US1227158A - Labeling-machine. - Google Patents

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L. L. LADD. LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. l, 19 13- 8 SHEETSSHEET 1- Q Patented May 22, 1917.

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L. L.LADD.

LABELING MACHINE.

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Patented May 22, 1917.

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Patented May 22, 1917.

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LATQKLINGJHACHINE all'whdmjit may concern Belt known that. I, .Lxawrm L LADD, a L lumen of the. [mitedfiitaleg reading at Imk'pm-u, ummty 0}? Will, State 04* Illinuis, Tave invent-ed a izartain nmvnml lawful 1mm psi'o'vemlqant in" halve]ing-Maclrines, m'xdfde- -t$1are the following to has, lull, cimar, anti parton llne'?"f't" pf-ifiigi3;

"exact ilesmi pticm of the :safile, such-as will anableothem skillekl in the mttmwhich lb pertains foo make and use the, ma ma, refmenca being had be the ac-mmlpanying drawings whih :EDrm a part When pgpic is l. as v spscifilqatlon. moisaten-zd it expands; m.

-.'the direetion of 1111 mln alth mgh no mp p epiable change ta place a sr'sss .the

grain. clmra'zt. sta r 'haa the fproblarn." 11f applyiza g liblsuf my email "mjble' size; m di'flmillmg 13-31% many li mgs of industry"rmuptylnlm; 9f mrigm a ii 'labelexl 'by jhaml 511.16% iii thrs, fi ers "file-"labeling is tim ng hy machinery fimre t ial atiaclpwnt thejl'abgls ln'es'arispdtsgn-bsnlel' t1? ,avaiil I fthe mainlwdy aft-he label 'Tlm-bject of 'i d nt. b ni-q la uiin md .916 it;

" 5 21am si ile leva'pion Jih'figlitjn 1, one endiof the maphine' "FigJ-S 1s a top plan View of that portion pf the machine illust'raledqin Fig. 2, the label fgeilln g mechanism! being" omitted;

Flgmlfisfl vigw similar to Fig. 3 (if ilye 6, Osit rld of {she mabhine" l Mleulflcaaiw of matters latmp PatentedMa-y Amalie-axiom. mm mmnber 1, 11am Selim" R6; 5031 135g." ism iew looking upwmfllyfla-frpm Elia-z bbttom of- Fig. L, being an edgelviewioi onejend of the imachiu;

$5 a mp plan wiaw of feedmg meghamsnl; l

Fig. 9 ism sectmn't alketn approxiinatly'on 10' 2, seation 1 13 ,10 f 8: l M

11 53 plan vlewnf i wt M a shaflulg mm} cluteh mschgnisiil; 'i 1 hordjncemflhmy vflnt' qn l par'tially :it- 9 redjabelto moan-along a 7 ing around separated horizontal sprocket .which are leng t Wheels, 2 and 3, the spgocket wheel 2 being the. driving member and the other sprocket Wheel an idler. Upon the chain are secured separated. can-receiving seats, 4:, spaced at equal distances apart. In the arrangement sho'vvu, the seals are in the form of semi-circular troughs formed of two connected scin' 'rcular pieces Just behind having reference to the ut of the chain. and preferably se-'=ur 'ic seat, a horizontal apron, 5, having Width somewhat less than the length of the cans to be operated iii" in and length suliicient to support the trailing end of" a label pasted at its front end upon a can in the. corresponding sent. 'Be" neath bl'leiVZO main parallel portions of the chain are tracks or guides, 6, upon which the. seats or parts-attached thereto may ride so as to preventthe chain from sagging. Following alongv the outside of the chain is aguide, '7, in the proper plane toengage with the outer ends of cans, 8,;resting in. the seats. Additional guides, 9, similar to the guides 7 are arranged along the inner sides of the main portions of the chain, the guides .9 being adapted-to engage with. the inner ends 'of cans 'restingin the In order that cans of diflerer'it lengths may be Worked upon 1 prefer to'inake the inner guides 9 ad'- justable, this being accomplished in the rangemcnt illustrated by supporting the guides 9" on horizontal rods or stems, 10, vvi'se fadjustable in suitable stationary belr'in 11.

fIh'c cans ro be labeled may be fed to the machine in-iin uprightcondition by a suitmable' belt, 12, ending in proximity to the driving sprocket Wheel 2 an.d,' after the cans .have been labeled,-' they1nay be deli ered t.o a belt or conveyor, 13, which carnes them away, the belt or conveyor '13 being conven rent-1y arranged adjacent to the main driv ing sprocket at an angular distance from the delivery belt equal to. ,the distance between consieutiveseats on the main conyeyer. This arrangement permits a can to travel adistance v approximately equal to the length of the conveyor between the time i it is receivedand the time it discharged.

