Patent ID: 6240991
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for applying a label with a central opening to a compact disk with a smaller central opening, the device comprising:a base plate comprising a central opening through which a label projection extends, the label projection having a top surface and being movable in the central opening of the base plate between an upper position wherein the top surface is disposed above the base plate and a lower position wherein the top surface is disposed at or below a coplanar position with the base plate, means for biasing the label projection toward the upper position; the label projection extending through the central opening of the label when the label projection is in the upper position thereby enabling the label to be placed on the base plate, and the label projection having a cylindrical wall that extends downward from the top surface, the cylindrical wall having a protruding member being formed by a longitudinal rib having a cross-section and the central opening of the base plate having a radial recess adapted to the cross-section of the longitudinal rib.