Patent ID: 8011405

Claim:
A labeller comprising: a frame for supporting a plurality of labeller components; a tamping bellows connected to said frame, said bellows including a tamping face that is moveable between a retracted position and an extended tamping position; a label wheel mounted on a rotating shaft extending from said frame, said label wheel capable of supporting a label web, said label web including a release liner and a plurality of labels attached to said release liner; a peel plate mounted to said frame adjacent to said tamping bellows, said peel plate including an upper surface, a lower surface and a terminal end, wherein said label web can be drawn around said terminal end to separate said labels from said release liner; a drive wheel mounted to said frame, said release liner extending around at least a portion of said drive wheel, said drive wheel capable of pulling said release liner from said label wheel and around said terminal end of said peel plate; and a waste liner rewind wheel mounted on said rotating shaft, said waste liner rewind wheel capable of supporting said release liner by winding said release liner about said shaft, wherein said waste liner rewind wheel is capable of rotating at a variable speed about said rotating shaft, such that said waste liner rewind wheel can change speed to accommodate for the increasing diameter in said release liner as said release liner is wound about said shaft.