Produce labeling apparatus and method
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United States of America Patent
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Issued Date -
Mar 23, 2006
app pub date -
Sep 14, 2005
filing date -
Sep 20, 2004
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Abandoned
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for automatically applying labels to produce. Adhesive labels are carried on a split, two part carrier strip along an axis of motion to a stripper edge and are stripped and thereafter applied by a rotary bellows applicator to the produce. The labels are thin and flexible adhesive labels and are momentarily bent about their axis of motion as they approach the stripper edge and the labels are returned to a planar unbent configuration immediately after they are stripped. The invention allows the rotary bellows applicator to be oriented in a much wider variety of configurations relative to the label carrier strip. The invention also provides a significantly narrower stripping plate for use in automatic labeling machines.
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