(19)
(11) EP 0 096 494 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.05.1984 Bulletin 1984/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.12.1983 Bulletin 1983/51

(21) Application number: 83302924

(22) Date of filing: 23.05.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 26.05.1982 GB 8215331

(71) Applicant: NORCROS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Cunnington, Harry
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(54) Label overprinters


(57) In a label overprinter or an overprinting applicator an arrangement for driving a label web (16) includes a roller (10) with a high friction surface and a substantial wrap-round of the web, and a rewind reel carrying a dancer roll (18) on an arm (22) which roll applies a tension to the web.
A web reel mounting includes resilient fingers (84) supported around a shaft (80) and a frusto-conical member (92) operative axially to expand the fingers (84) to engage the internal periphery of a reel.






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