EP 1102701 A1 20010530 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A LABEL ONTO A CONTAINER WITH A GLUELESS LEADING EDGE

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A LABEL ONTO A CONTAINER WITH A GLUELESS LEADING EDGE

Title (de)

AUFBRINGEN EINES ETIKETTS AUF EINEN BEHÄLTER, MIT KLEBEFREIER FRONTKANTE

Title (fr)

ENTOURAGE D'UN RECIPIENT PAR UNE ETIQUETTE A BORD AVANT NON ENDUIT ET APPAREIL A CET EFFET

Publication

EP 1102701 A1 20010530 (EN)

Application

EP 00908599 A 20000211

Priority

US 0003549 W 20000211
US 11980299 P 19990211

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0047477A1] A labeling machine (10) and method of labeling containers (12) with a label (15) that has a glueless leading edge and is caused to wrap around a container (12) by the application of an aqueous solution that is applied to the container (12) prior to applying the label (15) to the container (12). The aqueous solution is preferably applied to the label panel portion of the container (12). The surface tension of the aqueous solution causes the label (15) to wrap around the container (12). Glue is applied to the trailing edge of portion and is confined to the portion of the label (15) forming a sleeve in situ that is not adhered by glue to the container (12). The aqueous solution is applied to the container (12) to be labeled by means of an aqueous solution supply system (28) having a roll-on pad including a sponge (66).

IPC 1-7

B65C 3/16; B65C 9/04; B32B 31/00; B65C 9/22; B65C 9/00

IPC 8 full level

B05C 1/02 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01); B65B 53/02 (2006.01); B65C 3/16 (2006.01); B65C 9/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 3/16 (2013.01); B65C 9/2252 (2013.01); B65C 9/2256 (2013.01)

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)

WO 0047477 A1 20000817; AU 2991000 A 20000829; BR 0004768 A 20011030; CA 2328177 A1 20000817; CN 1344212 A 20020410; EP 1102701 A1 20010530; EP 1102701 A4 20010530; HK 1045486 A1 20021129; JP 2002536257 A 20021029; KR 20010074485 A 20010804

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0003549 W 20000211; AU 2991000 A 20000211; BR 0004768 A 20000211; CA 2328177 A 20000211; CN 00800487 A 20000211; EP 00908599 A 20000211; HK 02107006 A 20020925; JP 2000598405 A 20000211; KR 20007011316 A 20001011