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No. 812,936. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

D. W. KNBISLY.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1904..

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1). W. KNEISLY.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1904.

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ATTORNEICS PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

D. W; KNEISLY. LABELING MACHINE. APELIOATION'IILED SEPT. 2, 1964.

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LABELING MAUHINEV APPLICATION FILED SEPT 2 1904 aiwenloz 4 6H znu o .No. 812,936. 'PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

D. W. KNBISLY. LABELING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1904.

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DANIEL W. KNEISLY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MES-NE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE DR U RY-KN El-SLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

LABELING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

0 Application filed September 2.1904. Serial No. 223,166.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. KNEIsLY, a a citizen of the United States, residing at Day ton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in L abeling-Machin es, of which the following is a s ecification.

My invention re ates to the application of labels to articles such as cans, buckets, and packages generally.

The application consists in giving to the label to be attached a partial preliminary attachment to the article and subsequently completing the application of the label. In the machine I have shown the label is preliminarily attached at the central part and is held in proper position while being attached at the center, and subsequently the parts of said label on each side of the center are attached to the can or other article and the holding means for the ends are thrown out of operative position.

The object of this invention is to provide novel means whereby labels may be rapidly and accurately placed upon articles having concave, convex, or flat surfaces, independ-' ent of any skill exercised by the operator, and also to simplify the construction and render it easy of operation.

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view my invention consists of the means, mechanism, construction, am mode of operation hereinafter described, and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the machine. Fig. I is a detail plan view of the label-platen. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine with the top portions broken away." Figs. 4 and 5 are details of the labelfeeding mechanism. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are dct-ails of the driving mechanism. Figs. E) and 1() are details of the article-feeding mechais ism.

pasting devices. Figs. 16 and 17 are details of the feeding mechanism for the pasted labcls.

Like parts are represented by similar charactcrs of reference in the several views.

A A represent shears, on which are sup 1 The upright Figs. l1, l2, i3, 14, and l5rclate to the shaft 4, which carries aseries of cams by which various movable parts of the machine are operated in proper se uence.

Briefly stated, t e operation of the machine is as follows: The articles to be labeled are placed by the operator on a revoluble table which. is automatically moved to bring the article to proper position to be operated upon. The supply of labels is placed on a movable platen a, slidingly mounted on the upright frame portions A. tion of the machine the lowermost label of the supply is withdrawn from the pile and caused to pass partially about the periphery of apaste-roll, by which it is given a thin even coat of paste. It is thence fed downwardly in a vertical position in proximity to the articlc to be labeled. The center of the label is pressed into contact with the article and the portions on either side are simultaneously stretched from the center and pressed until the. Whole is firmly in contact with the artic e.

Driving mechanism, (Figs. 6 and 7 .)The machine is adapted to be driven from a motor or other source of power by a chain c, which passes over a sprocket-wheel c, Fig. 7, mounted on a stud 5, extending from the frame A. The s rocket-wheel preferably consists of a ring cl amped between two plates 0 c with an intermediate leather disk c thereby constituting a frictional drive. By this construction in case the machine from any cause becomes disarrangcd the sprocketring not being positively connected would give, and thereby prevent the breakage of the parts. Also mounted on the stud 5 and secured to and adapted to rotate with the sprocket-wheel c is a pinion c and a gear 0", Fig. 6. The gear 6 meshes with a pinion on the trunnion of the feed-roll b and also with the gear on the trunnion of the pasteroll d. Loosely mounted on the cam-shaft 4 is a gear c", meshing with the pinion c, and rigidly secured to the gear 0 is a ratchetwhcel 0 An arm 0 is secured to the camshaft t, Fig. 8, andv carries at its upper end a spring-pressed pawl c. A stop-arm c" is pivoted to the frame A, as shown in Fig. 2, and is provided with a connecting-link 0 io foot-lever c, preferably secured to the lower part of the machine-frame. The stoparm 0*" normally holds the spring-pressed At each opera pawl 0 out of engagement with the ratchetwheel 0 The sprocket 0 being continuously driven, the feed-rolls b b and the pasterolld are also iven a continuous rotary motion throu h t eir connectingears, and the gear a an ratchet 0 revolve oosely on the cam-shaft 4. -Upon operation of the foot-lever 0 the stop-arm is withdrawn from its engagement with the pawl c, and said pawl drops into engagement with the ratchetwheel 0 and the shaft 4 is caused to rotate with said gear 0 and ratchet-wheel 0 As the shaft 4 nears the completion of its cycle the pawl 0" again contacts with the end of the stop-arm c and is disengaged from the ratchet-wheel 0 until the next operation of I the foot-lever 0 at the will of the operator.

