Patent ID: 6240990
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65C,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying a label with a centralized hole to a compact disk with a centralized hole, the apparatus comprising:a base comprising a bearing plate for accommodating the label, the bearing plate comprising a central hole disposed therein, the base further comprising a pin which comprises a free end and a lower end, the lower end being connected to the base below the bearing plate, the free end being biased upward through the central hole and can be lowered in a guide extending at right angles to the plane defined by the outer edge of the bearing plate, the free end of the pin comprising an annular shoulder for accommodating the compact disk and a shank for mateably engaging the centralized hole of the compact disk, a ram for pressing the free end of the pin and compact disk downward towards the label and the bearing plate, the ram comprising an aperture for mateably receiving the shank.