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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1986
Michael G Slagter, Afton, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A label dispensing device 10 that defines a path for a liner 14 carrying the labels 13 including an edge 18 defining an abrupt change in direction so that when the liner 14 is pulled around the edge 18 a label 13 will separate from the liner 14 and continue past the edge 18 to a position sensed by a sensor that stops the device 10 so that the label 13 may be manually removed for application to an object. A support member 26 having a distal portion 28 supporting the sensor is adjustable to position the sensor at various distances from the edge 18 to thus afford dispensing of various length labels 13. A guide member 30 between the distal portion 28 and a position adjacent the edge 18 has a surface adapted to afford sliding movement of the adhesive coated surface of the labels 13 along the guide member 30 to the sensor. The guide member 30 changes length as necessary upon movement of the support member 26 to its various positions.