Patent ID: 7318877
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of substantially simultaneously labeling a plurality of spaced apart articles by dispensing a plurality of labels from a continuous web supporting a number of said labels in spaced relationship, said method comprising the steps of: separating said plurality of labels as a group from said web, and depositing said separated labels onto a transport component, said label-separating step comprising the step of continuously moving said web without intermediate stopping of the web until said plurality of labels has been removed as a group from the web; continuously moving said component during said label-removal and depositing steps so that the plurality of labels is deposited as a group on the component without interrupting the continuous movement of the component, locating said plurality of labels in spaced apart relationship on said component and adjacent said plurality of articles at least in part because of a difference in speed between said web and transport component; and substantially simultaneously applying said plurality of labels to said plurality of spaced apart articles.