-gtiide 47 aiid@@Lire loiv6.r6d unti'il the loavcris, (,n(-a(-Od@ in the@ bite,of tlie;,,@draller:@and the: co-operat--in(, rollei-. roller, is tlien t, is t)la;eed@Litpon the irlicle';48 ito i@,l@ielf the libbli is @'LoThe appli@d!aiicl tlie'@lin(,- ei@,le-,7er '8 i-,,i',god bv- the@ol,-ei,@,itoi-iiiiiitfil the lov@7eriii,,),-,-'u -is -i@iva.Tieecl' 11 I by tl)e, i-ota'@lioni @of tlio @- id' es've,pp,lvin(-, ,,Lnd pros,--ei-, rollei?s 5 tn. cl 23 oi-ei, io the siii,fac2s 4, @ii-Lto t@,3i(ra--eiiieiit, with tlle @!Tliei-- ctipo@i t'ic -Nvliole iii-,tchi-@ie Is 1110@-OCt iiloi)(,@ the @irti(,Ic simtil,@,iiieott-,,Iy with finger 16ITei@,@')8 so ti-llqt the sqi-ieeoee@ i,ollei.- vn@ill ,)ress F) lu-Iie siiao6tlily tipon@'the ai'Licle. T,htis labels miy be ni,,) dly aiid@ siiiooti -ily ,).,)Ijplied @ta the tiie @i,-iovoiiiciit of the iii"ic@l,i-ine 1)(!in(@- co-,itrotled mainl37 bi,- the engageiiien't. o-.P cli-iicn sqtiee,.),ee 2Ci the llbei'is bc,,.'Liig aliplied. It 'will be ti-iiclers'L-oo@l, IL-Ii.,It the oilTb(;dlit-io,@it, of thei iiivention@ clis-clo7-cd: liereiii. is of @aii 'h,@it @ varioijs c'il,,cnges iTi., f,orni,@ constriiel@-joii aild m-ent- of j)ai,t,@,,. niay-be- iaj,,icle tli(,, spirit an,d sco@)e-(if t,liet.1-i-Lis -Iescribed tile i@; -r@.1 itilileo, as@ @neii, ai-id:clesi rcd@ t,) be secui-c@(,l is: lat-,ellii-ig m-,c',iine;com,,-ri.@ill(--.,a lia-,I(Ile, label-stii)- re@@er@i)or'Lip to I)r, acl@ii@tt,,cl by;tb li-, ni-' le-ver advineiTi,,,@ t means @lncl aclhesive @Lo@one face 0- f 0 L t 1 i e I a b c,@ 1 cl ii @'i n,@,-, it@it indel)endently 40 the 6-L"! the @;labellino,: n-iael-iine. ,,.2.:A b 0,'Iy 111017able lijnd@-o,,)e @ible lab'el0 1 r i,i,,hiiiele(WIPI.-lig-LD(v a @l@-tanclle, lat)el-siTi)- portilio- ile";@i-- 45 liaving a !ever @- tclp,-ptc,,c] -to be;Tactuato-d I-iy:tb.e. hanci N-vl-,ieb @,-grft-sl)s theflha--,-idle,,Tor l,tbel e,,tiis I.nd -f @, ppl-,Tina,Ndhesive@to@one co ,50 of t@I'le, g-, ).)tit tn clop,--iclently of @ the @t)(Ydil@- iioi-ciaicint, of, the !,,,:'Dell'liiion-iaci@ii-,.ie, ttii(I .,ltneaiis --Foi- tilic,, @.q(llie-ilve; @ipi-)Ii.c-d to the 1-abel-. @A-@ bodi.l@it movn:ble@!hnnd.@op@-if,,I)I,- 'j.g,bcJ:55 m,-tch,'iie @a@ h,,,.i-i,,Ile, 9 le@-er.; td,.i 'tc@d to !L@e aetticttecl -by @-the lipnd p haiidle;for@aciv@tpeiiig tl)C 00 s i i p p o r t i , i i g m e u - , i s @ T @ . n c l : 1 oto,o-'Ie,@face llyut incleIiPndciitly of, lie:boOLilv m-ove-m-et-it of @t.,he luboillpg maolDer,,,ble 'i,)y bGc'Lil y of :label @,7moothly! @upo,,i@ the @irti@le: to Ai@hich; @'it Is applied. 4. A bod'ly iiioi,-able liincl-opei@able'labeliii com@ i)risin(y ! Itibel-supportiii(, 9 @ iiieiiis, 70 ni,,i-LiLi,,illy opei,,,Ible illeins foi, iiiiiLilt,,Lneoil@sl-) ,@Lpijlyin(,,-,tclhes@l to.()P-e f@Lee (@f @ the ],,tbol iduring, blit i.ndependently @of the bodily iiioveiii(,nt of the 1,,ibelllil(,r im-,t- 75 i-oll positioiled to elyine, Ind a sqtie(,(,Yee e e-@qg@i;gc,;@ the lILel @,is it is @ICLI,,@lileed from the adhesiie@ al)l iiieans, in(-,I, operal)le coil-'oiiitly by the opei@ ab!G, Jabel'@adrnc,@tns a-,id b_)r I)odily itiol-enient so r tot press@ tile aclliesive-coalk-ed o s c labc,,l siiioo'lily :upoii t-he @ arti- cle to ii@Iiieli it is al)plied. @5. A boclil@, moirable,,Iitixd-ol)ei-able l@,belillo- - niael@iiiie comprisiiig @I'Vese@rkoir for ,tii 85 .tl 'iv ,ictlies e, a liandle, label-supportiiig@:lueaiis liaA,.iiio, a slot coni-.