Patent ID: 8047250

Claim:
A postage label dispensing system for dispensing adhesive-backed labels, comprising: a system for displacing a supply of label material along a feed path, the label material including a face material having an adhesive backing and a liner material detachably bonded to the adhesive backing, the adhesive backing defining longitudinal adhesive strips and at least one non-adhesive region disposed therebetween, the face material having at least one longitudinal cut disposed adjacent to, and aligned with, the non-adhesive region; a peeler guide disposed along the feed path and having upper and lower guide members operative to: (i) guide the label material therebetween, (ii) induce a bend in the liner material along an axis substantially parallel to the at least one longitudinal cut, and (iii) separate an edge of the face material from the liner material along at least a portion of the longitudinal cut, the upper guide member defining an opening for receiving the edge upon separation from the liner material and dispensing an application-ready label through the opening; and a processor, operative to control the conveyance system to draw the label material through the guide members such that the separated edge of the application-ready label is dispensed through the opening in the upper guide member of the peeler guide.