Patent ID: 9180994
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of conforming a detached edge portion of a label to a contoured section of a container, the method comprising: moving the container along a travel path; heating at least the detached edge portion of the label to a temperature between 95° F. and 165° F. as the container moves along the travel path; applying pressure to the label with a compression plate positioned opposite a vertically oriented belt, wherein the applying pressure to the label with the compression plate is performed concurrently with the heating, to conform the detached edge portion of the label to the contoured section of the container as the container moves along the travel path; and applying pressure to at least the detached edge portion of the label with at least two linear brushes, including a first linear brush and a second linear brush held in a rigid supporting structure, wherein the first linear brush is vertically spaced from the second linear brush, and the compression plate is between the first linear brush and the second linear brush.