Patent ID: 6138734
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
Method of making a hand-held labeler, comprising the steps of: providing a housing having a manually graspable handle, the handle having a pair of handle sections, means on the housing for mounting a label supply roll of a composite web having labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, a platen, a print head cooperable with the platen for printing on the labels, means for delaminating printed labels from the carrier web, means for applying printed labels, means for advancing the composite web to peel a printed label from the carrier web and advance the printed label into label applying relationship with the label applying means and to advance another label into the printing position, wherein the advancing means includes an operating lever disposed at the handle and engageable by the user's fingers, wherein the handle includes a substantially rigid handle member, and molding elastomeric material onto the handle.