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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5503070 | Marking apparatus with detection of excessive marking pressure A printing apparatus employs a rotatable cam having an enclosed cam slot for controlling the rocking motion of an inking roll without the need for a cam follower spring. The apparatus also includes an articulated printing member support assembly which exe... | 04/02/1996 |
| 4867832 | Portable labeling machine The machine comprises a print-head (3) for printing characters on labels (11) which are borne by a strip (10) which passes over a print-platen (8). In order to prevent, in reliable, rapid and space-saving manner, a second printing as a result of a rebound... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4635547 | Printing apparatus There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4618393 | Hand labeling device A hand labeling device for imprinting and dispensing self-adhesive labels comprises a housing (110) in which is disposed a printing mechanism (10) movable between a raised inoperative position and a lowered printing position. The printing mechanism compri... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4591404 | Hand-held electrically selectable labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler having a print head with electrically selectable printing elements for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. The labeler has a housing with a handle and structure for mounting a roll of pressure sensitive ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4556442 | Hand-held electrically selectable labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler having a print head with electrically selectable printing elements for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. The labeler has a housing with a handle and structure for mounting a roll of pressure sensitive ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4497682 | Hand-held electrically selectable labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler having a print head with electrically selectable printing elements for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. The labeler has a housing with a handle and structure for mounting a roll of pressure sensitive ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4450036 | Portable labeling machine The machine, which is equipped with a print head (5) which is movable vertically between two walls (25, 26) of its housing, comprises a device intended to prevent said motion, when the character selection rod (20) of said print head is left in its extende... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4444107 | Portable labeling machine The machine comprises a print table (8) and a print head (3) which are intended for the printing of characters on labels (11) borne by a continuous strip (10). The print head (3) comprises a pusher (32), a lateral stop (29) and two detention notches (30, ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4419171 | Portable labeling machine The machine intended for printing two lines of characters of different color (8, 9) on self-adhesive labels comprises two printheads mounted in a rocking housing (7). This housing comprises two holding elements (14, 16) engaged in two guide slots (17, 19)... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4411197 | Printing device for hand labeler The disclosure concerns a printing device for use with a hand labeler, or the like. The printing device includes a platen and a printing head which carries a plurality of types on its printing surface, and which is moved into and out of contact with the p... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4407692 | Hand-held electrically selectable labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler having a print head with electrically selectable printing elements for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. The labeler has a housing with a handle and structure for mounting a roll of pressure sensitive ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406727 | Manually-operated labeler A manually-operated labeler for dispensing labels from a carrier strip having labels stuck onto the carrier strip. The labeler has a casing in which there is a carrier strip feeding mechanism driven by an actuating mechanism for advancing the carrier stri... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4393774 | Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels A label applicator for self-adhesive labels is disclosed. The applicator includes cam tracks which control the orientation of two pivotal print-heads during motion from a rest position to a printing position. The print-heads are mounted on levers pivoted in th... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4382835 | Composite label arranging device A composite label arranging device is disclosed wherein a composite label having a layer of label material superposed on a layer of backing material, with feed flaps formed in both layers, is engaged with feed pins of a feed roller, by which the feed flap... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4301729 | Manually-operated labeler A labeler for dispensing labels from a carrier strip having labels stuck onto the strip. The labeler has a case in which is a carrier strip feeding mechanism driven by an actuating mechanism for advancing the carrier strip so as to turn it around a turnba... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4292894 | Constant printing pressure mechanisms for label printing machine A constant printing pressure mechanism for a label printing machine: in one embodiment, a pressure applying roller is attached to the free ends of the yokes or printing levers that support the printing head; a resilient pressure receiving member which is ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4276828 | Constant pressure assembly for hand operated label printing machine A hand operated label printing machine in which a series of labels are serially fed onto a printing platen in response to the squeezing of a hand lever so that they may be imprinted with selected indicia. The hand labeler is equipped with a constant press... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4265176 | Clog preventive device for label printing and applying machine A clog prevention device is disclosed for use with a label printing and applying machine. The clog prevention device includes a pair of juxtaposed label guide walls which extend longitudinally up from and at both sides of the printing platen. A label rece... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4264396 | Labelling machines A labelling machine has a push button switch, actuation of which causes a label to be printed by a thermographic printing head with selected data which has been stored in a microprocessor by operation of a keyboard. The printed label is fed by an electric... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4257326 | Label positioning mechanism for a label printing machine A label positioning mechanism for use with a label printing machine: The label positioning mechanism includes a feed wheel which is rotatably mounted in the body of the printing machine and is formed on its circumference with a label strip advancing surfa... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4227456 | Printing pressure buffer mechanism or constant pressure printing mechanism for hand-operated label printing machine In a hand-operated label printing machine, including a hand lever and a printing head attached to the hand lever; a printing pressure buffer mechanism or a constant pressure printing mechanism which comprises: in a first embodiment, a spring-actuated enga... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4214529 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for hand labeler A constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler: a printing platen is mounted on the frame of the hand labeler for pivotal movement toward and away from a position awaiting a coming printing head; the platen is biased apart from the pri... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4208964 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for hand labeler A contant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler which prints a label: an actuating lever, which is pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler, is divided into a hand lever and a printing lever, and both of these levers are also... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4207816 | Constant printing pressure mechanisms for label printing machine A constant printing pressure mechanism for a label printing machine: in one embodiment, a pressure applying roller is attached to the free ends of the yokes or printing levers that support the printing head; a resilient pressure receiving member which is ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4206704 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for portable label printing machine or the like A constant pressure printing mechanism for use in a portable label printing machine, or the like: a pressing member is attached to a hand operated driving lever which carries the printing head and which is pivotally attached to the machine frame; a separa... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206702 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for hand labeler A constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler: an actuating lever, pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler, is divided into a hand lever and a printing lever, which are pivotally connected to each other; a printing head i... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206703 | Constant printing pressure mechanism for portable label printing machine, or the like A constant pressure printing mechanism for use in a label printing machine: the platen is pivotally secured to the machine body; the pivotally supported, hand operated printing levers include a projection, which engages a pivotally supported platen liftin... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4205607 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for portable label printing machine A constant pressure printing mechanism for a portable label printing machine, or the like, comprising a driving member which is disposed on either the movable hand lever or the stationary hand grip of the label printing machine and a pressure receiving me... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4201134 | Printing pressure damping mechanism for hand labeler A printing pressure damping mechanism for a hand labeler: A printing platen is pivotally mounted on the frame of the hand labeler. The platen has a printing portion at one side of its center of pivotal motion. A hand lever pivotally connected to the frame... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4201619 | Portable label printing and applying machine A portable label printing and applying machine: a platen to support the label to be printed is attached to the machine frame; a printing head is placed above the platen; a spring pushes the printing head down toward the platen with a constant pressure and... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4197799 | Label arranging device for label printing machine A label arranging device for use in a label printing machine: a layered label strip having spaced feed perforations is moved forward by engagement of the perforations with feed pins formed on a feed wheel; the label strip is imprinted on a platen by the t... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4187778 | Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels The invention relates to an apparatus for printing, keeping in readiness and applying labels of a label strip, having a transport device for the stepwise advancement of the label strip, and associated therewith an inking device, a hand lever held in a bra... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4179989 | Constant printing pressure mechanism for portable label printing and applying machine, or the like A constant printing pressure mechanism for a portable label printing and applying machine; the machine has a printing head which is interlocked with a hand lever and it has a platen that carries a label strip disposed opposite to the printing head, the co... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4176603 | Label strip inserting device A label strip inserting device for use in a label printing machine; the inserting device comprises: a platen pivotally secured to the machine frame, a label guide member pivotally secured to the frame, an operating member interlocked with the platen and t... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4154166 | Label printing and applying apparatus A hand-held label printing and applying gun for large, legible special-purpose labels. The gun has a printing head in which a printing mat is removably held in place by a magnet so as to facilitate quick change of printing mats.... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4149462 | Constant pressure mechanism for printing operation of label printing machine A constant pressure mechanism for the printing operation of a label printing machine; the machine has a hand lever, a printing lever, a printing head attached to the printing lever, a constant pressure spring secured between the hand lever and the printin... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4125419 | Hand-held labeler and labeling method There is disclosed a hand-held labeler and a method of labeling. The labeler includes a print head and a cooperable platen, a label delaminator, an applicator, and a feed wheel. The print head is urged into printing cooperation with the platen by a spring... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4111736 | Apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels Disclosed are three embodiments of a hand-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. All the embodiments are disclosed as having a housing, a rigid, metal, frame plate mounted by the housing, a platen and a cooperating print head,... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4095524 | Ink supply mechanism for dichromic portable labeling machine A dichromic ink supply mechanism for use in a hand operated labeler which prints labels dichromically: the ink supply mechanism comprises holding means pivotally attached to a manual actuating lever, two inking rollers respectively impregnated with inks o... | 06/20/1978 |
