Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Jeffrey J Ronan

Jon D Buzzard

Howard M Schenkel

Sergio M Perez

Edward Paul Ellers

David A Haney

An applicator for use in applying labels adhered to a release liner, the labels being in the form of a roll. The applicator comprises a body having a trigger and a roll holder for supporting the rolled release liner, an indexer for positioning label formats of varying pitch in the applicator and stripping labels from the release liner, an applicator assembly for applying the labels which were positioned by the indexer, and a friction drive responsive to the trigger for advancing the release liner through the applicator assembly. The friction drive includes a self-adjusting tensioner which includes a drive slip which allows the drive to slip when the label is correctly positioned by the indexer in the applicator. The drive slip includes a slip means for allowing the drive to slip when the label is correctly positioned, enabling the largest pitch label to be completely stripped from the release liner. A quick release allows tension from the friction drive to be released by removing the thrust roller from frictional contact with the friction drive roller is also provided. The indexer includes a slipping actuator to correctly position label formats of varying pitch by causing the friction drive to slip once the label is correctly positioned in the applicator. The applicator includes a label holder which holds the label after the label is completely stripped from the release liner, the label holder is positioned so the label protrudes from the body. The label holder includes two concave channels which hold the label.

Handheld applicator

A deactivator for use in an electronic article surveillance system has a housing having a first receptacle containing a deactivator for deactivating a theft-deterrent marker carried on an object such as a compact disk case, an audio cassette case or a video cassette case. The first receptacle is made up of a base, a first wall and a second wall, the walls being spaced apart such that an object carrying the theft-deterrent marker can be placed between the walls. The first wall is slidable relative to the second wall. The housing also has a second receptacle with a deactivator for deactivating a theft-deterrent marker carried on a generally rectangular object such as an audio cassette box having a top and a bottom, first and second sides and first and second ends, the marker being carried by one of the sides or one of the ends. The device comprises a housing having a receptacle comprising first, second and third walls arranged so as to form three sides of a box. A plurality of deactivators is provided, such that each of at least two of the first, second and third walls carries a deactivator. The walls are oriented and dimensioned such that the object can be placed in the receptacle with the marker lying adjacent the wall carrying the deactivator so that the deactivator deactivates the marker, and such that the top and the bottom of the object cannot be placed in the receptacle opposite the first, second or third walls. The second receptacle is provided with an entry restricting mechanism for preventing an article from being inserted into the receptacle if the article has a height less than a specified minimum height.

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Deerfield Beach, FL, United States of America

Jeffrey J Ronan