Patent ID: 6378587
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
A machine for applying labels to cylindrical containers, said machine comprising:a first conveyor having a front end and an opposing back end; means proximate to said front end of said first conveyor for rotating a container; means in operative connection with said rotating means for sensing when said container rotated by said rotating means has rotated to a preferred orientation, said rotating means responsive to said sensing means, said rotating means halting the rotation of said container by said rotating means when said sensing means senses that said container has rotated so that the preferred side of said container is facing said back end of said conveyor; a pair of opposing label gates positioned over said first conveyor, said label gates receiving a next label from a transferring means and holding said next label over said first conveyor until said container meets said next label; and means in spaced relation to said first conveyor for applying a label to the preferred side of said container.