' of the pile restin -cated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. movement the cam a, actm upon the arm Label-feeding mechanism.-Slidingly mount ed on the inclined top of the frame portions A A either by means of gibs or slotted connections is the platen a, adapted tocarry the supply of labels. The platen is formedwith an upwardly-extendin wall a on its lower edge against which the abels abut and a central opening a. The labels when in position to be fed extend across this opening, one end on the portion a of the platen and the 'ot erend on the ledge a adjacent to the wall a, ably undercut, as shown in the drawings. Rigidly secured to the platen a is an arm a equipped at its extremity with a roller which IS in engagement with a cam a. on the cam-- shaft 4. The shape of the cam a is such that the platen will be twice moved u wardly and returned to normal position wit each revolution of the cam-shaft 4.- Pivotall mounted 1 'cured to the yoke 07 is a transverse bar a having secured thereon a rubber stri a.

The process of feeding the labels om the pile is as follows: The shaft 4 being revolved, as hereinbefore described, the platen a, through the contact of the cam a with the roller at'the extremity of the arm a will cause the platen to slide upwardly, as indi- During this (1, has moved the yoke a unt1l at the limit of the upward movement of the platen a the Y rubber strip a is pressed tightly against the bottom of the pile of labels, which will be at a point in proximity to the ledge a. As the platen a with its load of labels begins its return movement the lowermost label adherin to the rubber strip a, which is still he d in close contact therewith, will be pulled from its support upon the ledge a, and as the return movement continues the lower label will be buckled behind the transverse bar a, as shown in Fig. 4. The label is now free at its forward edge and extends through the opening (L The platen a through the cam a The ledge a is prefersiata is again returned to its upper osition and the yoke a is permitted to drop ack to normal position, as shown in Fig. 5. Upon the second return of the platen a to its normal position, as indicated by dotted'lines, Fig. 5, the free end of the label will be projected between the feed-rolls b b. The feed-roll b is stationary and rovided with bearin -blocks 6 secured to t e frame A. The r0 lerjb' is mounted in a yoke b mounted on the shaft 3 and provided with a rearwardly-extending arm I), which is operated upon by the cam b on the cam-shaft 4 'to rock the yoke 12 upon its shaft 3 and bring the rolls b t into contact and impinge the end of the label. The normal position of the feedrolls is slightly separated, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5, with the endof the label projecting between said rolls, as hereinbefore explained. Near one end of the rolls b b are intermeshing gears b", Fig. 7, and the rolls are caused to continuously rotate, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5, as hereinbefore described. Upon operation of the foot-lever 0 the first movement will be the im inging of the end of the label by the feed-r0 s b b. The rotary movement of the rolls, together with the upward movement of the laten a 'reliminary to the feeding of the next abel, wi l pull the rear end of the label from its en agement on the ortion a of the platen and t e label will pass etween the rolls 1) b to the pastin devices.

In feeding very thin labels whic buckle more readily than those of heavier material the adjustable bar a, Fig. 1 is employed, by which the size of the opening a in the platen a may be regulated. Adjustably secured to the platen a there may also be an arm a, havin a head a, which is useful in keeping the pi e of labels in proper position on the platen, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1

Pasting devices.The pasting devices consist of a metal roller d, journaled in a framed,

