Elongated object label applicator guide

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11305909-B2
Application number	US-201916507708-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2019
Priority date	Jul 10, 2019
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

A label applicator guide including a base configured to be attached to an elongated object label applicator, and a controller including a first support extending from the base and a second support extending from the first support such that the first support is configured to be planar with a portion of the wrapping mechanism. The controller is moveably secured to the base through a first knuckle of the controller pivotably connected to a second knuckle of the base, with a pin extending through the first knuckle and second knuckle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An elongated object label applicator comprising:
a wrapping mechanism configured to apply a label to an elongated object; and
a label applicator guide including:
a base; and
a controller configured to guide the elongated object into the wrapping mechanism to apply the label, wherein the controller is moveably secured to the base adjacent to the wrapping mechanism in a pivoting relationship through a first knuckle of the controller that is pivotably connected to a second knuckle of the base, wherein a pin is configured to extend through the first knuckle and second knuckle.

2. The elongated object label applicator of claim 1 , wherein the base includes a top portion, side portion, and base portion in a C-shaped configuration forming a channel and wherein the channel of the base mates to a base plate of the elongated object label applicator.

3. The elongated object label applicator of claim 1 , wherein the label applicator guide includes indicia for measuring a length of the elongated object placed in the wrapping mechanism.

4. The elongated object label applicator of claim 1 , wherein the controller pivots about the base to guide the elongated object into the wrapping mechanism.

5. The elongated object label applicator of claim 1 , wherein the wrapping mechanism includes a wire guide configured to cradle the elongated object and direct the elongated object into a central portion of the wrapping mechanism, and wherein the controller is configured to move in unison with the wire guide.

6. The elongated object label applicator of claim 1 , wherein the controller includes a first support extending from the base and a second support extending from the first support such that the second support is planar with a wire guide included in the wrapping mechanism.

7. The elongated object label applicator of claim 6 , wherein the second support includes indicia for measuring a length of the elongated object placed in the wrapping mechanism.

8. A label applicator guide comprising:
a base configured to be attached to an elongated object label applicator, and
a controller configured to guide an elongated object into a wrapping mechanism of the elongated object label application to apply a label to the elongated object, the controller including a first support extending from the base and a second support extending from the first support such that the second support is configured to be planar with a portion of the wrapping mechanism, wherein the controller is moveably secured to the base through a first knuckle of the controller being pivotably connected to a second knuckle of the base, with a pin extending through the first knuckle and second knuckle.

9. The label applicator guide of claim 8 , wherein the base includes a top portion, side portion, and base portion in a C-shaped configuration forming a channel and wherein the channel of the base is configured to mate to an elongated object label applicator.

10. The label applicator guide of claim 8 , further including indicia configured to measure a length of an elongated object placed in a wrapping mechanism.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Segroves Roger D

Classifications

• B65C3/02 Primary

  Affixing labels to elongated objects, e.g. wires, cables, bars, tubes · CPC title

• B65C9/42

  Label feed control · CPC title

• B65C9/18

  Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls · CPC title