Patent ID: 7998302

Claim:
A method for the multi-lane and multi-row application of labels on articles which are guided in parallel article lanes, the method comprising the steps of: dispensing a row of labels by a label dispenser, disposed at a side of the lanes, from a backing such that the dispensed row of labels is taken up by a transfer path guided transversely relative to the lanes; and transferring the dispensed row of labels by a transfer device from the transfer path to the articles, the step of transferring comprising the steps of: moving a lifting tool extending along a section of the transfer path onto the article lanes for pressing the labels onto the articles; and returning the lifting tool into a starting position thereof; wherein the dispensed labels are taken up at one point of the transfer path, which is at a distance from the lifting tool, and the step of dispensing of a row of labels is commenced before the step of transferring a previous row of labels is concluded, with the time of starting the dispensing of a row of labels being determined as a function of: a transporting path of the labels from a taking-up point on the transfer path up to a point at which the labels reach the lifting tool, speed of the transfer path, and speed of the lifting tool.