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A few weekends back, a fellow (whom we'll call Scott) left South Beach with two buddies at 2:30 a.m. and got into a Yellow Cab, headed for home.
What happened after that is subject to debate, although both sides agree two of the three dudes were kicked out of the cab and stranded in the middle of downtown.
Here's what Scott told the Houston Better Business Bureau in a written complaint:
"When the driver noticed that we were going home together, he made us leave the cab. He forcefully removed us from the cab saying that he didn't 'want that' in his cab. (Referring to us being gay.)"
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Scott tells HouStoned that he and his buddy were kissing and doing a little groping in the back seat, but that's it. No nudity. No kinkiness. Nothing he wouldn't do in public.
So HouStoned gave Yellow Cab Houston (a.k.a. Greater Houston Transportation) a call, and a couple of days later President Robert Rugg called us back from out of town.
Rugg says he hasn't had time to speak to the driver personally, but he was under the impression the driver had felt threatened in some fashion.
"Under city ordinance, if the driver does feel threatened, he does have the right to discharge a passenger," says Rugg. "The driver's side of the story is basically that two of the three individuals were engaging in some sort of activity and apparently he said, 'Stop that, we're not doing that in here,' and the driver's side of the story is that they threw keys at him or whatever, I dunno. At this point he felt threatened and he said to stop it and put the two out of the car and took the one guy home."
The driver has been scheduled for counseling with customer service. Scott would like "a formal apology and an acceptable explanation offered to the media."
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When Todd Astle was last in Sri Lanka - in 2006 with the New Zealand under-19 side - there were plenty who thought he had the goods to be a future Black Cap.
Six years on and today he leaves for Sri Lanka on his first tour with the national side, but the path he took to get there has been an odd one.
Astle was one of the stars of an underperforming under-19 side at the 2006 World Cup and was the tournament's third top run scorer.
He was a gritty opening batsman and didn't bowl a ball at the tournament.
But as he travels to the sub-continental island, Astle does so as the Black Caps' second spinner.
His batting that, ironically, has been brilliant this season, is now his back-up trade, and it's Astle's legspin bowling that earned him the call-up.
The selection vindicates Astle's transformation.
After debuting for Canterbury in 2005 - and picking up a first-baller in the second innings - Astle the batsmen never really found his feet.
He was dropped from the Canterbury side in 2009, but came back into the side as a mid-game replacement for Chris Martin.
After blasting quick runs in that match, the then part-time bowler took his first five-wicket bag to help Canterbury beat Otago.
"Then I got another five-wicket bag in the next game and six in the next, but then it was the end of the season," Astle said.
He started the next season down the order and as the side's premier spinner. That season he was the Plunket Shield's second highest wicket taker behind Neil Wagner.
Under instruction from Canterbury and New Zealand coaches, he's now changed how he bats and his new aggressive, counter-attack approach is paying dividends.
He scored 95 and 78 in Canterbury's opening round Plunket Shield loss and 81 in club cricket last weekend.
Should he play, Astle will be expected to add some much needed vigour to the Black Caps middle to lower order in the absence of the injured Daniel Vettori.
A month after being picked in the test squad, he's still just as excited.
"I can't wait to get there and get involved. I've had a few weeks for it to sink in now, but I'm really looking forward to getting over there and soaking it all up."
Astle knows he's no guarantee to play in the two tests, though with turning pitches expected and the fact he adds plenty with the bat, a test debut could well be on the cards.
Either way, this tour is about learning as much as he can, he said.
Astle took just a wicket in each innings of his one first class match this season, but said the 36 overs he bowled was just what he needed ahead of the two-test Sri Lankan tour.
With no Vettori and Jeetan Patel in the form of his career, Astle knows this could be a rare chance at the top, but there's no self-imposed pressure to perform and none from Black Caps coach Mike Hesson or his assistant Bob Carter either.
"I've spoken to Hess and Bob and they've been really good, they've just told me to make sure I enjoy myself and learn as much as I can," Astle said.
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Two late wickets in fading light gave NSW the ascendancy in their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria after day two at the SCG.
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In a rain-marred day of cricket, the Blues snared the wickets of Glenn Maxwell (39) and Peter Hanscomb (0) in the five-over period between rain delays in the final session.
The dual blow, delivered in tandem by Stephen O'Keefe and Josh Hazlewood, left the Bushrangers in a vulnerable state at 5-177, still 116 short of NSW's first-innings total of 293 set on Tuesday.
