Improvements in or relating to Labelling Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 7th Oct.,
1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Labelling Machines.
A communication from GEORGE FREDERICK GIPNER, residing at No. 20, East
88th Street, New York City, and the YAWMAN & ERBE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, of Rochester, New York, United States of America.
1, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of London,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:
The present invention relates to labeling-machines, particularly adapted for
applying labels to bottles, and has for its object to provide one which is simple
in construction capable of rapid action and in which the labels are applied firmly
and with certainty to the bottles or similar articles, and to these and other ends
consists in the improved mechanism hereinafter described, the novel features
being pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of this specification.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a labeling machine constructed in accordance
with this invention.
Figure 2, a plan view of the same.
Figure 3, an end elevation.
Figure 4, a longitudinal-sectional view on the line aa of Figure 2.
Fig. 4, a section on line f-f of Fig. 4.
Figure 5, an elevation showing the position of the label carrier during the
application of paste thereto.
Figure 6, a side elevation showing the position of the parts after the labels
have been applied.
Figure 7, a sectional view showing the paste roller cooperating with the label
carrier.
Figure 8, a cross-sectional view showing the application of the label to the
bottle.
Figure 9, a sectional view taken on the line b-b of Figure 8.
Figure 10, a bottom plan view of the label support showing the adjusting
means.
Figures 11, 12 and 13, sectional views showing the label support and label-
carrier cooperating therewith.
Figure 14, a sectional view on the line g-g of Figure 15.
Figure 15, a plan view of the same.
Figure 16, a sectional view on the line c-c of Figure 15.
Figure 17, a plan view partly in section of the label holder for cooperating
with the auxiliary or neck label applying devices shown at the top of Figure 19.
Figure 18, a vertical-sectional view taken on the line d-d of Figure 17.
Figure 19, a front view of devices for applying two labels to a bottle.
Figure 20, a sectional view taken on the line e-e of Figure 19.
Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts.

page_text: 1 indicates the bed plate or main frame of the machine resting on suitable
legs 2, and having bearings on the upper portion thereof near one end in which
is loosely journaled a transverse shaft 3 supporting some of the operating parts
of the machine, and also mounted upon the upper portion of the frame 1 is a
supplemental frame 34 carrying paste-applying devices, as will be hereinafter
described..
At one end of the frame 1 is a bracket or frame 4 constituting a rest for the
bottle or other article to which the label is to be applied; said rest having an
inclined face 5 arranged at an angle to the base frame and in a line substantially
tangential to the shaft 3, and an adjustable supporting foot 6; movable in the
plane of the rest 5 and operated vertically by means of a threaded sleeve 7 operating
in the bracket 4 and cooperating with a screw 8 on the foot, as shown particularly
in Figure 4. Pivoted loosely upon the shaft 3 is an oscillatory label-carrying
frame 9, preferably provided with a counterweight 10 at its lower end and con-
nected by a pitman 11 with a crank 12 mounted upon a rotary shaft 13 journaled
in bearings at the opposite end of the frame 1; said shaft having upon it a
driving belt pulley 14 between which and the shaft is arranged a suitable clutch,
indicated generally by 15, and controlled by means of a treadle 16 through a
link or rod 17, but as neither this clutch, nor the particular construction thereof
forms a part of the present invention it is unnecessary to describe it specifically
herein. Suffice it to say that by the manipulation of the treadle the driving sliaft
is connected or disconnected from the belt wheel 14 in a manner well understood
by those skilled in the art.
