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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Sohail Anwar, New Berlin, WI (US);
Peter Hartmann, Omaha, NE (US);
Sohail Anwar, New Berlin, WI (US);
Peter Hartmann, Omaha, NE (US);
Brady Worldwide, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A label dispensing device is disclosed for dispensing labels from a web that has a web path extending through the label dispensing device. The label dispensing device includes a dispensing member and a transition member. The dispensing member is shaped to effectuate a flexure of the web and includes a peel edge disposed along a portion of the web path. The transition member has a web control surface disposed along a portion of the web path. The web control surface is downstream of the peel edge and is configured to engage the first side of the web, thereby reducing the flexure of the web effectuated by the dispensing member.