-ii-Li-_nicating -,@ith said reservoii,. ii-iai-iii@i,lly-opoi,able,n-ie,,ii-is for adva!pei@@iig I fi-oiii: &-iid supportin-@ iiiedns, ineltidin- f-@ii a:d'.iesii-e--apply-iiig -poller :@parti,,tlly 90 ,@ubmei,,)-c,(,l -in the i tid,@, esive a-- ad @ liai-i ii(y it's 1)el.ipllel,al sui-face extending'thi@oLip.1-i said -lot aI.-eai,iiio-httvi.n(-an@opeiati-ngl-i dle foi-;- i@otatin(, said adhesiiTe-appl3Tiiig r6ller ii,depenciently of the ;bodily nioven-ient @of i)5 the I.abelll-.i,!x @iiiichine. 6. @- bo'dilv raovable haiid-oper,,tble lab6l-,ael for @ -,I n line coiiiprising a i,eseri7oir a,,h,,ii-iclle,ilabol-@supportilig@metTis 100 a lot,'con iting with @said resei i,oii-, raaiiiially,-oper-,tble i;iii'eaiis'f6j- advaiiein@,Z -a label Ti-oiii silci ,,iipl)ort@ii @ nicails@ 9 @an ;aclhesiie-,ap,,)Iyiiig -i-oller 1)a-L,tially 8ii@bmero,ed@ in the luldlicsive, -and liai--ill'Ir its peri@phoral stir-f ace eN teiidinc, t'jirOLIgli sl-tl'd 105 s.i.ot, aii operatiiiff -lia-.icllo foi- @ i-otatii-ig sa'd ,,dhesive-appl I ying rollei i.iiclepend.ejitly-of@tlie bodily@,iii(ii-ei-rient @)@f the libellii7ig mlichine, a @doeloi@ blade@:eoOD,-",,It.ino@'Al'itl-t -aid@adhesiie-applyini@ollei, 110 a i-neti s@for@a:dj stino--sf).idil)lader a nd n@ I el tivcly thoreto@luo i,eo@ul@ite@the of adhesive applied Lo the! label. 7. A t),oC[il@, mo@,able li-,:ricl,-opei-,,tble l@beliii,e@,,ervoii, Tot, 11 115 a tdliesi-,,e a liandl2, 'I@ubel'st -Lpportiiig meaiis litvi-pg@a@ slot coi-iii-n-t.Tyi"cating said, iieservairl@:11riqn-ually-opei,able @pi.eans Top ticl-vtnc@i, said supliol-ting, n-iea,iis, ining CILIC, pai@tially 120 subinerq@e@d iii tl).e acil-@esil,-e iiid hal'ITioit,@; periplier-@l,@,3ur-'Lace (,xtei,.cliii(r,throti hng s,,icl slot, ,-efii-ing li ai, i,@ig a--ix ili,@iiidle@ fo '7 rotat ,aid - adlipsive-app ying roller ii-idt-,poiideiit,ly -,Of''tlie,@ bd,iily 'rion'ement o tj e 12 AVIII ],a belliii o, - iiiachiiie, , @ilioreby - the :,!,,itter 4 'II apply @,t coat, 6T ac@ll,,esi ve- to the -tili@der'f ,ice o'L ,@aicl lqbel, ai@di,a sqtiec tioncd gee roller posi to enoaae the s;--Je-of the,-label aid operable couj ointly by @said @,iiaanually, oper@

able means a,nd by a bodil)@ mo-vement of the machine to affix the label. to tl-ie article to Nvh:Lcli it is applied. S. A. bodily molable balid-oper,,Lble labelr. iiig mael-iine comprisiug a reservoir for an adhesive a 1-iaiidle a label-suppoi-tin- ineaiis lianing -L slot -lommunicatiiig -,iN7ith saic, reservoir, inanlially-operable m(@ans -1@or Ldi7aiicing a label froill said suppor'L-iiiu meaias, t--, inellicling an aclhesive,-applyi.ng i@ollei, pirtiall-v submer-ed in the ,idbesive and b,,tvitig its pel-iphei@al surface extei,,ding thiolio-ii SD,ld slot, iiieap-s l'or rotatirig said acll-ieE-iiey a@plyii,ig roller indei)endentl37 o' tl-io boclil movenlent of -',he lab@ellili,-@ n-iachine whereby the latter ivill ,tpi,)Iy ,i coat of adhesive to the -Linder @face of said label, a sqLieegee r,oller positioiied to enga!a,e tl-ie Liiicoated sicle ofthe label and oper@@e@ b-y a boclily inovement of the m,,ichine to affix th(-, ]@il)el the article to 'whiel-i it is applied, aiid means -for sinitiltaneously rbtating sal(I idhesive-applyiii(Y i-oller and said squeegee roller; 9. A bodil riovable haiid.