Arranged upon the upper end of the frame 9 are label carrying and applying
or affixing devices adapted to pick up a label from a pile when the frame is moved
in one direction by the pitman 11, and when moved in the other direction, to
apply said label to the bottle on the bottle-rest and cause it to firmly adhere
thereto. The upper end of the frame 9 is bifurcated and the two arms thus
formed are adapted to pass on opposite sides of the bottle-rest, and are each
provided on one side with flat surfaces or shoes 18, preferably arranged upon
blocks 19, relatively adjustable toward and from each other by means of screws 20
arranged on the frame, as shown in Figure 8, the label to be applied to the bottle
being attached by paste to the said shoes 18 and extending across the space
between, so as to contact with the bottle as the frame is moved beyond it. Also
mounted upon the oscillatory frame 9 are the label affixers for affixing the labels
to the bottle, consisting, in the present instance, of strips 21 of rubber or rubber
cloth or other flexible and preferably elastic material secured to the inner ends
of arms 22 pivoted upon bolts 23 on the oscillatory frame and having the outer
ends curved somewhat, as at 24. It is preferred to construct each of the
affixers 21 of two rubber strips of different lengths placed one above the other,
the shorter strips beneath so that the shorter ones will first contact with the
label and then the longer one, thereby making a more secure fastening. The
portion of the affixers engaging the label, might, if desired, consist of rubber
rollers, but in any event are arranged, when the arms are turned toward each
other, to project over the face of the bottle and in close proximity to the label 90;
so that as they are forced relatively beyond the bottle, they will fasten the label
thereon, the ends of the latter sliding from the shoes 18 and the affixers firmly
wiping and affixing said ends, by the paste adhering thereto as they are passed
beyond the bottle, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8. The affixer arms 22
are normally turned to the position shown in full lines in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5, away from the surfaces 18, and in the plane of movement of the oscillatory
frame, by means of springs 25 encircling the bolts 23 and engaging the arms and
frame respectively, as shown particularly in Figure 9, and are only turned over
the label carried by the shoes 18, just before the label is engaged with the bottle.
For the purpose of causing the affixers to move over the label just before the
label engages tlie bottle and to hold them in engagement, my correspondents
mount loosely upon the outer ends of the shaft 3, arms 26 having the downward

page_text: extensions connected by springs 27 with the main frame 1, said springs operating
to hold the arms against stops 28, so as to maintain the upper ends on opposite
sides of the bottle support, as shown in Figure 1. The upper ends of these
arms 26 are preferably provided with rollers 29, with which the curved outer
ends 24 of the affixers cooperate, so that as the oscillatory frame moves over
the bottle, the arms 22 will be moved to the position shown in Figure 8, and
the further movement of the frame 9 beyond the bottle will maintain the affixers
in engagement with the label and bottle, the arms 26 being moved by the frame
against the tension of the springs 27 and maintaining the affixers toward each
other until the bottle support is passed and the frame has oscillated in the oppo-
site direction to allow the arms 26 to engage the stops 28, when the springs 25
on the affixer arms will cause the affixers to assume the position shown in
Figure 1, leaving the shoes 18 unobstructed. When the frame 9 moves in a
direction away from the bottle, the shoes 18 are supplied with paste after the
affixers have been opened and during the first portion of their movement, and
the continued movement of the frame to the rear, causes said shoes 18 to come
in contact with the rear side of the next label that is to be applied to the
bottle, causing the adherence of the label to said shoes to enable it to be carried
over the bottle, as the frame moves in the opposite direction again, and to be
applied in the manner described.
The devices for applying paste to the shoes 18 of the label-carrier consist,
in the present instance, of wheels or rollers 30 arranged on a shaft 31 loosely
mounted in bearing 131, backed by springs 132, and sliding in the slotted ends
of a bifurcated oscillatory frame 32 rigidly connected to a shaft 33 mounted at
the upper end of the frame 34; said shaft 33 being arranged to be oscillated
from a cam 35, arranged on the shaft 13, by suitable connections, such as a
pivoted lever 36, and pitman 37 and an arm 38, the latter being attached to one
end of the shaft 33, as shown in Figure 1. The shaft 31 is provided with a
centrally arranged gear-wheel 39 arranged, when the frame 32 is swung toward
the rear of the machine, to mesh with a corresponding gear 40 centrally arranged
on a shaft 41 carrying paste-transfer rollers 42 revolving in contact with the
paste rollers 43 arranged in a trough receptacle 44 on the frame 34 containing
paste, gum or any suitable adhesive. The rollers 43 are rotated by a belt 45'
extending around a pulley on the shaft 46 thereon, and also around a suitable
pulley on the main shaft 13, and the paste rollers 42 are constantly rotated by
gears 47 (Figs. 1 and 2) between the shafts 41 and 46. For the purpose of
positively and accurately gauging the quantity of paste applied to the paste
rollers, a scraper or doctor 48 is provided cooperating with the rollers 43 and
having screws 48* passing loosely through ears 49 on the sides of the receptacle
and engaged by the thumb nuts 50 arranged between said ears, as in Figure 4.
