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(11) EP 0 134 018 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.07.1985 Bulletin 1985/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.03.1985 Bulletin 1985/11

(21) Application number: 84109413

(22) Date of filing: 08.08.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 24.08.1983 US 526138
24.08.1983 US 526155

(71) Applicant: KNOGO CORPORATION
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(72) Inventors:
  • Olszewski, Christopher
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  • Spektor, Natan
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(54) Target applicator


(57) @ A target applicator for applying adhesive coated targets (12) mounted on a backing strip (18) to a surface (14) of an article of merchandise (16) and comprising a frame (22) on which a coil (20) of the target backing strip (18) is mounted, a trigger (38) which moves a gear rack to turn a drive gear and a drive spindle which operates through a one way clutch mechanism to turn a sprocket (26) to advance the strip (18) to a reversing element (46) where the targets (12) become peeled off and positioned in front of a pressure element (58) which presses the target against the surface (14) and allows it to be pulled off from the backing tape while advancing the tape. A novel arrangement incorporating a single clutch to perform two clutching functions and a novel print mechanism actuation arrangement are also disclosed.






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