Just. between the delivery belt 12 andihe mam conveyer is hung shelf, 14, having along the front edge an upwardly-project'- ing flange, 15. The cans to be. labeled are fed forward by the belt 12 until the inner most can strikes the flange 15 on the swinging shelf. As will hereinafter be explained in detail, the main conveyor is moved intermittently through. successive steps each equal to the distance between consecutive seats, and the parts are so proportioned that whenever the main conveyor comes to rest one of the seats lies directly in line with the delivery belt, 12. While the conveyor is at rest the swinging shelf is tilted so as to lay. the foremost can on the delivery belt into the adjacent empty seat. On the rear edge of the tilting shelf is a depending flange, 16, curved in an arc concentric with the swinging axis of the shelf and serving to arrest the forward movement of the second can While the first is being delivered to the conveyor,

As near the receiving point as possible, is placed a label coating and feeding ,mechanism for delivering paste-covered labels one at a time and partially attaching them to the cans as the latter travel past on the conv yor. As best shown in Figs. 3 and 6 there is arranged just above the conveyor, as it leaves the driving sprocket, a rotary brush, 18, of a length as great as the length of the cans and revolving about an axis parallel with the axis of a can lying in the adjacent seat on the conveyor. The parts are so proportioned that Whenever the conveyor is at rest one of the seats lies below and slightly of movement of the can seats and providedwith four" separated. rollers, 20, on which each can may be accurately supported when the cradle is raised. high enough to lift the can out of its seat and bring it intocontact with the brush. In the 'arrangement shown, the cradle is carried upon the end of 'a long swinging frame, 21, provided at its free end- With a downvvardly-projecting arm, 22, which is acted upon by a suitably shaped'and suitably timed cam, 23, so as to cause the cradle to rise whenever the conveyereoines to rest and to recede again before the conveyor again starts to move.

l'lllie paste delivery apparatus comprises a in L13 rotating brush ,at an angle which brings it approxinciately tangential to the-lower 'portion of the brush; The table is made wider arranged abovean'd in rear of the I that when the roller revolj'eexit' entries I e V upwardly ,w-ith it. I 'I?he third'set ofrelle,

than [the brush so as to leeve room for e stack of labels and also an unobstructed portion bonmled by adjustable guides, $6,,in

- line with the-brush and adapted-m re ive lehels one at a time and allow them to a idea a member, 30,- sim'i lar to the momma-'27 of the first set vand a series of disks and an op per. member" made up of disks, '31, on a shafty32. The d-iskeilfi mm have an epreeiazble thickness but I pm .0! to midget e disks 31 either very thin or else bevel them at the edges so as to'presentu minimum periphera-l snrfaee. The roller 30 extends into a puste-eontaining'well, 83,11: well being preferably kept-filled-to a mnstant level above. the lowermost point of the roller so paste those nearest therotor- "blilsh, may eorlfvem ientlyteke the form :0. disks, #4 mounted on suitablei-shaitnlafir .Exhmding'tronseraely of'thei'ollersl from the "firet set-to a. pint near the rotating hrnsh aretwo; sets-o pmr 11 nism with thefma'in convey-er.

a11e1 rods, 31-7 and 38;- t he i-ods af 'preferablliy .35v

lying in-pel ipheral 39 in them 9x827 fund. 30 and. pa ing between the disks p of the lowermllenof-thye thirrteet; enil the rods 3l3 bei-ngerranged between th'edifib of he" rollers are suitably driven inwthex proper dimetion"andetithe' proper speed to feed a label delhjered to the first wt of rollers item the table toward the the upper 'rol-lers.

rotary brush at a speedslightlygmmr then the speexlat which the main conveyor moves;