This arrangement for accurate adjustment is very desirable, as the paper of which
labels are composed varies greatly, and to properly and cleanly affix them requires
a nice adjustment of the quantity of paste applied.
The paste rollers 30, it will be noted, move in an arc intersecting that through
which the shoes 18 pass, and the movement of the frame 32 is so timed relative
to the movement of the carrier frame 9 that as the last-mentioned frame moves
to the right (Figure 4) the rollers 30 will be brought in contact with the shoes 18,
as shown in Figures 5 and 7, and the paste thereon will be transferred to the
shoes 18 over which latter they roll from the bottom upwards, and as soon as
the shoes have been covered, the frame 32 will be moved by the cam back to
the position shown in Figures 1, 2, 4, and 6, with the gears 39 and 40 in contact,
thereby applying to the rollers 30 a fresh quantity of paste to be supplied to the
shoes at the next operation.
The labels may be applied to the shoes of the label-carrier by any suitable
devices, but it is preferred to have the carrier pick them up, from a pile, indicated
by 50 arranged upon a suitable label-holder 51, pivoted at 52, upon an arm or
frame 53, which latter is pivotel upon the shaft 3 on which the oscillating frame 9

page_text: operates, the outer end of said frame 53 being supported by a spring, such as 54,
permitting the label-support to yield slightly, thus allowing for any variation
in height of the pile of labels and ensuring a strong adhesion between the top
label and the pasted shoes 18. While any form of label-holder might be em-
ployed, which would position the labels properly with relation to the carrier and
cause the lifting of the top one, it is preferred to provide mechanism for
ensuring the proper lifting and separation of the top one only, and to this end
said holder 51 is pivotted, as shown, and provided with a spring 55 beneath the
end thereof, which normally tilts it upwardly, as shown in Figures 4 and
11, 12, 13, whereby the face of the top label of the pile will be maintained at
a slight angle relative to the pasted shoes on the carrier, so that the parts being
in the position shown in Figures 4 and 11, when the carrier is moved downward
upon the pile, the outer ends of the shoes engage the outer end of the label
first, and, as the carrier continues its downward movement, the holder is tilted
against the spring 55 to the position shown in Figure 12 until the whole face of
the label is brought in contact with the shoes 18 on the carrier, this operation
moving the top label downward, backward or toward the shaft 3, as shown in
Figure 12, for the purpose of loosening said label from the pile in substantially
the same manner that a person would separate superposed sheets of paper by
moistening his finger and drawing the top sheet backward from the end of the
pile. When the carries moves upward again, as shown in Figure 13, the lower
end of the label will be lifted from the pile first, by reason of the tendency of
the spring 55 to tilt the holder, this operation allowing air to enter beneath said
end, so that the next succeeding label will not be tilted by air pressure. This
engagement of the outer end of the tilted pile of labels also prevents the paste
on the carrier from being scraped off on the edge of the pile of labels, which
would cause the pile to adhere and would interfere with the proper operation.