-opoi-,,ible labelY in al ma chine, comprising ti l@esei@veir for in l'iesive a, handle label-supportiii-, i-iieaii,,, pres;eiitii-io- a, slot conaiiiunicatil--io,- -v,,itli said reservoil. an acl@esive@applA,ino- i@ollei- pai@-- I @" tiv,lly stibn-iej-ged in said adliesive Ind h,,tvin(,,u its peripheral s rf ace exten(,, -ling tlll'OU@-YI said slot, a yieldable roller c-oo,pei-atii-i" -w@fil said adhesive-applyidg roller, a ti-ain of geai's for rotating sai.@i rollei@s, aiid nianuallyoperable mealis for "LetLiating said ti,ain of gears 'Lndependently of tl-ie bodily inovement of the labelliiig macb.ine. comprising a reservoir for an adbesive, @ a handle, labelsupportilig ineans pres6n@Lin(y a 4i, slot, communicating witl-i said reservoir an ,idhesive-applyiiio, roller partially stibinerged ill S'llicl adhesiite and having its i,)eriplier,,tl slii.-face extendin(,,, throli.gh said sl@t, a yieldable roll.er co-ioperatin'@,r )Yith saicl applying i,oller, t trai@ of (-,-(,ars foi- i-otatidr said rollers including a. ratchet-acluate(I d fin(-e3.@ lo@,eigear, an(-l a spri.l'l ' ff c@ntr6lle a tootlied gector ei,,igaoing sitid i-I,Itcl-i@t-acti.iatin(y Yeai,. ,- tn 11. A hand-operal)'Le i-n,,ichiiie coiiiprisino, a ieservoir for 'Itn aclhesii,e -,i, I baiadle, l@,@belstippoi,ting m'eli;:ns presentijioa slot, comi-nuiiicatin(y - ivith siid reservoii-, a.ii aciliesii,eapp][@,ingF i-oller -partiall.-v siil)5 rne@",.ged in said aclheSi)Te -,tnd bai,i-.n(y its peridlier,ql -,LirT-ace exte-ndiiig tl-lroLio-,h s@zid si@t, a 3,ieldable roller co-operating -",ith er s,,i,id adhesive-applying roll , a sqtieeg ee roller located in . mity to tl-ie, end of proxi and co-opei,ating ivith the'labelsupporting n'l I elins, and ct train of gears for rotating ,ill of said rollers iiieludiii- a. ratchetaettiated gear and a spring coiitrolled finger lever havin,u a t6othed sector ing sai(I ratchet-actuatlqg gear@ 1,648,590 12. A h,,ind-operable labeling machine COMI,')rising ,t base li'leinber cliambered to provide a roservoir for an adhesine Lnd hai,ii-ig ,in encl -,vall presentin-o- a label supporting ancl gliiding @@urface di8posed in inclined 70 relatioii to said base, a handle n-iember i.i-iounted on said base, a label @l-lpport adliistably mounted upon said handle, pre,,,eiitlilc, ,i stirface lying ill the same lane t.@ p as tli6 label supporting and ouidinosur- 75 @7, face of s,,iid end wall witl-i its f@ont e d in I)roximit,y to tl-io fro t -wall of s,,iid reservoir to provid6 a slot therebetiveen, an adhesivetp,,)Iying rol-ler journ,,tlled in said base haviiig its periphery partially immersed in the 80 adh(,sive a-@icl i)rojecting thi@ou@_yli saicl slot ,iiid -. yieldal)le roller co-iDper,,tt@ng with said -,,clliesive-applying roller tnd manually-opei-able means for rotating said rollers to PdN,,tnce the label f-rom slticl 1,,tbel suppo t 85 r ,Iiicl to stipply ,i coot of ,tOI-iesive to the loiver face thereof. 