removably secured to the frame A. As hereinbefore mentioned, the roller 11 is given a revoluble movement through the gear 0 on with the gear 0 on the stud 5. Hinged to the frame (1 is a paste-reservoir (1 which consists of a rectangular box, whose bottom is formed by the upper surface of the roller d. An adjusting-screw d passing through an extended portion of the reservoir d and into the frame d, provides means whereby the relation of the lower edge of the reservoir with the surface of the roller may be regulated, and thereby the thickness of the film of paste carried from said reservoir upon the surface of the roller. Adjacent to the pasteroller (1 and below the feed-rolls b b is a transverse rod (1 provided with pendent fingers (i which press upon the roller d. .(Detail Fig. 12.) As the label is projected upon the rollers b b it is carried between the pasteroller (1 and the rod (1 and by fingers d is one of the trunnions thereof and meshing pressed against said paste-roller. Below the rod d is a second transverse rod (1, equipped with a plurality of transverse spring-wires d, (see detail Fig, 13,) forming a flexible brush, by which every portion of the label is pressed closely into contact with the paste-roller. By thus bein pressed into contact with the pastecoated ro ler the label is given a thin film of paste. Below the paste-roller d is a transverse rod d having a plurality of lateral fingers d", Fig. 14,'upturned at the end and extending in a direction opposite to the course of travel of the label. The object of the finers d is to disengage the paste-coated label om the roll. In order that the fingers (1 shall not gather paste from theroll, a series of corresponding fingers d are secured to the frame d within the paste-reservoir 01 These fingers d scrape the paste from the roll in narrow paths which correspond to the paths of the fingers d. To accommodate the fingers d, the lower edge of the paste-reservoir d is indented, as at Fig. 11. To regulate the pressure of the various fingers d 01* on the paste-roll (1, each of the shafts d, d, and d are provided outside the frame A with a slotted arm (1 and a set-screw d", as shown in Fig. 15. Immediately below the pasteroll d are two transverse shafts e e. ntermediate of its ends the shaft 6 is provided with several grooved rollers 6 and mounted on the shaft 2 in positions corresponding to the ends and grooves of the rolls e are a plurality of disks 6 The peripheries of the disks a and the rolls e are tangent. Located near either end of the shaft 6 is a roller or pulley a, over which passes an endless tape 6. The ta e e at its lower end passes over an idler-pu ley e attached to the frame of the machine. The shafts e and c with the rollers and disks thereon are caused to rotate by ears mounted on the'ends thereof and mes ing with a gear on the trunnion of the paste-roll d, as indicated by dot-and-dash ines in Fig. 15. Mounted in brackets 8 which in turn are secured to the frame A, are vertical plates e", which extend between the pulleys e and 6 and with the surfaces of which the downwardly-moving sides of the endless tapes e are in contact. Hinged to the respective brackets e is a spring-pressed frame 6 having pivotally mounted on its inner edge a series of disks or wheels e, hav ing comparatively narrow faces, which by means 0 the spring 6 are normally held in contact with the moving tapes 6", the pressure of the disks e on the tapes e being variable through means of a set-screw 6. Adjustably secured to the plates e is an adjustable stop a, which extends laterally'over the surface of the tape (2. As the label is directed away from the paste-roll (Z by the fingers d it passes between the rolls e and the disks e and is fed downwardly in a vertical position by said rolls and disks with the assistance of the endless tapes e until limited by the ad justable stop e. The disks 0. and wheels a having comparatively small bearing-surfaces, do not remove an appreciable amount of paste from the paste-coated side of the label over which they travel. The pastecoated label now resting on the lower edge of the adjustable stop a and supported at its sides between the endless tapes 6 and the wheels e is in position to be applied to the article.

Article {ceding mechanism.-During the time the label is being fed and coated with aste, as has been described, the article will ave been brought into position to be operated upon. Upon the shears A there is formed a circular run f, which constitutes a supporting-track for a rotary table f having a central shaft f provided with'a bearing in the cross-tree f 3 between the shears A. The rotary table has been shown in a trifoliate form, each lobe of which forms a support for one article to be labeled. Upon the shaft f 2 are located collars f, to which are secured concave armsf whose radii are equal to the outside diameter of the article, by which means the article is properly located on the rotary table. Preferably below the crosstree f there is secured to the shaft f 2 by a key, set-screw, or otherwise a ratchet-wheel having three teeth therein corresponding to the three lobes of the table. Adjacent to the ratchet-wheel f 6 there is loosely mounted on the shaft f a gear-segment f carrying a spring-pressed pawl j, which enga es the ratchet-wheel f. (See Fig. 10.) ounted in suitable ways in the machine-frame and engaging the teeth of the gear-segmentf is a longitudinally-movable rack f having a link connection f with an arm f pivoted on the shaft 2 and engaging with a cam f 12 on the camshaft 4. By this construction the cam f gives to the. rack a reciprocating movement which causes the gear-segment f 7 to move freely in one direction; but when moved in the opposite direction the ratchetwheel f will be engaged by the pawl f 8 and moved therewith, causing the rotary table to be moved so as to bring at each operation the next succeeding lobe of said table to operative position, where it will be engaged and held by the nose of a spring-actuated latch-barf, slidingly mounted in the cross-tree h. Each lobe of the table is provided with a notch f for the engagement of said latch.