The holder is provided with serrated steadying pins 58, preferably threaded, as
shown, the lower pair, however, being sufficiently small to permit the backward
movement of the top label, as shown in Figure 12, without materially damaging
it, the slight indentations formed by this movement not being particularly
noticeable when the label is applied to the bottle. The centering pins 58 at the
end of the holder are preferably stationary, while the side pins are connected to
movable blocks 59 sliding in suitable ways in the holder and adjusted by a right
and left screw 60 having a centrally arranged operating or thumb portion 61,
as shown particularly in Figure 10. The pins at the lower end of the holder
are also mounted upon an adjustable block 62 adapted to be moved by an adjust-
ing screw 63, these adjustments permitting the device to be used for labels of
various sizes.
The operation of the machine as a whole wil now be understood.
A pile of labels having been placed in the label-holder, face downward, and
the holder, label-carrier and bottle support having been adjusted to properly
cooperate, and power having been applied to the belt pulley 14, the operator starts
the machine by a pressure upon the treadle 16 causing the shaft 13 to rotate in
the direction of the arrow in Figures 1 and 4. This operation causes the label-
carrier frame 9 to move over toward the bottle rest and then to move back and
down upon the pile of labels, this causing the tilting of the label-holder on its
pivot and carrying the label-holder support downward against the tension of its
spring and when the crank 12 passes across the center the carrier will be moved
back and, if paste has been applied to the shoes 18 by the rollers 30, the shoes
will pick up and carry the top label and apply it to the bottle, causing it to
adhere by the paste taken from the shoes, the affixers securing it firmly thereon.
The affixers are moved over the label by the rollers 29 on the arms 26, and the
latter are moved down against the tension of their springs, as previously described.
After the affixers have passed beyond the bottle, to the position in dotted lines
in Figure 8, the operator removes the bottle from the rest and the carrier moves
back toward the label-holder, but before the engaging portion of the carrier

page_text: reaches the labels, the depressed portion of the cam 35 comes opposite the end
of the lever 36, causing the pasting rollers 30 to move from the rollers 42 with
which they have been in contact into the path of the shoes 18 on the carrier
frame and roll over the latter, thus applying an even coating of paste to them,
but not interfering with the downward movement, so that the shoes will engage
with the top label of the pile and carry it over and apply it to another bottle,
which the operator has in the meantime placed upon the bottle rest. As soon
as the paste rollers 30 have applied paste to the shoes, the higher portion of the
cam 35 will cause them to return into contact with the rollers 42 and out of
the path of the carrier in its movement toward the bottle support. The quantity
of paste applied to the labels by the shoes is quite sufficient to cause the label
to adhere firmly to the bottle when applied and affixed thereon.
From this construction it will be seen that the movable parts operate from a
single center, i.e., the shaft 3, and in concentric arcs so that the construction is
materially simplified, there is no opportunity for the parts to get out of adjust-
ment, and my correspondents are enabled to dispense with cams or separate parts,
whose operation would have to be relatively timed. This arrangement is regarded
as one of the principal points of the machine, as the parts with which the carrier
cooperates at its extremes of movement are spring-supported, the liability of
shock, which might cause breakage is reduced, and the elastic pressure between
the pile of labels and the carrier, and also between the affixers, their label-
carrying devices and the bottle itself is provided. The shoes on the label-carrier
may be adjusted back and forth by the screws 20 to accommodate labels and
bottles of different widths.
In case it is desired to apply two labels to the bottles, one to the neck, we
will say, and another in the usual position on the body, the oscillating frame 9
is provided with additional label-carrying shoes 18, as shown in Figures 19
and 20, above the main label-carrying surfaces, and arrange over them additional
affixer arms 22 similar to the arms 22, operated upon by springs 25, and having
their outer curved ends 24* arranged to cooperate with rollers 70 on extensions 71
of the operating arms 26, said extensions in this instance being provided with
rollers 29 in addition to the rollers 29, which actuate directly the arms 22 carry-
ing the main affixers; said additional rollers 29 serving to guide and retain
the arms 24, as particularly shown in Figure 20. This arrangement in which
the extensions of the affixers pass between two projections or rollers on the arms
and are positively operated in opposite directions is in some instances employed
on the form of machine shown in Figures 1 and 8, as it ensures the opening of
the affixers and positively removes the bottle from the rest after the label has.
been applied, thereby preventing any interference with the operation of the
machine, if, through negligence on the part of the operator, the bottle has not
been removed in time.
