LABELING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING VISUAL ADHESIVE DEFECTS.

摘要

A method of correcting defects in a label (44) resulting from a non-uniform application of adhesive to a surface of the label prior to applying the label (44) to a container (102) includes the steps of applying an adhesive to a surface of a label in a non-uniform manner to cause sections (106) of the surface to be substantially devoid of the adhesive, and after applying the adhesive, applying a fluid in these latter sections to substantially fill them. The fluid is applied either onto the container in regions (104) that are aligned with the label sections that are devoid of adhesive, or is applied directly onto the adhesive-free label sections (106). An apparatus for carrying out the above method also forms a part of the present invention.