Former Test opener Chris Rogers looked faultless on Wednesday, playing confidently despite the overcast skies contributing to more bowler-friendly conditions than those on offer on day one.
The 35-year-old smashed 12 boundaries, including several sparkling cover drives, to reach an unbeaten 84 before play was finally called off due to bad light.
By putting together a 69-run partnership with fellow opener Ryan Carters (33) and another 81-run effort with Glenn Maxwell (39), Rogers regularly frustrated the much-vaunted NSW pace attack.
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While Starc (1-50) did little to enhance his chance of earning a recall to the Australia team for Thursday week's Adelaide Test, vastly-improved all-rounder Moises Henriques looked the pick of the bowlers.
The lively medium-pacer finished with the economical figures of 2-13 and snared the valuable scalps of Carters and Aaron Finch (8), both caught behind.
It was O'Keefe (1-31) who broke up the most dangerous partnership of the innings when he enticed Maxwell into a loose drive which hung in the air until mid-off Starc took a fine catch over his head.
Starc's one victim was veteran Bushranger David Hussey, who was cramped for space when the left-armer came around the wicket and played onto his stumps on nine.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) C.J. Leslie scored with 0.6 seconds remaining off a full-court pass from C.J. Williams, giving North Carolina State a 67-65 win over St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night.
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''We've tried it in practice, and it's only worked twice,'' Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said. ''The odds were definitely against us.''
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 16, 1986
|Filing date
|Nov 19, 1984
|Priority date
|Nov 19, 1984
|Fee status
|Publication number
|James A. Moss
|Original Assignee
|Willett International Limited
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (27), Classifications (15), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to devices for applying and laminating labels and, specifically, to a device and method for applying a laminate material to a label after the label has been applied to the surface of an article.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The market for printing and applying variable information labels and bar code labels, referred to as "VIB" labels, is expanding. UPC and U.S. government coding requirements have increased the need for bar code printing systems and more efficient methods of applying these labels.
Many bar code readers utilize pen scanners to wipe across the label. A label laminate would protect the label indicia from abrasion, scuffing, smearing, as well as from unwanted tampering. Certain military requirements call for laminated labels to prevent open air deterioration of the label information.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,756,896, to Kono, issued Sept. 4, 1973, shows a typical prior art device for laminating a magnetic strip onto a tag or label stock. The lamination is first accomplished, and the magnetic tag stock is then wound onto a take up roll for use with appropriate printing and data processing equipment.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,153,496, to Swift, issued May 8, 1979, shows an apparatus for manufacturing a continuous strip of pressure sensitive labels having permanently mounted pressure sensitive transparent hinged covers thereon. The hinged covers are used to cover information subsequently added to the label prior to adding the label to an article.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,264,403, to Emmel et al., issued Apr. 28, 1981, shows a portable tape dispenser for preparing write-on labels from a continuous strip of label stock and transparent pressure sensitive adhesive tape. After preparing the laminated label, it is torn off and applied to the surface of an article.
The above prior art devices all illustrate the problem toward which the present invention is directed. While the prior devices have provided means for laminating labels, none of the devices allow the application of a laminating material to a label after the label has been applied to a moving article. In addition, none of the above devices allow label indicia to be printed upon the label stock which is first supplied to the moving article and which is then laminated in a subsequent step.
The present invention has as its object a method and device for applying a laminate material to a label on a moving article after the label has been applied to the surface of the article. The invention also has as its object the provision of a device and method for printing variable printing indicia upon the label stock which is thereafter applied to the article and subsequently laminated.
The above objects are accomplished by supplying a pressure sensitive label from a label dispenser to a receiving face of a label applying station, the label applying station having gas passage means which opens at the receiving face. A piece of transparent laminate material is also supplied to the receiving face of a laminate applying station, the laminate applying station having similar gas passage means which opens at the receiving face. The pressure sensitive label is releasably retained at the label applying station, and the laminate material is retained at the laminate applying station by applying reduced pressure through the gas passage means to the receiving faces of the respective stations. An article to be labeled is then moved past the label applying station. As the article is moving, a blast of gas is applied through the gas passage means of the label receiving face and against the label on the label receiving face of the label receiver. The gas blast removes the label from the label receiving face and transfers the label to the surface of the article. As the article continues to move past the laminate applying station, a blast of gas is applied through the passage means of the laminate receiving face. The gas is applied against the laminate material on the laminate receiving surface. This gas blast removes the laminate material from the laminate receiving face and transfers the laminate material to the surface of the moving article to laminate the previously applied label.
