Patent ID: 7905371

Claim:
A label dispenser including: a. a pair of opposing dispenser sides; b. a spool extending between the dispenser sides, the spool including: (1) an inner spool circumference bounding a hollow spool interior wherein a roll of labels may be situated; and (2) an outer spool circumference including: (a) a feed opening extending from the inner spool circumference, through which a label-bearing strip may be unspooled from a roll of labels situated within the spool interior, wherein the feed opening is bounded on opposing sides by a first side and a second side which extend between the opposing dispenser sides; (b) an outwardly protruding peeling lip; (c) a feeding surface curving in a convex arc from the first side of the feed opening toward the peeling lip, against which a label-bearing strip unspooling from the spool interior may be fed; and (d) a receiving surface curving in a convex arc from the peeling lip toward the second side of the feed opening, against which a label-less strip may be received after being fed from the feeding surface and about the peeling lip, wherein a concave receiving region is defined between the peeling lip and the receiving surface; c. a strip outfeed restraint extending between the dispenser sides adjacent the receiving surface, wherein a label-less strip received against the receiving surface may be received between the strip outfeed restraint and the receiving surface; and d. a roller extending adjacent the peeling lip within the concave receiving region, the roller having opposing roller ends rotatably mounted within the dispenser sides with a roller circumference extending therebetween.