13. A hca@i@icd@operable labelino,, 'machine coiiiprising @ll b,,ise member chan-ibered to @,Drovide a Teservoir ior an a esive and hav90 i,iig iii encl Nvall oresenting a lab6l supp6rta-,icl m,,j@cling slirf a,-e disposed in inclined 1'e]L"t'on to S@id base, a, handle inember iioiinted Oil said b,@se, ,i, label support ad15 stiblit motinted upoii aid handle, presentILI, ,I sui-f ace lying in tl-ie same plane as. the latel supp6i.-ti@g and guicling surface of said end ivall with its front end in proximity to the fi-ont wall of said reservoir to provide 1 0 0 a slot thei@ebet",een, an adhesive,,Ll)@lying roller journ,@illecl in said base liaving its 10. A 1-iand-operable labeliiig mael-iilip, )eriphei@y - partially.immersed iii the adhesive aiid @ projeCtLing through said slot a 1 yieldable roller co-opei,ating witli said ad1).esive-applying roller @ind maiiliall er 0;5 y-op ible means' for rotatin.g said roliers to advlt'nee the lal)el from s,,iid label support and to al)ply -,t 6oat of adhesive to tl-ie lower face tliel.7cof-, @incl i, cloct@or blacle cooperatiTi(, oller and adtl-ie -,tdbesive applying r 11.0 justably clamped between saici , adjustable tbel si@pport apd said hindle member. 1,4. A 1- iand-op tl)le labeling M"lCb' er co--,-iiprisin@-Y ,t base i)ieinber ebtmbei,ed. to I @ 1)@,,oi,ide a iesel-voir -foL@in a(Iliesi-,,e allcl 115 l@iiving aii end presej-itincr a @label --iipz n portiiao- a,,id. g u i d i n g s t i r f a c e . d i s p o s e c l i n , t i d b a s e , a h a i ed relation to S: ndle li'lember inountecl oii said base i, label stipport 1.20 :,i,dji-is't.ably mounted 1,lpoTi SLid hand][e presenting @i sui@face lyiri6,@ in the saiiie I)Iane as the 1,,tbel stipl)orting and cuidinu surface.. of saicl end W@Lli Witll'itS.fl. nt (-ii(fin proximto the fr nt -wall of said reservoir to 0 121 It slot tlierebet-ween, an adl-iesine@l@l@)10)li.@ililneg roller jout,naled in stiid bgse having its pei-ipher@ partially immersed iii the i I'@ ,tdl-iesive ,tnd 1,)ro ectin(r t ou s6,id slot, ,,i@id a yield,,tble r6ller co-operatin -with said adhe ' e-ap r toll 130 siv plying oller a squ 8 er

1,648,590 uations of an inclined label-guidinly surface of said end wall, a, rol.ler having @ibs p-re-with aid Isenti ng nar-,@o-@v edges C6-operating S i) adhe siN,e-applyiilo- roller, and manually-operab le means for rotatin(-y said co-operating iollei-s to advance a label from said labelstipp oi-ting lueaiis and coat one face thereof ivith adhesive. 20 In testii-iiony ivliei,eof, I have signed my 10 locatecl in proximity to one end ivall of said niiiie to this specification. mountecl on said frame in proximity to t-he inclined label supporting and guiding surf,,tce of stid end Avall ,Liid i n,,inually-operable iiieans for rotating all of said @ollers. 5 15. A hand-opoi,able ,ab.@lino: machine eoiiipr.;sin(,- a base nieiiaber cli,@'mbered to provide a reservoii, for an aclhesive, aii adhesive-applying i-olleijoui@nalled in said base 1-iai,ing peripheral eircul,@ir grooves and reservoir, strippers extending from said end wa,ll into said grooves and pr6senting continCARL E. PUTNAM. [L.

