Apparatus for forming a loop in a label carrying web comprises a flexible curtain secured at one end to the apparatus in a position on one side of a path of the web and adjacent a label supply roll in a label supply chamber. The other end of the curtain is free. A plate, having a plurality of apertures which are connected to a vacuum source, defines a chamber wall on the other side of the curtain. When a vacuum is drawn through the apertures, the curtain is pulled against the web to form a loop ...

A labeling machine; the labels being drawn from a roll of labels in strip form, then fed and cut precisely, and being vacuum carried and heated for adhesive activation and application to the article upon command. The alternate label feeding and cutting being effected by the alternate retraction and extension strokes of a reciprocating air motor, and mechanical interlocks prohibiting cutting until feeding is complete and prohibiting partial cycling through hand operation.

A labeling machine having a single narrow endless can feed belt that engages the median areas of the sidewalls of the cans mounted on respective pulley assemblies with an articulated drive and supports therefor that are adjustable to different diameter cans and supported from one side of the machine, comprises pairs of rigid vertical rack and stiffening bars positioned at opposite ends of the machine, with adjustable lower and upper sets of pressure rollers for the belt. A can runway with adjust...

An asynchronous article addressing or labeling apparatus, the components of which are operated independently in response to demand. The apparatus includes a first transport to advance the label supply sheet to a first cutter, the first cutter serving following a predetermined label sheet advance to cut the sheet transversely to provide a strip-like label piece; a strip conveyor to advance the label piece to a second cutter which, following an advance of one label length, cuts an individual label...

An improved labeling machine and method in which various articles such as magazines, brochures, catalogs, newspapers, or mailing pieces (hereinafter collectively referred to as "articles") are fed to a labeling head where individual labels with addresses or other information thereon are adhesively secured to the articles being fed through the machine. The labels may be, for example, computer printed forms from one to, usually six, addresses across. The addresses need not be spaced equally; for e...

A roll labeler for labeling containers one by one automatically is provided. A label sheet is supplied as uncoiled from a roll over a predetermined length and the label sheet is cut by a cutter thereby producing a cut sheet of label which is then glued while being transported and attached to the corresponding container. The labeler includes a feed roller for feeding the label sheet to the cutter intermittently and a mechanism for transporting containers to be labeled along a container transporta...

Labeling apparatus for applying labels to bottles at different levels to areas of different radius of curvature at the two different levels, for example, the body and neck of a bottle, comprising applicators supported for movement in unison about a common axis relative to a conveyor on which are bottles to which labels are to be applied for movement along a predetermined rectilinear path at a predetermined speed wherein one of the applicators is supported at a fixed radial distance from the comm...

An asynchronous article addressing or labeling apparatus having independently operated component parts each operated in response to a demand signal. The apparatus includes a first transport operable to advance a sheet of uncut labels to a first knife, the first knife serving following a predetermined label sheet advance to cut the sheet transversely to provide a strip-like piece; a first label conveyor to advance the strip-like piece to a second knife which, following an advance equal to one lab...

The labeling apparatus has a source of labels, a gripping turret with mechanical gripping elements that withdraw labels from the label source and fly the labels against the glue retaining surface of a gluing drum, en route to apply the labels to containers. The mechanical grippers are so arranged as to grip only the leading edges of the labels. There is a space between the glue drum and the gripper turret so that label portions trailing their gripped leading edges fly in said space in unsupporte...

In order to make it possible to change over quickly and easily to different label sizes and shapes in a labeling apparatus for the application of labels to packages and goods comprising a label dispensing device and an air-blast labeling device, wherein the label dispensing device supplies labels individually from a supply to the air-blast labeling device and wherein the air-blast labeling device has an underpressure chamber with a suction plate having a plurality of openings for drawing in the ...