The method of the invention also comprises the step of first supplying a pressure sensitive label from a label dispenser to a printing station and, thereafter, printing label indicia upon the pressure sensitive label at the printing station. The label containing the variable printing information is then moved from the printing station to the receiving face of the label applying station and the laminating steps previously described are again carried out.
Additional objects, features, and advantages will be apparent in the written description which follows.
FIG. 1 is a side view of the label laminating device of the invention illustrating the operation of the device schematically.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the laminating device of the invention, showing a laminated label.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the vacuum box of the device of FIG. 1 with portions broken away to illustrate the gas passage means thereof.
FIG. 4 is a side view of a label laminating device of the invention illustrating the operation of a printing station included in the method of the invention.
FIG. 1 shows a label laminating device of the invention designated generally as 11. The label laminating device 11 includes a support structure 13 upon which is mounted a label dispensing means and a laminate dispensing means. Although the dispensing means of the invention can be of various kinds, in the embodiment illustrated, the label dispensing means and laminate dispensing means are identical but oppositely arranged structures mounted upon the support structure 13. The label dispensing means is adapted for use with pressure sensitive adhesive labels (15 in FIG. 2) carried by an elongated backing strip or web 17. The label dispensing means includes a supply reel 19 on which a supply of labels is wound, a take-up reel 21, a suitable number and arrangement of intermediate rollers 23, 25, 27, 29 and 31, and a peeler bar 33. One of the rollers 31 is intermittently driven by a motor (not shown) to intermittently move the backing strip 17 from the supply reel 19 over a peeling edge 35 of the peeler bar 33 to the take-up reel 21. This sequentially removes the labels 15 from the backing strip 17 and supplies them to the label receiver 37. This form of label dispensing means is conventional and, for this reason, is not shown or described in detail.
The laminate dispensing means is identical to, but oppositely arranged from, the label dispensing means previously described. The laminate dispensing means thus includes a supply reel 39 upon which is carried pieces of transparent laminate material (59 in FIG. 2) carried by an elongated backing strip or web 61. The transparent laminate material 59 has an adhesive lower surface in contact with the web 61 to allow for pressure sensitive application of the laminate material 59 in the same fashion that the labels 15 are applied. The laminate dispensing means includes a take-up reel 41, a suitable number and arrangment of intermediate rollers 43, 45, 47, 49 and 51, and a peeler bar 53. One of the rollers 51, is intermittently driven by a motor (not shown) to intermittently move the backing strip 61 from the supply reel 39 over a peeling edge 55 of the peeler bar 53 to the take-up reel 41. This action sequentially moves the laminate material 59 from the backing strip 61 and supplies the pieces of laminate material to the laminate receiver 57.
The label receiver 37 and the laminate receiver 57 can each comprise portions of a common housing or vacuum box 63 having a pervious lower surface or grid 65. The label receiver 37 and laminate receiver 57 can also comprise independent but identical vacuum boxes with separate gas passage means. The opposing ends 67, 69 of the vacuum box 63 lie closely adjacent to the respective peeling bars 33, 53 of the label dispensing means and the laminate dispensing means. As shown in FIG. 3, the labels 15 and pieces of laminate material 59 are peeled from the backing webs 17, 61 at the peeler bars, 33, 53 and are retained upon the pervious grid 65 by the vacuum pressure within the chambers 71, 72 of the vacuum box 63.
The vacuum pressure within the chambers 71, 72 can be provided in various ways. Usually, the chambers 71, 72 are relatively air tight and are in communication with a vacuum pump (not shown). The vacuum pump is adapted to maintain the chambers at a pressure less than atmospheric. The grid 65 includes an inner wall 73 having apertures for receiving the ends of a plurality of flexible tubes 75. The flexible tubes 75 can be selectively positioned in various patterns within the grid 65 and are connected to a source of positive gas pressure for intermittently supplying a blast of air to a label 15, and a piece of laminate material 59.
