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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2005
John C. Ford, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Christopher Marcus, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John C. Ford, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Christopher Marcus, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
The invention is related to an RFID applicator that may include a peeler member () including a peel end (), the peeler member being configured to cause an RFID label () to peel away from a web () when the web passes around the peel end; a label tamp assembly () configured to receive the RFID label and to move the RFID label into contact with an item () on which the RFID label is to be applied; and a label reject assembly having an extendable path altering mechanism () located proximate to said peel end, configured to advance from a retracted position to an extended position to alter a path of the web around said peel end, and wherein said extendable path altering mechanism is positioned and dimensioned to inhibit an RFID label from peeling away from said web.