Patent · US Expired

Pressure sensitive label dispenser

US4608110A · kind A · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1985
Grant dateAug 26, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/18
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for dispensing discrete lengths of adhesive tape onto a substrate. A take-off reel is rotatably mounted in a housing having an opening through which tape is dispensed. A supply reel, a curved flat spring guide, a tape cutting blade and a dispenser mechanism are all located within the take-off reel. The guide reverses the direction of the tape from the supply reel and presses the adhesive side thereof against the inner surface of the take-off reel. A detent mechanism resists the rotation of the take-off reel after predetermined angular rotations thereof. When properly indexed, the take-off reel is rotated one detent position to properly align the tape with respect to the blade. The blade is actuated to cut from the tape a discrete label which can be dispensed.

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