Patented Nov. 8, 1927@, l@648959a-,@ U:NITE,D," STATI@E:,q,,, PIATENT 0,-F'i,'iC E.. CARL E. PUT.-L\TA-iYl@: OF. FILII',PORT, ""@TE-VIT, YORI;,, OF -ONE--T.IALF.TO! F.RED, -A.@ r--UTNAY-', OF I%TL"W HAY12S:- :IRB.'' HAND-OPE'@EtABLE LADELTI@@TG 1,TACHINE. AT)plication fi!eO.,Iri-,ty,22j 1926. Serial No. 11:1,r@67. I'lli,g iilveiit,ioii rel,.ites to impi_-oN,emeiits in labeling iiia,chines ancl the obje,@@t there,)f is to proi,i,de a sii-nl)le,,,i;,icl 6oilienientrmachine ivhic,h ir@ay be cari-ied iii the h,,iiid ancl operatecl to apply.adlie@ive to 'tbe un-,IerTo,ce o@f tile label all'id,to, .,,tffix the label upon itlie article to. which. it is to. be. ,tpplied by b6clily moitemei.it of the,.iiiachine., Tlie- us@iil!,methods of@ applyi-rig labels to bo,,@e,,@ @ind, ot@eil articles @compri-se: first, the, cl wliieh. consi,sts ii-i If,@ ing tisti.al.haad metho the labels face clo.Nvn til:)oli a beD.Cli or pl,,Lte, ,applyiiiu @pastp, to eacli., ltbel -,vitl-i (I briisl-t it is@ laid -down ancl after ct . niim'v)er of l@,ibels hlve @beqn @th-Lis pasted'. i-emoviii@, the label, same -Lil')bn the articles b- ha.nd apd,iviping therii.cloivn Yvitli @t , , ITIPIoying a S-Llitqbl.--. i-nqcllin(." cl,o@rli;@ se@:ond c to,,,ipply pist@R tolthe label ancl, af'Leriiarls 211 ,Ippl,7in.!@ the,label to,the,,box or otlier ai@ticle by h,,iiicl.al'l(l wiping it.cl@,wn with a, cl.otli. Stieli machiiies vary frod-,i simple @hc-@ncl-operate,-l devices, to iyhich, the.l,,lbels@.are fe-d by lia?,icl,,to poiier driven,,qutomatic label. feecl2.5 m,,).chines a coiive,,- ypr to carrv the -pasted' label , to tlie ot@erator, so th,,tt tbe, I-,,t"-er n-iay appl.IT th-Ina. -to the boxes.,or otlier. ,9,.ticles b)7 I-,ancl. third, ,tutomc-,tic machines i.n wbich the labels and paci@:,L@qes a-L'e fed,into '30 Ilic machiue ,ind. ti-ie 1,,tbels _ atitoiitati(@@illv pasted ancl wr.-,ppecl i-ipon the boxes or - ,r4Licles. The prese-,at inv.--ntioi-i comprises a rn,,tcliine which is carried.ip the hp;nd,,,inc!L is providecl Nlith a reservo,,r for tlie adhesive r@n(l,a label support w.ith mLtiiu,,tllyoperable,mea-,is -ror advanei-Tig the label, applyin,(,r a,Ihesive thereto and@ by the. bodily,nioveni.eiat@ of the Mltl ,chi-,ie Pffixing the la;bel to-the ,trticle. 40 One, of the f eatLires of the iiiveiition coiiiprises an aobesiie-applying roller '"Ihich w;@th a co-operating roller serves to adiat-ice ti-ie 1,,ibel a,,icl ,tl)plv @idhesive tliereto tn,-l -@vhich is 11 etuat,ed b-@, t-,I-ie firiger of7 the opera-es OtherQbjectsqndfeitui -of hei.iii,,eiltion 55 ii,i.11 more f,,illv apIDear from the followin(,,, description@?,ii(I tlie, acco I mpanying. drawiiigs ti-ic.1 Avill be parti-.ularly p6intecl out iri tbe, cl-,iims@ A preferred@ ciiiboci.iiiient:.of the invention 60 is illtistrated in the accompctn ,n(, drawin y e-I '9@9 in ivhi,-h Fi,(.