Referring" to F-gi 6 itjw' ill be between: the guiding rods 015 wires to the Y second -set. where its uhder sidewomes in con test with. the pasteoovereti' pasting *roller an viseoatedfwith paste] Thelebd eonti'n- 41c its forward movement;hetxgeen'thethird set of rollers until its ed vanee"endfllsfde- V liveredbeneath-the rotati n' ing that the conveyor-hasjliet eome to rest wltha -"can in the Seat below the totalingbrush Thexeradle lll 'riee s; centers the can and presses' it up'against the rotating br'ugh, the can lifting the. bve lyingend ofithe" label during this operation 50' that the label is pressed-between the can "and the rotating that when the a'dve'nce end of a label 4 --the guides and allows-to eiideklown bet-Ween chin-e, The can w. A

this time the moisture in *zfh Unite-hes themollers stunting and stopping "tli'ef'ean'is ent-i i e Q Grtestnjm sio'n dinnerware-of noeo I seen thslt, the ma chine being. in operation; if one of a, l stack oi labels, 40;isla id: l'retween the'gnides 26-,(011 thetirbl e'it will-slide'dow'n between the the labeling; 'L

brush While its reefkndf" leifhef tween the now stationary feelin 1 v The brush revolvefi lite direction '11 to draw'the'lebel onltfi th'e'lo'lleie attaches it while 'unaer' 'teneiom in, ngf that the label will be'm-eumeefly on the man. The'perts are so proper position to bee-attached to noon the may d of the lebelhas peseed the fimtofroll;

o f l ere, leavmg thesse letter rollers m a (01141 m tion to eoeive comm label, which the at} tendant simply places on the table between r! the rollers when nwin. he gms wd end fed 8:8,; forwerdas soon as therollers"againstart; By making the rollers of em le-hel-lieliveihlg n'leehe'niem feed the we; slightly thenthe'eene in the ets'eveyer travel there is no danger that labels will become tome when the nonveyer stetts and the. reerhnd of a lnbelfottaehed to e (ism is t'ill held'between j the z-ollem ,Afizer the ml'venee and of the j 1; lebei lies-been emnrely attached to the eain the eeppm timg cradle allows the 9e can to settle hack mm its ent. Then when I": the eemeyereterte forward, the treilingjend f ofthelabeliz; out-between the rollers of the labeldelivering meeheniemTen-! finally drops-upon the apron attltohetl" tdthe seat just behindthe eang'lving fiat anfl lle'ingheld out of mmc'twith then perteof e "'lii'filitll approaches the" deal" still-r wil h is I, all. pestegl "upon sue-tem t n dise'hetge poi tlie label is {completely wrap; The hieehunism for: jtl

adapted toi engqgegl by o; chm 45 which comes into play toliftlthe emtlle wheneyer the conveyor, comes to rest. Jn'st ebovethra oiadle are arranged twq'shoi-t ann d shifts, W

46 and 47, having on 'theiredjaeent ends 13b apart by the be yieldingly for inequalities in the lengths 48 and 49, respectively, these cups bei pg of a size and shape to receive the ends of a can. The shafts 46 and 47 are arranged in suitable bearings, 50, which permit the shafts to rotate and at the same time be moved from and toward each other. Fixed to the shaft 46 is a collar, 51, connected to the upper end of an oscillatory lever, 52, in such a manner that the collar may rotate relative to the ilever but is required to move with the lever in the direction of the length of the shaft. A. spring, 53, tends normally to swing the lever 52 in the direction to draw the shaft. 46 away from the shaft 47. On the shaft 47 is a collar, 54, similar to the collar 51 but loose on the shaft. The oscillatory lever -similar to the lever 52 is connected to the collar in the same way that the lever 52 is, connected to the collar 51. On opposite sides of the collar 54 and spaced apart therefromare collars, 56 and 57, fixed to the shaft 47. Between the collars 54 and 56 is spring 58. Between a stationary part and the collar 54 is a second spring, 59. The spring 58 tends to thrust Qie shaft 47 toward the other shaft, the collar 54 acting as an abutment; while the spring 59 tends to'press the collar 54 towardthe collar 57. The result is that whenever the lever is free so as to permit the spring 59 to act, the spring presses collar 54 against the collar 57 and then causes both of thesecollars to move in the direction to carry the shaft 47 away from the shaft 46, swinging the upper end shallow cups,

of the lever outwardly. When the lever. is actuated so as to swing the upper end inwardly against the tension of the spring 59 it moves the shaft 47 yieldingly toward the shaft 48. The levers 52 and are )rovided with cam rolls, 60 and 61, engaged y suitable similar earns, 62, which ma conveniently be. fixed to the shaft 63 on.

which the cradle actuating cam, 45, is

mounted. The parts are so proportioned and timed that when the oonveyer comes to rest the cam 45 lifts the cradle so as to bring the can directly between the two cup-shaped members 48 and 49, these now being held springs 62 acting on the levers 52 and 55; As soon the can is raised the cams 62 act on the levers 52 and 55 so as to throw the shafts 46 and 47, and the members 48 and 49 thereontoward each other; gripping'the can between the members .48 and 49. having a spring between the lever 55 and the shaft 47, this shaft will pressed so as to compensate of cans and permit each can to be firmly grasped. \As soon as" the can is gripped by 48 and 49 the cradle 41 recedes and thereafter remainsidle until 'the conveyer-has .been set .in motion and again come to rest tact by the members a ter havingcompleted another step. One

of the shafts 46 and 47, preferably the shaft 46, is constantly rotated in any suitable manner so that as soon as a can is gripped between the holders 48 and 49 it begins-to rotate.

