Patent ID: 7404275

Claim:
A labeling machine comprising: a support table; a first labeling machine assembly and a second labeling machine assembly, each being mounted on said support table; said first labeling machine assembly being movable with respect to said support table; said second labeling machine assembly being stationary with respect to said support table; said first labeling machine assembly comprising: a label applicator being configured and disposed to apply self-fastening labels to containers; and a feed arrangement being configured and disposed to feed a strip of self-fastening labels to said label applicator, and to remove, upon application of the labels, the empty strip of backing material away from said label applicator; said second labeling machine assembly comprising: a label strip roll assembly being configured to receive and store a roll of self-fastening labels; said label strip roll assembly being disposed at a position a distance away from a floor surface on which said labeling machine is disposed, said position being substantially about at shoulder height of a user; a backing strip roll assembly being configured to receive and store a roll of backing material; said backing strip roll assembly being disposed at a position a distance away from a floor surface on which said labeling machine is disposed, said position being substantially about at shoulder height of a user; and a feed arrangement being configured and disposed to unroll and feed a strip of self-fastening labels to said feed arrangement of said first labeling machine assembly, and to receive a strip of backing material from said feed arrangement of said first labeling machine assembly and feed the strip of backing material to said backing strip roll assembly; a pivot arrangement being connected to said first labeling machine assembly and being configured and disposed to permit pivoting movement and positioning of said first labeling machine assembly at an angle with respect to said second labeling machine assembly to permit labeling of an inclined surface of a container; said pivot arrangement being disposed at an end of said support table a substantial distance away and separate from said second labeling machine assembly; and said second labeling machine assembly being configured, upon pivoting, angular adjustment of said first labeling machine assembly, to maintain each of said label strip roll assembly and said backing strip roll assembly at said positions being substantially about at shoulder height of a user to permit a user to manually remove a full backing strip roll, to manually install a label strip roll, and to manually remove an empty label strip roll without interruption of the operation of said labeling machine.