Patent ID: 6527026
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, comprising: a print head, a driven platen roll cooperable with the print head, a delaminator about which the carrier web is drawn to delaminate printed labels from the carrier web, the delaminator being disposed downstream of the print head and platen roll, a pair of cooperating rolls disposed downstream of the delaminator for drivingly contacting and advancing the carrier web, the pair of rolls being the sole means for advancing the carrier web beyond the delaminator, the pair of rolls having a nip between which the carrier web passes, the pair of rolls including a take-up roll driven to rotate at a peripheral speed greater than the peripheral speed of the platen roll, and a slip clutch for limiting the amount of driving force applied to the web by the take-up roll.