Patent ID: 8708018

Claim:
A system for the application of a label to the outer periphery of a moving object, the system comprising: an initial label dispensing and application station, said station constructed and arranged to dispense a label and apply a first portion of the label to the peripheral surface of the moving object; a label tacking station, the label tacking station constructed and arranged to cause a second portion of the label to become adhered to an additional portion of the peripheral surface of the moving object; and a label wrapping station, the label wrapping station constructed and arranged to cause a third portion of the label to become adhered to a further additional portion of the peripheral surface of the moving object; wherein the wrapping station comprises a wrapping block constructed and arranged to be pivoted about at least a portion of the outer periphery of the moving object by a cam follower in a track, and wherein the label tacking station is downstream from the initial label dispensing and application station, and the label wrapping station is downstream from the label tacking station.