[li] 4,048,494 [45] Sept. 13,1977
[54] DEVICE FOR TAKING PIECES OF
MATERIAL STUCK TO A SUBSTRATE
WOUND ON A REEL
[76] Inventor: Bernardus G. Liesting, Aalsburg
1214, Wijchen, Netherlands
[21] Appl. No.: 640,208
[22] Filed: Dec. 12,1975
[51] Int. CM B65C9/42
[52] U.S. CI 250/223 R; 156/DIG. 45;
250/578; 221/73; 226/24
[58] Field of Search 250/223 R, 571, 224,
250/578; 198/20 R, 21; 156/DIG. 33, DIG. 45
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
3,171,621 3/1965 Steinbach et al 250/223 R
3,260,851 7/1966 Jacobsson 250/223 R
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
1,136,261 12/1968 United Kingdom 250/223
Primary Examiner—Eugene R. LaRoche
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Cushman, Darby & Cushman
[57] ABSTRACT
A device for removing adhesive labels or the like from a substrate in which a reel of the substrate material is rotatably mounted about an axis in a trough of a housing which also includes a horizontal guide supporting the substrate above the axis. The guide has a bending edge which separates label and substrate. The substrate is driven by rollers mounted below the axis and operated by a motor. A light source and photocell are disposed adjacent the bending edge for disabling the motor when a label is located therebetween.
18 Claims, 11 Drawing Figures
