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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William H Todd, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Joseph L Collins, Jr, Clemmons, NC (US);
Thomas A Reavis, King, NC (US);
C Michael Funderburk, East Bend, NC (US);
Assignee:
Todd Motion Controls, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156229 ; 156249 ; 156446 ; 156447 ; 156540 ; 156556 ; 156D / ; 156D / ;
Abstract
This invention is drawn to an apparatus for applying labels to hosiery, specifically sock stacks. The sock stack travels along a first conveyor and are deposited onto a second conveyor. The second conveyor carries the sock stack to a pair of rotatable clamps. The clamps hold the sock stack and stretch it. A pneumatic cylinder moves the pair of clamps upwardly into contact with an adhesive label. The socks are rotated 360 degrees drawing the label onto the sock stack to band the same.