Patent ID: 6321814
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B65C,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for applying a label having a central aperture of a first diameter to a disk having a central aperture of a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter, the device comprising:a plate provided with an upper surface capable of supporting the label;a coaxial structure received through a hole in said plate for aligning said disk and label, said coaxial structure includinga stop intermediate its height for supporting a disk in spaced relation to a label on said plate, anda cylindrical portion having an outer surface of a diameter slightly less than the central aperture first diameter of the label extending downwardly from said stop to center a label relative to a disk seated on said stop, anda central spindle of a diameter slightly less than the central aperture second diameter of the disk extending upwardly from said stop to center a disk relative to a label supported on said plate, anda base having an upper end, a lower end, and a spring that cooperates with said cylindrical portion of said coaxial structure,said plate extending laterally on the upper end of said base, andsaid cylindrical portion is slidably received in said base through the hole in said plate and is adapted to move from a first position against the bias of said spring to a second position sufficient to enable contact between a disk seated on said stop and a label on said plate.