The small neck labels applied by the devices just described are arranged in
a tilting label-holder 72 pivoted at 73 on the support and are provided with
centering or steadying pins 74 and 75, the latter preferably adjustable and the
inner end of said holder being held downward by a spring 76, so that substantially
the same angular cooperation of the pile of labels and the shoes 18* is accom-
plished, as heretofore described. This construction of the auxiliary holder is
particularly shown in Figures 17 and 18, and it is supported on the extreme end
of the frame 53 beyond the main label-holder.
In some instances, it is desirable to apply labels which are smaller than the
diameter of the bottle, and in order that this may be accomplished,
the paste label-carrying shoes must be separated when or as they
pass the bottle, but preferably not by engagement with the bottle. These shoes,
indicated by 18, (Figs. 14 to 16) are mounted upon brackets 80, pivoted at 81
on the frame 9 and adjustable on said brackets toward and from the center line
of the bottle, by means of adjusting screws 82, as shown in Figure 16. The
brackets 80 are further provided with arms 83 extending downward and inward

page_text: beneath the bottle support and the extreme ends of said arms are provided with
rollers 84 and are connected by the spring 85. This spring serves to keep the
shoes together during the movement of the label-carrier to receive the paste and
while picking up the label, but the rollers 84 are arranged to cooperate with cam
surfaces 86 arranged beneath the bottle rest, so that as soon as the label is brought
in contact with the surface of the bottle, the cam surfaces 86 will cause the
separation of the label shoes, and the affixers immediately engaging said label,
the latter will be applied to the bottle in the manner previously described; the
cams 86 holding the brackets 80 separated until the label-carrier moves away
from the bottle support.
These separable label-carrying shoes have been shown adapted for circular or
oval labels, but it will be understood that small rectangular or other shaped labels
could be applied by the same means, if desired.
The affixers in this device are operated by rollers or projections 29 on the
arm 26, or by a pair of projections in the same manner that the other forms of
affixers are operated.
An adjustable gauge 4* is applied to the side of the bottle rest 4, consisting
in the present instance of a slotted spring arm longitudinally adjustable to enable
the operator to place each label in the same relative position on the bottle.
Various modifications of the details herein shown will readily occur to those
skilled in the art, and my correspondents do not therefore wish to be confined
to this form, but have found that this machine is well adapted for the purpose
intended, and that the labels may be applied to bottles about as fast as the operator
can conveniently place them in position on the support and remove them, using
both hands for the purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. The combination with a pivoted oscillatory label carrier having shoes
thereon, of a label holder pivoted between its ends on a center parallel with that
on which the carrier moves, and means for yieldingly maintaining the holder
tilted and with the end farthest removed from the center of motion of the carrier
elevated.
2. The combination with the bottle rest, the bifurcated label carrier pivoted
to oscillate on a fixed center and having the shoes adapted to extend on opposite
sides of a bottle on the rest, of a label holder pivoted between its ends on a center
parallel with that of the carrier, and means for yieldingly maintaining the holder
tilted with the end farthest removed from the center of motion of the carrier
elevated.
3. The combination with the bottle rest, the label carrier pivoted to oscillate
on a fixed center and having the shoes thereon, of a yielding support, a label
holder pivoted on the support between its ends on a center parallel with that
of the carrier, and means for yieldingly maintaining the holder tilted with the
the end farthest removed from the center of motion of the carrier elevated.
4. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label holder pivoted between
its ends, a relatively movable label-carrier having shoes adapted to engage the
surface of a label on the holder, and means for normally maintaining the holder
with its surface tilted at an angle to the shoes on the carrier.