-. I i,s a sicle elevqlti6n of a pgrtable. I a-@elin- iiiachine. Fig. 2 is. a plan vie-vv, of@ the same; Fi@.., 3 is t,, I.ongitiidiii,,Ll sectional vieiv 65 showincr ,t niimber of labels,, carried,, by the 1, 9,bel-,supportiiig i-neatis, ,tnd a label iii the. ,tet of bein i d to, b t@, al:)Pl e 'L ox, ancl Fig. 4 is Ft (letail -,@l,,in -view of th adliesiv - e e ,?,I)plyli-ig ;roller.,,tnd g stripper for the iabels 70 passiii- oi,er ti-le -,dhesiie-apr)l-ving -roller.@ ra Ttl(,, 1.@bel @ p a s t i n - i i i a c h i n e . i l l i i s t t e d . ' i n the co,,itprises 9,,chambered base,t 1)1-ovidiiig a. reservoir 2 for ,tdhesiTe. T!,ie f-ront end iiall 3 1 (-f the b,,tse i.s, bevelled to 75- -.,-,i-eseiit I a I.alel-stipporting f@licl giliding-su.r'i ace zf,- wliieh Oesirtblv, extei-id@s -t an, ,tngle to the idlane, of the b,,)'Utnin, of @ th(@ bas-I 1. A top or cover 5 forthe.reser,, oir@ is, secured to the, base and ,i handle mei-iiber is seeiireci to I'@ 0 s,.iicl cover celiitr,@tllv thereof., The.ha.nclle iii ei liber a h,,t-,icli (yril-,), 6 -whicli pref - ei-,,ibly extends in 1),Il@alleli@l)A to the, coxer 5, tl,,e.fr6nt eii(]: of the, hand, (,ri.p 6 beng, inte7, gr,-,l iiitli an inclined. plt@@ 7 lyhich bas, at 8,@5 its, Iciier end a boss@ 8 -whicli is. securecl bv a, screiit 9 to the cover 0'., The .6ther encl of the h,,ti-id grii-,) 6 is, formeci ;,Pte,(@)ral @vitl-i "ii-i iiie.li.neO, tubular support 10 ba)@i.Dg,,,-,t its lo.,A,(,r encl: a fiin(ye 1.1 : ",Iiieh is screived to 90 the cover menibel--. The long@itu-Jinal chai:Dber .12 of tlie.1-iftnclle. sul)port 10 comiiiuni7 eitcs -@vitli, -,I correspondiiicy opertiire l@ iii the tol) at-id prov,@cles ,t coiidlilt throiigl-i,-",hicli@ the resei-voir iii,,i)T I)e fillecl, Avitll.',Lothesive. 9,) The ui.-)-oer en cl 6f tl-ie condliit, 12:,clcs;-_rablv is proviO,,.ecl with a s -reill-tbreticled plLlg .14 to prever@t the escape of. acll@iesi-ve.- -ki-i :adliesive-al plyipcr roller, 15 is jptlr.- p n of the reservoi r -,id-, 100 - Potber feattire of the iiiventioi i@ relates iiillec.1 i th6 si,-I(, -vialls t-) ll')eins for the ,ii-noLi-lit of aclhe- 'jacent the 'rnot eiicl 3 thereof and i.s@ par,- i-iallv subnievf@,ed ii,, tlie -,-@,besiye, . Ai I-,bell @ibly, ii i@h- e forr@ll of-,-,,, pl-atle, ROilistibllv,se..tii-ecl:to lhe, pi.,,)te7 7 of tlie@, lil@ndle, rloi-iber ,il]Ot is rrovidecl.,,it its JoAv,(Ii. .105 witli areti,,ite surface t,) the stiilf,,ic(,, of :tl-ie roll,or. I lie. abot -,I,,pl-i 9,-I)pl; ecl to the 1,,tbel A '1,,j-rtlier fe,,itii,,-e of the iiii,entioi-i coni1)ri.ses iiie,,ins, prei'C'rably 1,-i,,the form of a. scl@ie(,c,ee: rollei-, ci)erable sll-.Dllltaneoiislv with t'tie rot,-tion of the a(, .Ihesiile-al)l)lyinp, rolleito, iDpli7. the laloel sn -i,)othly i,,,I)on the tb be, ,t-.Mxecl.

