Patent ID: 7010899
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: B65B,B65C,G06Q,G16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system that places a label on a bag, comprising; a first plurality of rollers contacting a bag film comprising a plurality of bags, each of the bags delimited by a perforation, said first plurality of rollers defining an area through which the bag film is conveyed, and rotating in concert in a first direction to convey the bag film, at least one of said plurality of rollers being driven to convey the bag film; a printer for printing a plurality of labels, each label containing information corresponding to a particular order, disposed on a backing material; a second plurality of rollers contacting the plurality of labels and the backing material, said second plurality of rollers defining an area through which the plurality of labels and the backing material are conveyed, and rotating in concert to convey the plurality of labels and the backing material for indicia to be printed thereon; and a label removal and tamp mechanism that receives at least one printed label containing information corresponding to the particular order, selectively removes the printed label containing information corresponding to the particular order from the backing material, and places the printed label on the bag.