Just above the rotary holders is mounted a frame, 65, carrying suitable b1 ushes for pressing the labels against the surface of the cans when the latter are rotated. I have found the most successful arrangement of brushes to be that illustrated, there being two short brushes, 66 and 67, extending diagonally from points near the middle of a can arranged in the holders to the ends, the inner ends of the brushes being "in advance so that the-labels will first be engaged at this point. Beyond the brushes 66 and 67 is a third brush, 68, arranged parallel with the axis of the rotary holder and preferably of a length equal to the width of a label.

When. a can is inserted in the rotary holder its label is still trailing behind and resting upon the apron in rear-of the seat from which the can has just been lifted, the paste on the label causing it to adhere to the apron. The direction of rotation of the holders is such that the label is drawn over the .top of the can'and beneath the brushes. The brushes 67 firstengage with the central portion of the unattached part of the label and press it firmly against the can. The next portions of the label to be acted'upon are those somewhat nearer the ends of the can, a progressive action taking place from the center toward the ends with the result that the label is not only pressed against the can but is smoothed and drawn outwardly in both directions from the center so as to make it tight, smooth and eve As the label is being wrapped on the can, its trailing end is drawn forwardly across the supporting apron, the adhesion of the paste offering sufficient resistance to keep the label taut. Consequently by having allowed the moisture in the paste to soak into the label and permitted the label to stretch, working progressively on the stretched label from the middle of the can towardthe ends while it is held taut, the label Will be secured about, the can in and,

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the most perfect manner possiblelong strai ht brush, 68, serves to press down i the extreme central portion of the label and also serves a useful label to adhere'firmly of the can-after it has been pressed in contheprimarybrushes. The cans illustrated in the drawings are of the type having the ends covered by flanged caps and the labels are made long enough to overlap these caps. My improved method of attaching the labels is of particupurpose in causing the throughout the length lar. advantage in connection with this type 20 0111561 mail of w 85 milizhiiiia,

of was because the dampem labol lepls itself readily to, the abnormal slgarqtchmg. which is DQCBSSkLITY to compensa ts for film on largedcircumference of the capped onusnml 5 makes 1t possible to nly The labelssmoothly, not only ()Vill bhe bocly of the can, but oval tho flanges of tho cops, Without; danger of tearing the labels; the result being that the cans are not only neatly labeled but, am 1161'- 10 mot ically soalod l' ymezms of; tlu 'li l'uvels,

After tho labehng of a pa n hag, boon; C0111? plated. tho can dx'ops into 155 smxtonrl the hii; liming iigs nexl, step. in

conveyor ca v I lsclmrgobelt, 13'. Just atjthe froiltiof tho to: comprising uybtr, 70', in tl'iorform oi an 25 from tho lowi' 2 1 16. otll lunar sir-n 13 10::

the lowermostl pom tgf :1, ppm. lielrl iii th o voyel'. 1 Whom p112. r;onvey.e1 commas to f;

shaft Tlfi t'umlcl so las, lijfl; tho iron ofl tlie ej ec't'or and. cause the finger the:

site the ixinr end o'f'the 'aischa-rg po y tin fi wa n oianxup ghtz w n p n the is 'g gbgltw l l'l lil lffl lm' he mf mdg iibai P 3 th "n. fedfiufs cube mad izhgydopo peiid liponfan design of frame said he. 0011's geme ntof pm struohural (l i e may cw wisp irt'd b the 11 ahaft having op the, discharge. point ling m e 111913 1:01. fWilh the 'shzyftffifi is li'iven-inporinittentl 63 to revolve. more slowly thanxtlm main; i

shaft.

