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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1994
Humberto Rodriguez, Wabash, IN (US);
Martin Yale Industries, Inc., Wabash, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a label dispenser for separating adhesive backed labels from their backing paper and method of operating the same. The label dispenser comprises a base, and a body attached to a top surface of the base and having a motor housing portion, a microswitch housing portion, and an upper tray portion. A gear motor is enclosed in the motor housing portion and has an opening for receiving a shaft. The shaft extends outside the motor housing portion and below the upper tray portion through an opening formed in a side wall of the motor housing portion. A microswitch is attached to an inner wall of the microswitch housing portion. The microswitch is electrically connected to the motor and has a lever arm extending upward into an opening formed in the microswitch housing portion.