Global Patent Index - EP 0894726 A1

EP 0894726 A1 19990203 - Mechanism for applying labels to the inside of a carton

Title (en)

Mechanism for applying labels to the inside of a carton

Title (de)

Mechanismus zum Anbringen von Etiketten an der Innenseite eines Kartons

Title (fr)

Mécanisme pour appliquer des étiquettes sur la face intérieur d'un carton

Publication

EP 0894726 A1 19990203 (EN)

Application

EP 98202431 A 19980720

Priority

US 90363097 A 19970731

Abstract (en)

A method for applying labels to the inside of containers and a label applicator comprises moving containers (14) on a commercially available carton picker (7,8), picking up labels with a vacuum head (9) that is part of the carton picker nest, moving the labels at the same speed as that of the moving containers, entering the containers where the labels are blown off the applicator heads and onto the inside of the containers. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65C 1/02

IPC 8 full level

B65C 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 1/02 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0894726 A1 19990203

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98202431 A 19980720