Patent ID: 8432567

Claim:
A label printing mechanism for handling labels with associated RFID tags, the mechanism comprising: a housing; a label supply location within the housing; a label path extending from the label supply location to a label output slot of the housing; a print head located within the housing along the label path for printing indicia on labels passing thereby; an RF unit for reading and/or writing from and/or to label RFID tags on labels, the RF unit including an antenna located in a position to be proximate to label RFID tag antennas that have exited the housing through the label output slot; and a control associated with the label printer and RF unit for operation thereof; a corrugator mechanism located external of the label output slot for placing a bend in the given label along a bend axis that is parallel to a travel direction of the given label as it exits so as to prevent curling of the label away from the RF unit antenna.