Label applicator
US6875304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65C9/42
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A label applicator that prints and applies a label onto an elongated object, such as a wire. The label applicator includes a base assembly having an upper surface. A printer is fixed to the base assembly for printing indicia on a label to form a printed label. A label wrapper is fixed to the base assembly adjacent to the printer for receiving the printed label and an object. In operation, the printer feeds the printed label into the label wrapper to form slack in the label to remove tension from the label prior to the label wrapper wrapping the label onto the object.
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