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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1976
Wolfgang Hoffmann, Modesto, CA (US);
B & H Manufacturing Company, Inc., Ceres, CA (US);
Abstract
Machine for applying labels to cylindrical containers such as metal cans wherein labels on a vacuum drum and/or containers on a turret have an adhesive applied thereto and each label is attached to a container and is wrapped around the container by rotating the container. The containers are supplied by a rotary turret and are rotated with the turret from an entry point to an exit point between which the labels are applied. Each container, in addition to its planetary motion about the turret axis, is rotated about its own axis to speed up the application of labels. The capacity of a machine is thereby increased because the containers can be packed closer together without interference between label attached to one container but not yet wrapped around the container being interfered with by the next container.