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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
National Presort, L.p., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brent Daboub, Fort Worth, TX (US);
National Presort, L.P., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A high-speed print-and-apply label applicator includes a conveyor system, a control and monitoring system, a label web feeding assembly, a label printer and encoder system, and a tamp pad assembly driven by a linear motor having a shaft that is formed at least partially by a composite material. The tamp pad assembly includes a tamp pad having an upturned label ramp at the trailing edge of the tamp pad, an upturned anti-catch ramp at the leading edge of the tamp pad, and a flexible applicator. The flexible applicator may be secured to the leading edge of the tamp pad and extends at least partially over the generally horizontal surface.