Apparatus for labeling bottles and similar articles

Claim 1

Apparatus for labeling bottles or other articles including a stationary label magazine for accommodating a stack of labels from which the end label is individually withdrawn, a revolving carrier located in operative relation to said magazine, a plurality of label removing segments having cured outer surfaces adapted to receive an adhesive, means mounting said segments on said carrier for uniform rotational movement with and swinging movement relative to the carrier including a lever carrying each segment, an axle mounting each lever and, each said axle being disposed approximately midway between the trailing edge of one segment and the leading edge of the adjacent segment, and a bellcrank lever operably associated with each segment carrying lever for swinging the same and means controlling the movement of successive segments such that beginning from the point of departure from their uniform rotational movement, their movement is delayed by a swinging out movement which places then into a rotational path enclosing the path of their uniform movement for successively withdrawing the end label from the stack and thereafter said segments are swung back at an accelerated pace into the path of their uniform rotational movement with a label attached thereto.