Patent ID: 6807998
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B65C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A label applicator of the type for separating labels from a continuous carrier strip and applying the labels to an object positioned at the applicator, the applicator, comprising:a frame; a supply roll operably mounted to the frame for supplying the carrier strip having the labels thereon; means for removing the labels from the carrier strip; a rewind roll operably mounted to the frame for rewinding the carrier strip after the labels have been removed therefrom, the supply and rewind rolls configured to move the carrier strip through the applicator; and a rewind assembly having a motor, a pivoting arm and a sensing assembly cooperating with the pivoting arm, the sensing assembly adapted to sense the presence or absence of a sensed element as the pivoting arm moves from a first home position to a position other than the home position, the sensing assembly operably connected to the rewind roll motor to actuate the motor upon movement of the arm away from the home position, and wherein the sensing assembly includes a magnet sensor and the sensed element is a magnet.