1,648 5!DO slots 17 ind 18 to receive bolts 19 and 20 -which -Lre seatecl in tlio plite 7 ,tiicl secure@tho label support adjustably thereto. A cloctor blacle 21 desirably is adjustably claiiipcd between the 1,,Lbel siipt)ort 16 ,tnd the plate 7. Preferably the ,Ldhesi-@e-,,ipl.)Iying roller 15 is proyicledivith a pltirality of qnnultr grooves into whicl-i strippers -)2 roject wlii,,Ii p serve to remove the labils frora the adheSilTeapplying roller alid cal,,se it to pass over tlae ilielinecl giii(line@ siirface 4--@ The doctor blade 21 has projecti6ns -@v-hi(,h ,ii,e coi-.nplementary to the grooves o@r the roller. Bv reason @f tlais constriietion tl-ie lab-I suppoi,t 1 16 m,,tir be ,tOjListed ii-i doq,,r(,O, pi--o-.,-,iiiiit7 to the -roller and the cloctor I)Iacle may be s6 qet as to regul-,,ite the. fhici@ness o-r- fill@ of ,i@thesii7e -which is al @)plie,,-l ],)y tlie aclhesive-al,)pl3,in(, roller to the uncler @,ice o-f- the label. 2 A single lal)el or I-)iie 6-fl-' lal)els which b,,ive been.so n-ianil3u].,itecl@tl-iit their loiver eiiclg are successii7ely exposecl be hol(i by ti-ie $1) @,i,t d of the 01)Prti@o,. or othir iiital le me,,tns -Lipon the label sLil)l,)Ort so th,,it the loveriaiost 1,,Lbel may I)e fecl to the ,),clhesiiTeapiDliing rol.ler wliiel-i is rotalecl siiit,,ible me,,ins to adv,,ince the lo-werilost ltll)el ,incl apply adhesive thereto. In orclor to eiislire a prop-@r fee(l.iDEI of the 10 1,,tbel@, a co-ol)erqtii-ig presser roll 9-3 is, provided wlaich is journ,,Lllecl in beai,iii(rs 24 which are sliciably moiinted il'i l@)ea-ri.noblocl,-s 1 cl 25 wl-iieh are sec@@recl to the 1,,ibel support 16. Suita,ble helical sprino,s 26 - @vliieh ire interposed between the be,@@ii-i-, bloelk@s 25 ancl cooper,,iting plates 97 eri7 to T-or,,e tlc-, I-)'.,esser s e roll. 23 @ielclably to-,var(I tl-ie idbesive-lipplying roller 1-5. The aclhe-,iie-,,ipplying roller 1.5 ancl th.e 40 presser -.roll 23 are provicle(,l resl)ecti.i,el.N, -witli -01,,trs 28 f,.ncl 29 of eqiial and the ge,,ir 28 is cl rii,eii by -,i lar(yer !,,@e,,ir 30 I-otal-,abli, inoiinted iil)on @t stti(-l 'sh-ttt 31. The (,,ear 30 h,@i.9 secured t6 i.t a ratchol-, 32 is en!zagecl blt ,i, spring@-aettiated paivl IP, -wliich iq carr@.ed by a ge,,tr 34 oind the aeai34 is operatecl. by t tootlied sector 35 the bill) 36 of wbich is seelirecl to a @31@ lotii,n,illecl in si'litabl b oq e ses oii the cover 5 Of tile reseri,,oir aii(-,] iDroi7icled wit] i a levei, ,38 -wliieh iiiqv be actii,,ited by tl3e fii-iyei- oF the operator." An ,i-rm 39 exi@-- ncliil(r -Li,ol-ii the sbaft 8@ is connected bv ,t belical I@prin@ 40 to ,i suitable anchora,!@e tipon the cover 5 of the reseriroir and serves nbriiiall-.y to ttirn the sector to the positi@)n illustrqte(I iii Fif. 1. n the op@3ration of the deitice tlie, raisin(r of th6 lever 38 ]@)i, the finger of t]-io ol)er,,itor rot,,ttes the sector 35 iii a co-LinterelockN7ise (,Iire(I'tio-Ti tliereby rot@atin!Z the @,relir 30 an(I causiii(y its pa-wi to enga,(,Ye aiid i@6tate tl-ie gear @6 wbich i's att,,iched to thc, ratchet.. The - eit 30 transmits rbtation to the