Wipe-on label applicator for fruit or vegetables and associated methods
CA 2307152 A1 · Owner: Sherman, Wayne C. · Inventors: Sherman, Wayne C.; Anderson, David N.
Overview
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A labeler includes a frame, a label cassette connected to the frame for dispensing a label strip including a carrier and a plurality of labels adhered thereon, a conveyor for advancing fruit or vegetables along a predetermined path of travel, a label applicator arm pivotally connected to the frame adjacent the label cassette, and a label feeder for advancing the label strip along the label applicator arm to a free end thereof. The label applicator arm pivotally extends outwardly from the label cassette along the predetermined path of travel so that the free end of the label applicator arm contacts the fruit or vegetable. The label applicator arm includes a V-shaped notch in the free end …
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- Filed April 28, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 28, 2020.
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