Hand-held labeller
US5013390A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a hand-held labeling device (10) having a housing (11) and an operating lever (14) which is arranged for swinging about a first axis (13) and which in the rest position is swung away from a second handle (12) fixed to the housing, further a transport mechanism (34 to 36) for a label tape (31) which is operated during the swinging-out movement of the operating lever (14), the label tape being pulled off a supply roller (32) and run to the transport mechanism (34 to 36) over a guiding edge (33), a tape brake arranged between the supply roller (32) and the guiding edge (33) for fixing and releasing the label tape (31) in the longitudinal direction, the tape brake being provided with a brake lever (27) arranged to swing about a second axis, against the force of a first return spring (45) which, in the rest position of the movable handle (14), acts to press the label tape (31) against a guide plate (30), by the end (29) of the one arm of the brake lever (27), while the other arm of its lever coacts with the movable handle (14) in such a manner that operating this handle will cause the tape brake formed by the other arm (29) to be lifted. The invention consists i…
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