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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
George King, Stouffville, CA;
Geoffrey A Fox, Scarborough, CA;
Assignee:
Stackpole Limited, Scarborough, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C / ; B65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156357 ; 118231 ; 118681 ; 156458 ; 156497 ; 156568 ; 156571 ; 156578 ; 156D / ; 156D / ;
Abstract
Improvement in the process and the apparatus for applying strip labels are made possible by a vacuum drum having a deformable outer surface controlled to be at least essentially cylindrical during initial application of a label to an article and selectively deformable to cause portions of a label thereon to be brought into contact with a glue applying roll. The apparatus uses a component vacuum drum where selective portions of the drum are replaced and other components repositioned to effect changeover from one label length to another.