Patent References 2773617 2983398 3159522 3751322 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/855338 filed on 11/28/1977US Classes:156/357, By presence or absence of work to which applied156/566Means simultaneously conveying plural articles from a single source and serially presenting them to an assembly stationExaminersPrimary: Drummond, Douglas J.International ClassesB65C 3/00 (20060101)B65C 9/26 (20060101) B65C 3/18 (20060101) B65C 9/36 (20060101) AbstractA labelling apparatus comprises a label applying means for applying a label to an article, conveyor means, label magazine, means for transferring a label from the magazine to the label applying means. The label applying means has a support structure on which a label carrier means is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis and pivot control means for controlling the position of the label carrier means. The pivot control means is timed to pivot the label carrier means about the horizontal axis in a direction towards and away from a position at which the label carrier means contacts and applies a label to an article as the article is conveyed past the label applying means. | |