Label-pressing devices-hfidway of the ma chine on a transverse shaft g is pivoted a pendent arm g having at its lower end a versatile connection with a narrow plate 9 coated witn some resilient material, preferably spon e-rubber. This plate 9 is normally held in position by a spring 9 attached thereto and enga ing a projection on the arm g Pivoted on the shaft 2 is a lever 9 (see Figs. 1 and 5,) the upper end of which is engaged by a cam 9 and the lower end having a link connection g with the pendent arm 9 Upon the revolution of the camshaft 4 the arm g will be moved about its pivotal point by the cam g*,ar1d through the link y will cause the pendent arm 9 to swing toward the article upon the rotary table f. The plate g will contact with the central portion of the label and press it into contact with the article, the resilient covering of the plate and'its hinged connection with the pendent arm g permitting the pressure to be applied firmly and evenly. Mounted in ibs h on the crosstree it is a sliding hea 71. Hinged to the head h are two concave wings h 7L3, whose interior surfaces correspond to the surfaces of the articles to be labeled, said interior surfaces being lined with sponge-rubber or other resilient material. wings h is given a reciprocating movement within its gibbed ways through the link con nection h with the lever h pivoted on the shaft 2 and adapted to be operated upon by the cam h upon the cam-shaft4. As the head it moves forward the forward edges of the wings 7L3, which have been during the previous rearward movement of said head forced toward each other by contact with the pins h in the cross-bar h", attached to the gibs h, contact with the label on either side of the plate g and as the head 1L continues to move forward the wings are forced apart by being pressed against the article and interposed label and b the friction of the forward edges upon the la el stretch it inopposite directions from the plate g until at the limit of the stroke of the head it the Win s are in perfect contact with the labeled artic e, and together with the plate 9 exert an even pressure over the entire label. I11 order that sufficient friction may be had between the edges of the wings 7L3 and the label to properly stretch the latter, brake devices are provided for the hinges of said wings 71., which consist of the crossbar 71,", secured to the head 71. having shoulders it, against which abut springressed brake shoes h, which bear upon the inged joints of the wings and head 7L2. Screws h are provided by which the pressure of the brake-shoes 71 may be regulated. At the rear limit of the stroke of the head h it contacts with an adj listing-screw f in the upturned rear end of the latch-barf, which slides in independent ways-,either in the bottom of the ways provided for saidhead h or in the under side of thehead itself. The contact of the head it with. the adjusting-screw f will move the latch-bar f sulliciently to release the rotary table f, so that it may be turned to bring the next article to proper position. In order that as the label is being pressed toward the article by the action of the wings 7L3 a portion of the paste shall not be scraped from the label by the wheels 6 upon the spring-pressed frame a, said frame respective sprin pressed frames e".

The head it with its,-

carrying said. wheels is caused to move outwardly, as in dotted lines, Fig. 3, and so release the sides of the pasted label. The mechanism by which this movement is accomplished is as follows? Pivoted upon the respective gibs h are two L-shaped levers i, one arm of each extending into the path of the head h Links 'i" connect the extremities of the opposite arms with arms t on the As the head 7L2 travels orward it contacts with the arms of the levers "5, extending within its path, and presses these arms outwardly, which movement is transmitted through the links 'i to the spring-pressed frames 6 causing them to move about their hinged connections with the brackets 6 as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. 7

While the operations are separately described, it is to be understood that the various cams on the shaft 4 are so timed that several of the operations shall be performed simultaneously. Thus while the label isbeing pasted and fed to position the rotary table is being moved to bring the article to position to be operated upon, and while the paste-label is being pressed into position the label for the next operation is being fed from the platen a preparatory to bein pasted.

It will thus be seen that provide a machine which is automatic in operation, simple, cheap, and. durable in construction, by which articles having convex surfaces may be accurately and rapidly labeled.

Having thus described my invention, I claim I V o 1. The combination, in a labeling-machine, of means for supporting labels, devices for feeding same, supporting devices for the article to be labeled, means for giving a partial attachment of the label to the article to be labeled, and additional devices, shaped to conform to the contour of said article, to engage said label at or near the point of first at tachment and stretch same about said article and then apply pressure to substantially all parts of said label, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a labeling-machine, the combination of feeding devices for labels and pasting devices therefor, means for holdirv g the labels in proper position for applying same to the article to be labeled, and, while said label is being held in proper position, means for firishirg the ap lication of said label to the article to be labe ed, and means for throwing out of operative position the holdirg devices for said label simultaneously with the final ap- I pl ying of the label to the article.

