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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1976
Filed:
May. 09, 1974
Edward A Schnier, Hubbardston, MA (US);
A-T-O, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A labeling machine wherein there is a picker reciprocably movable between a label magazine and a transfer position for transferring labels to a gripper assembly at the transfer position whereupon the gripper assembly takes the label from the picker and applies it to a container and wherein there is an adhesive pick-up roll supported in a container of adhesive and a transfer roll reciprocably movable in timed relation to the movement of the picker to transfer a coating of adhesive from the pick-up roll to the surface of the picker; characterized in that the transfer roll is a driven roll and is rotated while in contact with the pick-up roll at least one complete revolution, and further characterized in that while in contact with the surface of the picker is rotated no more than one complete revolution as it travels from one end of the picker surface to the other end thereof.