5. In a labeling machine, the combination with a pivoted label-holder, and
a yielding support therefor, of a movable label-carrier having shoes adapted to
engage the surface of a label on the holder, and means for normally maintaining
the holder with its surface tilted at an angle to the shoes on the carrier.
6. In a labeling machine, the combination with a pivoted and yielding frame,
and a label-holder pivoted on said frame, of a pivoted label-carrier having shoes
adapted to engage a label on the holder, and means for yieldingly maintaining
the label holder with its surface out of parallelism with the shoes on the carrier.

page_text: 7. In a labeling machine, the combination with the label-carrier, having the
shoes, and the label-holder support having the spring, said carrier and support
being pivoted on coincident centers, of the label-holder pivoted on the support,
means for maintaining the holder tilted with its surface out of parallelism with
the shoes on the carrier when the latter first cooperates with the label-holder.
8. In a labeling machine, the combination with the yielding label-holder
support, the label-holder pivoted thereon, and the spring for tilting it, of the
movable label-carrier having the shoes cooperating with labels on the holder, the
affixers on the carrier, and means for operating said affixers, and a bottle rest.
9. In a labeling machine, the combination with the label-holder support,
having the label-holder thereon, of the oscillatory label-carrier having the affixers,
and the shoes for cooperating with labels on the holder, said holder-support and
carrier being pivoted on the same center, the bottle rest, and means for operating
the affixers.
10. In a labeling machine, the combination with the label-holder support, having
the label-holder thereon, the oscillatory label-carrier having the affixers and the
shoes for cooperating with the labels on the holder, said holder support and
carrier being pivoted on the same center, of devices for applying paste to the shoes,
a bottle rest, and means for operating the affixers, substantially as described.
11. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the yielding label-holder
support, having the label-holder thereon, the oscillatory label-carrier having the
pivoted affixers and the shoes for cooperating with the labels on the holder, and
the yielding arms for operating with the affixers, said arms, carrier and label-
holder support being pivoted on the same center, of a stationary bottle rest, and
means for applying paste to the shoes when the oscillatory carrier moves in one
direction, substantially as described.
12. In a labeling machine, the combination with the bottle rest, of an oscillatory
label-carrier having shoes adapted to pass on opposite sides of the bottle, and
the affixers on said carrier for cooperating with the label, substantially as
described.
13. In a labeling machine, the combination with the bottle rest, of an oscillatory
label-carrrier, the shoes adapted to pass on opposite sides of the bottle, the affixers
pivoted on the carrier, and means for operating the affixers over and away from
the shoes, substantially as described.
14. In a labeling machine, the combination with the bottle rest, of an oscillatory
label-carrier having the shoes adapted to pass on opposite sides of the bottle,
spring-operated affixers pivoted on the carrier and pivoted yielding arms with
which the affixers cooperate to cause their movement over the bottle.
15. In a labeling machine, the combination with the bottle rest, of an oscilla-
tory label-carrier having the shoes adapted to pass on opposite sides of the bottle,
spring-operated affixers pivoted on the carrier, having the curved arms, and the
yielding arms, each having two projections with which the affixer arms engage.
16. In a labeling machine, the combination with the pivoted oscillatory label
carrier having the shoes, and the movable affixers thereon, of a pasting device
cooperating with the shoes and movable in an arc intersecting that in which the
shoes move.
17. In a labeling machine, the combination with the label-carrier, having the
shoes and the movable affixers thereon and movable in the arc of a circle, of a
paste applying roller mounted on a pivoted frame and movable in an arc inter-
secting that in which the shoes operate.
18. In a labeling machine, the combination with the movable label-carrier
having the shoes and the movable affixers thereon, of the paste receptacle, the
roller therein, the oscillating frame having the paste roller thereon arranged to
cooperate with the paste roller when moved in one direction and to cooperate
with the shoes when moved in the other direction.
19. In a labeling machine, the combination with the bottle rest, the pivoted
label-carrier having. the shoes and affixers thereon, the yielding label-holder

page_text: support, the yielding arms for cooperating with and actuating the affixers, said
carrier, support and arms being movable on the same center, an oscillatory frame
and a pasting device thereon, said pasting device being movable in an arc to
intersect that traversed by the shoes on the carrier.