3. The combination, in a labeling-machine, of means for supporting labels, devices for feeding same, supporting devices for the arlabel and at the end of its movement for pressing all p stantia ly as specified.

4. The combination,in a labeling-machine,

of means for supporting labels, devices for l and applying devices,

the arl fied.

feeding same, supportingdevices for ticle to be labeled, means for giving a partial attachment of the center of the label to the article to be labeled, and a pivoted device on each side of the center of said label shaped to conform to the contour of said article adapted to stretch and apply the free ends of said label to said article, substantially as specified.

5. In a labeling-machine, a supporting device for the labels, a buckling device, means for operating each of said devices, means for causing the supporting device to have two complete operations uring the time said buckling device is given one complete opera tion, and pasting and applying devices, for

the purpose specified.

6. In a labeling-machine, the combination of a main operating device, a movable support for the labels, a support for the articles to be labeled, a device cooperating with said label-support to effect the disengagement of one of the labels from said support by the movement of said support, feeding devices norm ally out of engaging position, and means for throwing said feeding devices into position for engaging the end of said labels, substantially as specified.

7. The combination of a supporting device with a buckling device, a main operating device for both of said devices, feeding-rolls located in proximity to said buckling device,

one of said rolls being normally out of engaging position, a ratchet-and-pawl connection between said last-mentioned feeding-roll and the main operating device, and controlling means for connecting said ratchet-and-pawl connection for throwing the feeding-roll into engaging position, and means for pasting and I applying the label after same has been fed by said feeding-rolls.

8. The combination of a supporting device, a buckling device, and a main operating de vice for each of said devices, feedingrolls,one

out of enga ing position, a ratchet-and-pawl connection etween said last-mentioned feedin roll and said main operating device, a plura ity of springs connected with said pawl, and a controlling device adapted to contact against one of said springs for disconnecting said pawl-and-ratchet mechanism, and past ing and applying devices for said labels after same have been fed by said feeding-rolls.

9. The combination of a supporting device, a buckling device, feed-rolls, a main operating device for said devices, a pasting-roll, additional feedingdevices consisting of grooved rolls and rotating disks, and applying mechanism, for the purpose specified.

10. The combination of a supporting device, a buckling device, feeding-rolls, a main arts of said label to said article, sub roll, a plurality device for said devices, a pastingof fingers located in proximity to said paste-roll, two of said fingers having their ends approaching each other,

for the purpose specioperating 11'. The combination of feeding devices, pasting devices, additional feeding devices comprising an endless band and a plurality of movable rolls, and means for limiting the pressure with which said rolls bear against said band, and applying devices, for the purpose specified.

12. The combination of feeding devices, pasting devices, additional feeding devices comprising an endless band and a plurality of spring-pressed movable rolls, and means for limiting the pressure with which said rolls bear against said band, and applying devices, for the purpose specified.

13. The combination of feeding devices for labels, supplemental feeding devices, applying devices consisting of a bar covered with resilient material, and a plurality of wings also covered with resilient material, one located on each side of said bar, and means for operating said applying devices, for the purpose specified.

14. The combination of means for feeding labels, means for feeding the articles to be labeled to applying position, means for yieldingly pressing one part of said label to t e article, and means for stretching the ends of said label and simultaneously pressing the entire label to said article.

15. In a labeling-machine, the combination of feeding devices for the labels and pastin devices therefor, means for holding the labdl in its proper positionfor applying same to the article to be labeled and means for pressing the ends of said label against the article to be labeled, and spring-pressed brake devices for regulating the pressure against the labels, substantially as specified.

16. In a labeling-machine, a. revoluble article-carrying table, movable label-support, label-pasting devices, label-pressing devices, a label-buckling device, and intermittent impinging labcl feeding rolls, substantially as devices, label stretching and pressing devices, means for actuating said devices comprising a cam-shaft and aseries of cams thereon, driving mechanism, means for en agin said driving mechanism and cam-sha t an means for automatically disengaging said driving mechanism and cam-shaft at the completion of the operation, substantially as specified.

20. In a labeling-machine, article-feeding mechanism, label-pasting mechanism, labelpressing mechanism, a label-support, means for withdrawing the forward edge of the lowermost label from said support, feed-rolls, and means for retaining the pasted label in an u right position unt' applied to the article, su stantially as specified.

