Patent ID: 8028734

Claim:
A portable electronic hand-held label dispenser apparatus which is adjustable to accommodate labels of different size, said apparatus including: a housing comprised of detachable parts; a. a fixed size upper guide plate and a plurality of replaceable lower guide plates having different sizes, wherein any one of the replaceable guide plates having different sizes can be attached and removed from the dispenser apparatus such that replacing one lower guide plate with another lower guide plate effectively changes the width of the dispenser apparatus in order to accommodate different label widths; b. a sensor for determining the length of each label, c. a feed wheel on which a roll of labels is fitted, wherein said feed wheel operation is controlled in accordance with the identification of the label length; and d. a removable slotted uptake wheel for collecting a paper backing from the label, located in between the detachable parts, wherein the uptake wheel includes at least two slots open on one side, such that the edge of the paper backing is snapped in-between the slots and can be removed from the housing when detaching the uptake wheel, wherein each of said lower guide plates assists in separating each label from the paper backing for the dispensing thereof.