i) pay out the label material such that the trailing edge of the label passes downstream of the peeler bar when the peeler bar is in the first position, (ii) take-in the label material such that trailing edge of the adhesive backed label separates from the liner when the peeler bar is in the second position, and (iii) dispense the application ready label through the first dispensing outlet.