The compressed air is transmitted from a source of compressed air through a valve and air manifold to the plurality of flexible tubes. The valve is automatically opened and closed in accordance with conventional practice to provide properly timed air blasts of the requisite duration. Similarly, the drive motors which turn the intermediate rollers 31, 51 are controlled by microprocessor electronics contained within a programmable microprocessing unit 77. By sensing the arrival of an article 79 to be laminated and by knowing the speed of movement of the article, the microprocessor can direct the dispensing of labels 15 to the receiving surface 81 of the label receiver 37 and the dispensing of laminate material 59 to the laminate receiving surface 83, as well as control the sequential application of the label and laminate material to the article 79.
Devices of the above type suitable for practicing the method of the invention are commercially available. A suitable device is sold as the Gemini Model 2320 Label Applicator, available from Willett Technology Corporation, 1661 Hickory Drive, Fort Worth, Tex. 76117.
The method of the invention will now be described with reference primarily to FIGS. 1 and 2. An article 79 having a surface 85 to be labeled and laminated is moving in the direction of the label laminating device 11 on a conveyor belt 87. As the article 79 approaches the label receiver 37, a pressure sensitive label 15 is supplied from the label dispensing means to the receiving face 81 of the label applying station. The label 15, as shown in FIG. 3, is releasably retained upon the grid 65 by the reduced pressure within the chamber 72 of the vacuum box 63.
Similarly, a piece of transparent laminate material 59 is supplied from the laminate dispensing means to the receiving face 83 of the laminate applying station and retained in position on the vacuum grid 65. As the article 79 approaches the label receiver 37 (FIG. 1), the leading edge of the article is detected, as by a photocell, and the microprocessor computes the time delay necessary for properly positioning the label upon the surface 85. After an appropriate time interval, a blast of air is supplied through the flexible tubes 75 in the vicinity of the label 15 and against the label on the label receiving face 81 to remove the label 15 from the label receiving face 81 and to transfer the label 15 to the surface of the article 79.
As the article continues to move in the direction of the laminate receiver 57, the microprocessor computes the necessary time delay, after which a gas blast is applied through the appropriate flexible tube 76 against the laminate material 59 to remove the laminate from the laminate receiving face 83 and to transfer the laminate material to the surface of the moving article to laminate the previously applied label 15. The label 15 is thus first applied to the moving article 79, and a protective covering of a laminate material 59 is subsequently applied to the label on the moving article 79.
The novel method of the invention has been described with reference to the use of commercially available labeling equipment. Devices are commercially available for unwinding roll label stock such as that shown on supply reel 19 and for feeding such label stock on demand to a VIB printer. After printing, the device then provides rewinding of the label stock onto cores for use as the supply label stock as has been described. Devices are also available which allow the use of wide web label stock with VIB printing systems. Using such devices, multiple labels can be simultaneously printed across the web, i.e., 2-6 labels in a row across the web, with the printed product being dispensed as individual rolls of printed label stock each of which is suitable for use as the supply reel 19. By whatever means, the previously printed label stock would be provided on the supply reel 19 and be dispensed to the label receiver 37, as has been discussed.
FIG. 4 shows a further improvement to the novel method of the invention. In FIG. 4, the label dispensing means and laminate dispensing means are as previously described. However, a printing station 89 is now present on the support structure 13 in the vacinity of the label peeler bar 33. In the method of the invention shown in FIG. 5, blank label stock from the supply reel 19 passes through the printing station 89 on its way to the peeler bar 33. The microprocessor control 77 directs previously programmed printing upon the blank label stock, and the label are transferred to the label receiver 37. A variety of commercially available printers can be utilized in the print station 89, including impact printers, ink jet printers, and thermal printing devices. For instance, the Allen Hot Foil Coder, part no. HFC-38/12 could be utilized. The printed label would then be applied to the article at the label receiver 37, after which the label would be laminated at the laminate receiver 57. This arrangement would provide greater flexibility in the type of printed indicia upon the labels and allow print information to be modified during the operation of the system.
An invention has been provided with several advantages. Existing labeling equipment can be utilized to provide a laminated label which resists scuffing, smearing or tampering with little or no modification to the existing equipment. The laminating process is achieved without complicated thermal heating elements, adhesive baths, and other cumbersome features of prior art devices. Since the laminate material is applied to the label after the label is applied to the product, label information can be changed very conveniently. Using the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 5, print indicia on the label stock can be changed by microprocessor control 77 while articles are moving on the conveyor belt 87. The laminating method of the invention is fast and accurate, allowing upwards of 1,000 laminated labels per minute to be applied.