21. In amachine as described, the combination with label-feeding devices, label-applying devices, of a supporting-frame, a roller mounted in said frame, actuating means for said roller, a aste-inclosure surmounting said roller, and adjusting means for varying the relation of said inclosure and roller where by the thickness of the film of paste carried by said roller from said inclosure may be regulated, substantially as specified.

22. In a machine as described, the combination with label-feedin devices, article-supporting devices, and la el-ap lying devices, of a paste-inclosure, a mova le bottom for said paste-inclosure, and means for adjusting the relation of said inclosure and movable bot tom,- whereby the thickness of the film of paste discharged from said inclosure may be regulated substantially as specified.

23. In a machine as described, article-supporting devices, label-feeding devices, and lael-applying devices, label-pasting devices,

feeding devices for the pasted labels comprising a roll having a series of offsets thereon, a shaft carrying a series of disks registering with the offsets of said roll, endless carrierbelts, supporting-rolls cooperating therewith, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

24. In a machine as described, article-supporting devices, label-feeding devices, label pasting and applying devices, means for advancing the pasted label comprising an endless belt, rollers of comparativel narrow face cooperating with said belt, an a justable stop for the pasted label, and means for moving said rollers from contact with the pasted label, substantially as specified.

25. In a machine as described, article-supporting devices, label-feedin devices, labelpasting and label-applying devices, advancing mechanism for the pasted label comprisin endless belts engaging the face of said labe a series of rollers engaging the pasted side of said label, a supporting-frame for said rollers, an adjustable stop for said pasted label, and means for releasing the pasted label from said belts and rollers, substantially as specimeans for operating said reciprocating 26. In a machine as described, the combination with label-feeding, article-supporting, label-pasting and label-applying devices, of feed-rolls for the pasted labels comprising a roller having a series of offsets thereon and a roller composed of a series of comparatively narrow-faced members registerin with the offsets ofthe first-named roller, substantially as specified.

27. In a machine as described, the combination with label-feeding, article-supportin label-pastin and label-applying devices, 0 advancing evices for the pasted label comprising an endless belt, a series of rollers normally in contact with said belt, a hingedsupporting-frame for said rollers, an ad ustable stop for the-pasted label, and means to move said supporting-frame on its hinged connec tion, substantially as specified.

28. In a machine as described, article-supporting, label-feeding, and label-pasting devices, of a preliminary ressure member, a reciprocating member, 'nged wing members on said reciprocatin member adapted to be moved about their hinged connection by contact with the article to'be labeled, and tena cious material on said win-g members, substantially as specified.

29. In a machine as described, article-supporting mechanism, label-feeding and labelasting devices, a preliminary pressure memher, a reciprocating member, hinged wing members on said reciprocating member,

,means for pressing said wing members into contact with the article to be labeled, means for turning said hinged wing members toward each otheru on the retraction of said reciprocating mem er, substantially as specified.

30. In a machine as described, article-supporting mechanism, label feeding and pasting devices, label stretching and pressure devices comprising a reciprocating member, wing members hinged thereto whose forward edges are normally separated by a distance less than the cord of the surface-segment to which the label is applied, but whose forward edges are adapted to be spread by contact with the article to be labeled, the inner surface of said wing members being so shaped as to conform to the surface of the article to be labeled, and at the forward limit of their stroke to simultaneously press all parts of said label, substantially as specified.

31. In a machine as described, article-supporting, label-feeding, and label-pasting devices, a pivoted spring-pressed pressure member, a reciprocating member, wing members carried thereby and so shaped as to conform to the segment of the article to be labeled,

memher to simultaneously press all parts 0 the label after same/has been preliminarily applied by said pressure member.

32. In a machine as described, article-supporting, label-feeding, and label-pasting devices, a preliminary pressure member, a reticle -supporting, label feeding, and label ciprocating member, engaging surfaces on asting devices, a reciprocating member, a

said reciprocating member, means for movin lbck for said article-supporting devices, and

said surfaces laterally for the urpose 0 means for releasing said look by the recipro- I 5 5 stretching the label at the end 0 the movecating member, for the pur ose specified.

ment of the reci roeating member, said en- In testimony whereof I ave hereunto set aging surfaces eing so shaped as to conmy hand this 10th day of Au ust, A. D. 1904. orm to the surface-segment of the article to DANIEL KNEISLY.

be labeled at the limit of their movement for Witnesses: 10 the purpose specified. CHAs. I. WELOH,

" 33. In a machine as described, movable ar- CLIFTON P. GRANT.

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