20. In a labeling machine, the combination with the transverse shaft 3, the
label-carrier pivoted thereon, having the shoes and pivoted affixers, the yielding
supporting frame pivoted on the shaft, the tilting label-holder on the supporting
frame, and the yielding arms also pivoted on the shaft, of the bottle rest, and
the vibratory paste applying device cooperating with the carrier shoes.
21. The combination with the bottle rest having the adjustable supporting foot,
of the oscillatory label-carrier having the affixers and the label-shoes thereon.
22. The combination with the oscillatory carrier-frame, having the label-shoes
thereon, of the label-affixers pivoted at the sides of said frame, springs for re-
moving said affixers from above the shoes, and means for turning the affixers
over the shoes.
23. The combination with the bottle rest, of the oscillatory frame having two
pairs of label carrying shoes thereon, two pairs of spring-operated affixers co-
operating with the shoes, and yielding arms with which the affixers cooperate.
24. The combination with a bottle rest, of an oscillatory frame having separable
label-carrying shoes thereon, pivoted affixers also mounted on said frame and
extending over the shoes, means for operating the affixers on their pivots and
relatively stationary cam surfaces for separating the carrying shoes.
25. The combination with a bottle rest, of a bifurcated frame having laterally
movable label-supporting shoes thereon said rest and frame being relatively
movable and cam surfaces connected to the rest and cooperating with the shoes
for causing their positive separation when passing the bottle rest.
26. The combination with the bottle rest, and the cam-surfaces beneath it, of
the oscillatory bifurcated frame, the spring-operated brackets pivoted thereon,
having the arms or extensions for cooperating with the cam-surfaces on the rest
and the label shoes on the brackets.
27. The combination with the bottle rest, of the bifurcated oscillating label-
carrier having the affixers thereon, and the adjustable label shoes mounted on the
carrier.
28. The combination with the bottle rest, of the oscillatory counter-weighted
carrier-frame having the shoes and the affixers thereon, and devices for operating
the affixers, of the label-holder, means for applying paste to the shoes arranged
between the rest and label-holder, the rotary shaft having the crank, and the
pitman connected to the oscillatory frame.
29. In a labeling machine, a label-affixing device for applying a pasted label
to a bottle, consisting of two flexible strips separated by a space and adapted to
engage the label in succession.
30. In a labeling machine, a label-affixing device for applying a pasted label
to a bottle, consisting of two flexible strips adapted to engage the label in
succession, said strips being of different lengths and separated by a space, the
shorter strip being arranged to engage the label first.
31. In a labeling machine, the combination with the label carrier, having the
shoes, of the label-affixers movable thereon and arranged to project over the
carrying shoes, said affixers each consisting of a pair of flexible strips of different
lengths, the members of each pair being separated by a space and adapted to
engage the label in succession when applied to the bottle.
32. The combination with the stationary bottle rest, and the label-gauge thereon
arranged to cooperate with a bottle and adjustable vertically thereof to enable
the label to be properly positioned, of label applying devices arranged to apply
a label to the bottle while on the rest, substantially as described.
33. The combination with a pivoted oscillatory label-carrier having the shoes
thereon, of a label-holder pivoted on a center parallel with that on which the
carrier moves, and means for yieldingly maintaining the holder tilted and with

page_text: one end elevated, the ends of said carrier shoes extending substantially even with
the elevated ends of the labels on the carrier.
34. The combination with a pivoted oscillatory label carrier having the shoes
thereon, of a label-holder pivoted on a center parallel with that on which the
carrier moves, and having label guides thereon, said carrier shoes being adapted
to extend below the top of the label guides on the holder when cooperating with
a label thereon and their ends extending substantially even with the elevated
ends of the labels, and means for yieldingly maintaining the holder with one
end elevated.
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