The swix'xging ahelf for delivering the cnnS,- to the main conveyor mayvulso be conneolerl to a continuously driven shaft. In the m rapgemenl; shown, the sviingingshelfl is fixgcd upon a horizontalshaft, 83, having a rocker arm, 84, whichlsin turn QQHLIQQlJQd 30 to ;z. cr;mk, 85, fixedupon avshai't', 86;; "The slmfififinlmsvon one end a bovol ggarwheel, 87, moshing with a complemontany wheel,. 88,911. a sl1aft,.89,extend1ng; z tpight angles to the. shaft 86 and-the main shafb'ffg 5 reduping beyel m o1 1no0ti0n,,. 90, betwomx thamain shaft 7'? mullluyshaft 89 segvos to drive thelattar shaft sm.d through it and the connections; jr esoribegl oscillate the swinging shelf in proper: time, relalimm 9;; to tho remaining mgzclmnism. I 7

h h l 9 a 'mn r '1 pnw im tyw 1 t e Ihaohine, and; lies paxgallelfwilll thofs 0 tingslmfi; 71 of tho ejegitorg (111M 19 naft fiq is a n ecoeqbpio; 5

neotpd Bo a reckon mm, 93,, onohev nklr of goal: Wlvael 97, m itli a gear wheel,-

A. suif ajblo izlutch a -w Q ulwmfii mlv d olun tmg V a. sultab shaft, .6

pxmom l bevel gear, 107, on the supporting shaft 108 for the driving sprocket wheel 2 of the main conveyor.-

The rotary brush, 18, preferably driven continuously and this may conveniently be accomplished by passing a belt, 109,0ver a pulley, 110, on the main driving shaft and over a pulley, 111, on the supporting shaft 112 for the brush.

In order that the brush 18 may conveniently be removed for the purpose of cleaning it 'or repairing it, I mount its supporting shaft in two brackets, 113 and 114, the bracket 113 receiving one end of the shaft and the bracket 1.14 lying between the brush and the pulley 111. The bearing, 115, in the bracket 11 1 is larger in diameter than the shaft 112 and, in order that the shaft may fit the hearing, it is provided with two separated annular flanges, 116, large enough to fill the hearing. A slot, 117, opens out of the top of the bearing 115, the slot being wide enough to permit the passage of the brush shaft. \Vhcn the brush shaft is properly assembled in its bearings, a pin, 118, is inserted in the bracket 111 between the two collars or .fianges, 116, thus holding the shaft against endwise movement without interfering with its rotary movements. When it is desired to remove the brush, the pin 118 is withdrawn and the shaft is shifted endwise far enough to bring the collars orflanges 116 to one side of the bracket 114, whereupon the shaft may be lifted out of the bearing through the slot 117.

Another useful detail to which I have not heretofore referred is a device, best shown in Fig. 7, associated with the rotating can holder for the purpose of insuring that the cans will be freed from the cupshaped holding devices when the latter are drawn apart. This device consists of disks, 120, one of which. is arranged in each of the cup-shaped members as and 49, and springs, 121, arranged behind the disks and tending constantly to forcethem out of the ciips. \Vhen the holder is closed upon the can the springs 121 are compressed and the disks 120 are forced inwardly. \Vhen the holder opened, the springs 121 force the disks outwardly so as to bring the ends of the can clear of the cups, thus taking away all support for the can and insuring that it will drop down on its seat. The outward movement of the disks may conveniently be limited by headed pins or screws, 122, ex; tending from the disks. through openings in the members 48 and 4!), the movement of the ;..disks in the outward direction. being limited by the heads of the pins or screws.

In Figs. 9 and 10 I have illustrated a convenien't arrangement for maintaining acon- 'stant level of the paste in the well 33. Ar-

ranged at one side of the well and connectedthereto by a pipe, 125, is a cup, 126. Socured to the cup is an annular member, 127, having a seat, 128, for receiving an inverted bottle, 129, adapted to contain a supply of paste. When the Well is empty and a full ottle is placed upon the seat with its open mouth down, the paste will flow out of the bottle into the cup and from there into the well, the paste level in the well and in the cup being the same. The paste continues to flow until the paste in the cup rises high enough to close the mouth of the bottle, whereupon the flow of paste ceases. As the paste is consumed during the operation of the machine, the level in. the well and in the cup begins to fall and uncovers the mouth of the bottle, whereupon the paste again begins to flow out of the bottle and maintains the normal level in the well. .It will be seen that the level of the paste in the well is controlled by the vertical adjustment of the bottle and therefore, in order that the paste level in the well may be varied at will, I have made the bottlesupporting member 1527 adjustable in the vertical. direction; this be ing conveniently accom 'ilisl'ied by forming in the vertical portion of the member 12'? a diagonal slot, 130, through which extends a screw, 131, the screw being screw threaded into the wall of the cup. By loosening the screw and turning the member 12'? in one" direction or the other, the bottle may be raised or lowered in order to fix the paste level in the well at any desired height.

