Patent ID: 6451151
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of placing individual labels on a product with a placer mechanism from a web of linerless labels, the method comprising:(a) feeding the web of linerless labels to a separator; (b) separating the individual labels from the web of linerless labels; then (c) transferring the individual labels to a buffer; and (d) positioning the buffer to deliver the individual labels to the product, wherein the placer mechanism comprises a feeding assembly including a pair of web driving rolls that drive the web to a separator for the separating step, a label guide that guides the individual labels toward the buffer, and a pair of individual label driving rolls that receive the individual labels from the label guide and that drive the individual labels to the buffer, and wherein step (a) is practiced in part by rotating the individual label driving rolls faster than the pair of web driving rolls, and during said separating step, pivoting the label guide to maintain a clear path for the individual labels.