STRIP LABEL PRINTER

摘要

This invention relates to a machine for printing a series of adhesive-backed labels joined together to form a continuous chain by relatively narrower disposable link-forming members formed integral therewith. The unit is characterized by a supply reel from which the label chain is drawn in intermittent fashion beneath a synchronized printing head by a reciprocating shuttle that has upstanding fingers which bridge the neck of the chain and successively engage the trailing edge of each label so as to push it forward along with the rest of the chain trailing therebehind. The head is pivotally mounted alongside the chain for rockable movement between a retracted inoperative position and an extended one in indicia forming engagement therewith. A common drive shaft turns a crank that reciprocates the shuttle and, at the same time, rotates a head-rocking cam wheel that activates the head during the return stroke of the shuttle.