I claim:

1. In combination, mechanism for delivering a paste-covered label and partially attaching it to a can along a narrow strip at one end of the label, means for thereafter holding the main portion of the label out of contact with the can for an interval of time sufficient to permit the moisture in the paste to in'iln'egna-tc the label, and means for coinplcting the attachment of the label to the can at the end of said interval oftime.

2. In combination, mechanism for de livering a paste-covered label and partially attaching it to a can along a narrow strip at one end of the label, mechanism for acting on the can and label to complete the attachinent of the label, and means for actuatingsaid mechan sms with a sufiicient tlme mter val between the partial attaching of the label 1;

and the completing of the attachment to; permit the moisture in the paste .to impregnate, thelabeld 3. In cou'ibination, means for delivering a. paste covered label and attaching it at one. end only to a can a conveyor, for carr n the can from the aforesai. l-i neans and retail-is,

ing it a .suflicient time to permit the moistur in the paste to soak iiito the label, and mean for receiving the can from the conveyer am con'iplcting the attachment thereto.

of the label Jill: I I d n t f 'i ifqgjg g g tsjon. Lhe cmweyer, an apron extql cl" 31137 am-wau'clly 1mm each sealz m zans aclgw mleflZllq i the convey union clelw ermg pasteii' wavered labelsltn cams restmg m saald seats ,ptlfigwl mg lrgmlmedges of the labels m he cm s, and alllilltmnal means at u remute 13,0 z bmljacgul, t9 the conveyer far mmpleb- 3 the attuahmenl; '1; the labels-t0 the cans.

In combinatien, a conveyer, separated 11 seats on, tlm conveyer, an apron extend 11g l wlrwardly from (mull seat, meansadja- I in the conveyer for clelliveringupastw 'Qcmfez-cl ml $0 cans mstingin said seats am: aimclliu film fr'o'lweflgesnf the lubels to tha amus, amlyemote means adjacent to the Copveyer far receiving ll le cam; and, campleting the attachment all the labels thereto.

6. In, mmbiljm-tion, a cunveyer provided with sepammd seats each. adapt-ed to hold a; 'fcafri to bge labeled, means m'ljzpcenttn the cow fwywim ,ilelivurii a iaasfie-cumrsszl lubelsdn. "Qan's in mid sea-ts and maple means fOWIB- eeiving thucans lmm tlm vbnmyer and 30b ing on the cans and labels 1;!) com illete il'ua atbaqhmai t 0f "the labels to the; cans, 7. In combizgr v iioxl al mmyeyar hnvingsegr grated fl? sacelvlng:mrn s means Mauvef the can? ar for (llivermg. ii. .-paslze'cawemzl "labelwfgash czm, a :mtqrylwush m7 altar-all ing thqmlume and Of QlLCh label t1; ital-mm, .mqap' fogrcsmplming the filial-fill mm Gibbs-l 1* l heqans, '8. c-mnz mqvable conyayer seal gs fnm balding sans ah; v 'ccn'lveyers for flailing, a ilitste .cme cl 520mm]: can andutmching me $01" i ec'e' w'vayer "and press-25mg 21m same,

n'g tlae mu from the con- .abel ray-mind thifi dilution, 2;; mmv able mnva ger f5)? halallngwcan s; on? er for delivering ls int '3 direction 05 12love apgg {mg 119- from; n a vlll'el'lp ommamas sing Jilin labels w H il jg seg a lied al sl mming {on 111 16113113 .nwcbmbination, a conveyer, separated i y? L l-wh ing! l having ma means the seats inn-position to permit the adyqnc end of a label to project over a can i in the seat; means for imojecting tlie'ovrljaihging and. ofeuch label upon the curre'spbnllling can so as to partially secure the label ,thfto v 7 and means for receivingthe canfrqmjfih conve er and com-plating they at'tzichr'rint of the la ls to the cams.

