Patent ID: 8156983

Claim:
Auxiliary machine ( 2 ) for a labelling machine ( 1 ) including a supply ( 8 ) of labels ( 10 ) for application on packages ( 4 ) for goods and a thermal printer ( 6 ) for printing informative prints on the labels ( 10 ), wherein the auxiliary machine ( 2 ) comprises a stand ( 14 ) connectable to the labelling machine ( 1 ), a supply of coverings ( 16 ) supported on the stand ( 14 ) and detachably attached to a tape ( 23 ), a mechanism ( 30 , 24 , 22 ) supported on the stand ( 14 ) and configured for advancing the tape ( 23 ), a reciprocating picking tool ( 20 ) supported on the stand ( 14 ) and positioned for picking off and lifting individual coverings ( 16 ) from the tape ( 23 ) advanced by the mechanism ( 30 , 24 , 22 ) and transferring, lowering and applying the coverings ( 16 ) onto individual labels ( 10 ) supplied by the labelling machine ( 1 ), and a dispenser ( 19 ) supported on the stand ( 14 ) and positioned for discharging a substance loading ( 15 ) on the individual labels ( 10 ) supplied by the labelling machine ( 1 ).