E@ears ,5 28 a@c@ 29 iheieby simiiltaneously rot',,Itiii@z the adhesive-applying rolllei@s and the presser roller Avhich cooperates ivith it so that -",hen the lowell e@cl of the 1,,tbel is eii(y,,tgecl i.n the bite of thc@ Ldh(,silTe-applying roller ,ind cooperatin@,r p,,esser roller it will be advanced a]-icl a :@lp@i of adhesive simtiltaneously ,iplied to the tincier siirface thereof. p The strip ers 22 preitent t'l-IC label from bep ii-ig cprriecl into tl-ie reservoir by the acllieroller and ,tlso direct it a.lon(r 75 sive-,tpl)l),in@, zn the iiieline(I surf,-,ce 4 of the lalc)el supportin(I ai-id ing n-ieans. Thiis tl-ie label iiiay be 9 force( aioi@g tl-ie label-supporting means, p@.-,,ste@ nci cl'@Iiierecl to the ,irticle t6 whi,ch it i,,, t o )e app le(l. so Silit,,tble nie,,iiis are also provided for I)r-ssin,@@ tl-ie 1,),bels smoothly Lipon the article. Tht-, refei-re(I ineans is illtistrateel p IOreilf (@omprises a sqtieev@ee r I oller 41 of rtibbei., o,@. other,silita'ble i-r@@terial, the shaft of 85 -wl)-ich is 'jotirn,-Lllbd in bosses 42 ext@ncling b(,),oncl the ilielided surfqce 4 of tlae front iv@ill I of the rescrIT oir. The -ear 43 desirabl)7 see-Lire-cl t( the shaft of the squeeyee 1-i an idle g@ar roller ,,.ncl is clriiten thro-Licy go 44 -"Ibich is ii-oi.iiitecl in a StLicl shaft projectfi-oin platbs '44- Ayhich are seeur(,cl to the I)ase 1. The ge,,irs 43 ancl 44 I)refei@ably ,ire of the s@ime @liam6t6r as the (years 28 @ncl@ 29 so tl-i,,it the sqiieegee roller is 95 rotited at the game spee@l ,is tl:@ tclbesive@- -.pi)liip(y rollei- 15 and the 1)'resser roller 25 but it will be tinderstoocl that any desire,-l i@,)tio oi' gearing iiiay be en-iployed. ' By iirttie o@ tl-iis c6nstruction the entire trii@ of gears @,re operate I d in iiniso:n to fee'd@ lqbels from the lab(,,l siipport, apply aclhesii, e t,horel@o, ancl ,tlso to ,iffix the l@bel' -Li])oii the ii-ticle to @,Nhich it is to be ,ipplied. Tlie, i,)resser i-oll-i- 25 lias @ a se,].,ies of @ i-ibs 105 45 pi@-C@j6ilt.iiig edg,c,,@ to el,l(-,-ao-o the iil)l)e,L, sui@-T-ace, T@ tile lal)el@. o e(7,,(,,,,es I)I@C,@7e@nt tlil, ace",cleiitil ti,an,@iil;ssi.on o-f ,I ,Iifli(,],OTlt @ll-lollp,u- of to til(@ I i,ollel- to iii@tei,fei-e Avit-11 (,lie prol) 'r. 11 (,r ope 110 o-(@ tlie, devi(Ic. rrile 1,,ibc,,l @I)i,ovided illitil zil,) ii-i'co tl-l(' qtld O-E tj groov(,S le t-0 O@lli(le tlle. 1,1;1) I 11 (1-0 @fTe, 115 S(Ill),Cll 0 1 ti @7 e.1 n - @y 1,11(', bit-e, o-r the i,ollEll's. -@,ii edt,,-e g-tiicle d-7 is sc@eiii,od 1one ().f tli6 o-.f. table, IC) so tlli,ii. tli(@ (@cl@,,,es- (,)f tliie, ]@ibei o@,@ I)ile of 120 lib(Ils iil)oii said q-11p 1)01,t 1.)e 1,)ressecl ag-.iiiist tl-ie 9,-Ili@de [@c I c t]-tei-ebv,@01-1- d@@ected O)T tli" opei@atoipi,'opei,].@, into t]@ie' 1)@ite, of [lie aclhpslile-(,Ippt3rilip,@ an;-] piepser rolle,@S. 125 In tl)e operatioii ol' t@be i-.riacliiiie, ,I or I)i-efer,,tbl.- -,I)els 'c 1) ,I 1,- .@ ,t iiile of 1 lvlil !I -,- bee-i. to lia,,Te tlleir lo@ver ends sue-i-"@osed ire 1-ielcl placed ul)o,,i the C(@s,,;ively e Llabel sii L their eciol-es agtinst -o pport -6 'Wit@, tb