12. In c0mbin'nt-i011, meclmnism for" applying Wot paste to a label and attaching the label tir a can throughout a mil-row strip at mwend o'f'the label; mcansfor thereafter holding the great-e1 p'ortitm of this lzi'bel out of contact with the can for a sufliieht period of time toper'mitlhe moisture in the paste so to soakvinto the label. nndcimse tlie label to stretch after ithuwbeen' partially attached to the can, and mechanism including'l'neans for rotatin the can about its axis forlherw after comp eting this: attaclunent of the label 35 to file can;

13. In a machine of the" character (lescribed, 21 reveluble holder fnr'a can; and brushes arrangecl' cliagonally'in a plane tangentiul to a Cam in the bolt-lei in pclsitimlflqo engage with wlabel on tll'canI and smdoth and press the same about a'cabb'eing'lrm hated by theholder;

14.; In a machine of the charactr". dj- V scribed sz. rotatable lmldet for refle'ivinigaxicl myolvinga can-about the axis of thec'anf', a brush lmvirig approximately the lengthoi a can andurranged' parallel with the axi'Sbf the can, diagbnal'brushes in advanc ofitfi a-fomrsaid brush arranged in' a "plane tan-gem 1w tial to a can in the holderg'sald bruslisbeing positioned to engagewitlrthe surface of a, can in .lalm holder;

15, In; awma'chine pf the character de seribelil, a rmaryczmi holder comprising two separate cnn engaging' members adapted to flu-valve a; can aboqbthe axis of the 1m a brush betweenthe-members a;1"rangel parallelw-ifih the llXlfi of rotation; dingo. al brusl-xesz armnggidsymmetrically withrf speet to intermediate plane at right anglesto themxi's of rotatibrgsaid brushes being olsibioued to engngwith the surface" offa, ni mlocaied in the holder: H

i6. Inga! mimhinei of the ellaractr srfdelscribed, a mtary cnnllolder comprising twu, sapammd can-engaginglnembe-rs adapted: to revolve a can-aboutjthe axis-6f the latter, a brush between the membevs'arranged plural lei witlptha axis of rotation, diagonallzfl brushes arranged symmetritza-lly with 're q spent to an intermekliate; planeab'ri-ght angles to the= axis of; rotaition, said brushs being pusit'ioned to ,engage with the 1 surface ufii can located in thef-holder', and'man's fax seeurin ithe advance endloi: a' p'aste l c'rwemd laluil to a can and deliveringlhe can.

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means for intern'iittently moving the conveyer through a distance equal to the dis tance between .-.onsecutive seats, in ians for delivering a can into each seat when it reaches a predetzernlined point, means for deliyering and attaching one end only of a paste-covered label to the can when the last mentioned seat reaches a second predetermined point, and means .t'or completing the attachment of the label to the can when it reaches a third predetermined point.

18. In combination, an endless; conveyor having separated seats for receiving cans, means for intermittently moving the convcyer through a distance equal to the distance between consecutive seats, n'ieans for delivering a an into -ach seat when it reaches a predetermined point, means for delivering and attaching one end only of a paste-covered label to the can when the last mentioned seat reaches a second predetermined point, means for completing the attachment ot' the label to the. can when it reaches a third 1)redetermintal point, and n'ieans 'l'or removing the can from the conveyer when it reaches a fourth predetermined point.

1!). In combination, a eonveyer, separated. can seats on the conveyer, support-s on the conveyor behind said seats, means for delivering paste-covered labels to cans resting in said seats and attaching the front edges of the labels to the cans at such points thereon as to permit the rear end of the labels to rest on said supports, and mechanism at a point remote from the aforesaid means for causing the attachment of the labels to the cans to be completed.

20. In a machine o1" the character described, a movable conveyer having sepa rated can rcceivingseats, supports on the conveyor adjacent to said seats, means for attaching one end of a paste-covered label to a can in one of said seats when the can reaches a pretletcrniincd point and laying the remainder oi. the label on the corresponding support, and means for completing the attachment of the label to each can when it reaches a second predetermined point.

21. In amachine of the character described, a movable convcyer having separated can receiving seats, an apron arranged above the conveyer in rear of each of said seats, means -t'o "attaching the advance end.

of a paste-coverml label to a can when it reaches a predetermined point and laying the remainder of the label it )on the corresponding apron, and means l or completing the attachment of the label to each can when it reaches a second 1)redeternlined point.

22. In a machine of the character described, a movable conveyer having sepas rated can receiving seats. an apron arranged above the conveyer in rear of each of said seats, means for attaching the advance end of a paste-covered label to a can when it reaches a predetermined point and laying the remainder of the label upon the corres mnding apron, and means acting on the can when it reaches a second predetermined point to rotate it in a direction todraw the label across the apron on which it is resting and aliix it around the can.