While the invention has been shown in only two of its forms, it is not thus limited but is susceptible to various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof.
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|Tag A Tron Inc
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|Marlan Co
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|Sep 23, 1975
|Norprint Ltd
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|Compac Corporation
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|Markem Corporation
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|Apr 28, 1981
|Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
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|Sep 1, 1981
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|Nov 18, 2014
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|Ahearn & Soper Inc
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|Nov 18, 2010
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|Gavin John Broad
|Label Applicator Having a Heat Idler
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|Gavin John Broad
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|U.S. Classification
|156/249, 156/277, 156/542, 156/497, 156/384, 156/541, 156/285
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Nov 19, 1984
Owner name: WALLETT INTERNATIONAL LIMITD DAWSON HOUSE, 24 LADB
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|Mar 12, 1990
|Fee payment
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|Apr 26, 1994
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Sep 18, 1994
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Nov 29, 1994
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The Chicago Bears defense is having one of the best seasons in the past 25 years of the franchise. Week in and week out this year, Chicago has routinely dismantled opposing offenses, pressuring the quarterback, forcing turnovers and scoring touchdowns.
The Bears currently rank second in the NFL in points allowed (15.0), sixth against the run (88.0), first in total takeaways (28), first in turnover differential (+16) and third in sacks (25). They have also returned seven interceptions for touchdowns, the most in franchise history in a single season. The NFL record for interception return TDs is nine. Opponents are converting just 33.0 percent on third downs, third best in the league.
The numbers add up to a 7-1 record for the Bears, despite an offense that has been wildly inconsistent this season. Most believe if the offense ever hits its stride, Chicago's defense is good enough to carry the club to its second ever championship.
The first and only Super Bowl victory for Chicago came in 1985 behind arguably the greatest defense in NFL annals. The 1985 team, led by defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, was a much different system schematically than Lovie Smith's version. Ryan's 46 defense relied on consistent pressure through non-stop blitzing, attacking quarterbacks relentlessly and beating them into submission. It was truly a sight to watch, as most opposing offenses wilted under Ryan's kitchen-sink approach.
Today's Bears run a much simpler, borderline generic, defense that isn't reliant on the blitz. Instead, coordinator Rod Marinelli likes to limit the deep pass by dropping two deep safeties, giving up the underneath pass and forcing opposing offenses to dink and dunk down the field. The club likes to blitz when the situation presents itself but the unit's success isn't dependant upon bringing extra rushers.
Yet, fundamentally, the two defenses aren't much different. Both relied on pressuring the quarterback and forcing turnovers. The route each takes to get there is very different but the goal is the same, as are the results.
Here is a comparison of the 1985 defense and the 2012 defense through eight games:
Points allowed per game
1985 - 14.3
2012 - 15.0
Yards allowed per game
1985 - 305.6
2012 - 318.1
1985 – 32
2012 – 25
1985 – 21
2012 – 17
Total takeaways
1985 – 29
2012 – 28
1985 – 2
2012 – 7
As you can see, the two teams are very similar numbers-wise at the midpoints of their respective seasons. While it's blasphemous in Chicago to even suggest another defense could compare to the 1985 team, the numbers show the 2012 squad is very close in overall production.
It's far too early to crown this year's team as anything more than a group that has started immensely strong. If they win a championship, then the comparisons between the two defenses can be made in earnest.
Yet through eight weeks this season, Chicago's defense has proven that they have the potential to be as dominant as the group that brought home the only Super Bowl title in Bears history.
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From the Super Bowl to March Madness, the Masters or the World Series and the World Cup, the sports world is cyclical. Seems we are always waiting eagerly on the edge of our seats (be them of the living room or arena variety) for the next big event.
Just three games into the new baseball season, and there's only one 3-0 team. Hint: It's the team many pick to win it all this year for the first time since when?
As Kevin Ware suffered the injury, the outcome of the NCAA tournament might've shifted on its axis.
Somewhere in this terrible moment I thought about manhood, how it is often defined in our society. And how these players were openly rejecting what many of us had been taught since we were boys: That men do not cry.
We'll eventually hear Kevin Ware's version of the injury, but from experience I know that on impact his brain and body instantly coursed with the hormone epinephrine which elicits the classic fight or flight response, intense focus, and often masks or dulls the initial searing pain.


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