23. In a machine' of the character described, a con veyer t'or cans to be labeled, mechanism for applying paste to a label and feeding the label toward a can on the conveyer, means for pressing one end of the label against the can to attach the same, and means for actuating said conveyor and said mechanism so as to cause said mechanism to feed the label'at a speed somewlnitgreater than the speed of the conveyor.

24. In a machine of the character de scribed, 21 conveyer for cans to be labeled, means for intermittently moving the conveyer, mechanism for applying paste to a label and feeding the label in the direction of movement of the conveyer while the conveyer moving, and means for attaching the advance end of the label to a can on the con veyer while the conveyer is stationary, said mechanism being constructed and arranged to t'eed the label at a speed slightly in excess of the speed of the conveyor.

25. In a machine of the character described, a movable conveyor arranged to carry cans to be labeled, mechanism for applying paste to a label and feeding it in the direction of moven'ient of the conveyor, means for intermittently actuating said conveyer and said mechanism in unison with each other and stopping the conveyer in positions to bring a can 111 operative relation to the advance end of a label which is being fed, and means for attaching the advance end only ot a label to a can on the conveyer while the conveyer is stationary.

20. In a machine of the character described, a conveyer having seats for- 1eceiving cans to be labeled, niechanism jfor dclivering paste-covered labels one at'a time, means for intermittently actuating the conveye and stopping it in positions adapted to bring a can beneath one end of a label which is being delivered, means for attaching the advance end of such label to the can while the conveyer is stationary and additional means acting on the canon complete the attachment of the label thereto.

27. In a machine of the character described, a conveyer having seats for receiv' ing cans to be labeled, mechanism for delivering paste-covered labels one at a time, means for intermittently actuating the conveyer and stopping it in positions adapted to bring a can beneath one end of a label which is being delivered. a rotating brush in position to overlie the advancing label, and

means for raising the can which is to receive the label to carry the advance end of the label into contact With the brush.

28. In combination, a conveyor adapted to hold cans to be labeled, means for attaching one end of a pastecovered label to a can. on the conveyor, and means for lifting the can lfromthe conveyer and Whipping the label around the same.

.29.'In combination: a conveyor adapted to reoeive cans to be labeled; means for attaching one end of a paste-covered label to a can on the conveyor; forlifting the can from the convcyer, wrapping the label about the same and returning the can to the conveyor, and meansfor discharging the can from the conveyor.

30. In combination: an endless conveyor adapted to carry cans to be labeled, means for placin a can on the conveyer; means for partial y attaching a paste-covered label to the can at a predetermined. point in the movement of the conveyer; means for lifting the partially labeled can from the conveyor and completing the attachment of the label, and ret'urningthe can to the conveyor; and means for finally (:lischarging the can from the conveyor. v.

31. In combination, mechanism for deli'v er'ing a paste-covered label and partially attaching it to a can along a long narrow area, mechanism for acting on the can and label to complete the attachment of the label, and.

means for actuating said mechanisms with a sufficient time interval between the partial attachin of the label and the completing of the attac ment to permit the moisture in the paste to impregnate the label.

32. In combination, mechanism for deliv ering a paste-covered paper label and partially attachlng 1t to a can throughout a long narrow area extending along a line running parallel with the grain of the paper, mechanism including means for revolving, the can on its axis for completing the attachment of the label to the'can, and means for delaying the action of the latter mechanism long enough after the partial application of the label to permit the moisture in the paste to soak into the label before the label is completely attached.

33. In combination, a conveyor adapted to carry cans to be labeled, 'mechamsm for feeding a paste-covered label into proximity so, I

ing a paste-covered. label' into roxjanity toa can on the carrier, means .or intermittently operating said conveyor and said mechanism in unison with each other and for causing the conveyor to come to rest with a can underlying the advance end of a label which is still held at its rear end in said mechanism, and a. rotating brush in osition to engage the advance end of the la el and press it upon the can While the can and the label are stationary, the brush rotating in the direct-ion'tcnding to draw the label out of the feeding mechanism. a

' 35. In a machine of the character described, a device having a can receiving seat, a member arranged adjacent to said seat, means for laying on a can in said seat a paste-covered label having a portion resting on the aforesaid member, and means acting on said can to rotate the same in a direction to draw the label across said member on which it is resting and aflix it around the can. I

36. In a machine of the character described, a member provided with a can receiving seat, an apron arranged in proximity to the seat, means for attaching one end of a paste-covered label. to a can in said seat and layingithe other end on said apron with a paste-covered side in engagement with said apron, and means acting on the can to rotate the same in a direction to draw the label across the apron and afiix it around the can In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

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