Disclosed is a device for application of a sticker or decal on a surface difficult to position or align. Also disclosed is a method of using a device for application of a sticker or decal on a surface.

A lightweight hand-held label applicator includes a plate, a guide channel, a flexible wiping lip, and a strip container. The plate has a supplying surface and a sliding surface, and the strip is supplied along the supplying surface toward an edge of the plate. The plate is constructed to allow easy grip by a user's fingers on the supplying surface and the sliding surface such that the strip is in contact with the sliding surface and pulled away from the edge of the plate by the user's finger. Preferably, the user's thumb holds the supplying surface or the guide channel, and the user's index or middle finger holds the sliding surface and pulls the strip away from the edge of the plate.

A kit for labelling an object with a target label comprises an instrument having an end(s) for manipulating labels. Transfer label(s) adhered to the end of the instrument, the transfer label having a facestock having adhesive on at least one of its surfaces, an adhesion force A between a first surface of the facestock of the transfer label and the instrument being greater than an adhesion force B between a second surface of the transfer label and a target label. The instrument and transfer label are used to manually transfer the target label from a target label liner to an object by releasable adherence of the target label to the second surface of the transfer label. A method for labelling an object is also provided.

A kit for labelling an object with a target label comprises an instrument having an end(s) for manipulating labels. Transfer label(s) adhered to the end of the instrument, the transfer label having a facestock having adhesive on at least one of its surfaces, an adhesion force A between a first surface of the facestock of the transfer label and the instrument being greater than an adhesion force B between a second surface of the transfer label and a target label. The instrument and transfer label are used to manually transfer the target label from a target label liner to an object by releasable adherence of the target label to the second surface of the transfer label. A method for labelling an object is also provided.

A weighing and labeling system has an electronic scale, label printer, and at least one controller. The controller stores information about incoming food packages and drives the printer to produce labels based on the stored information and the weight of the food packages. The labels are transferred to the food packages. Some elements of the system are located in sealable cabinets, and further, some of the elements are mounted on the interior surface on doors hinged to the sealable cabinets. This is advantageous in food production environments requiring frequent cleaning of equipment with sprayed water. In some embodiments the sealable cabinets are positioned on vertical masts and rotatable on the masts.

A label-affixing device includes a plate and a shape-conforming tamp pad. The plate is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The shape-conforming tamp pad includes a base structure including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The shape-conforming tamp pad further includes appendages extending from the second surface of the base structure. The first surface of the shape-conforming tamp pad is mounted to the plate. The appendages are configured to at least one of individually compress or individually deform to apply an adhesive label to a non-planar surface of an object responsive to the plate moving from the first position to the second position.

A label has a support liner, a facestock adhered to a support liner by an adhesive layer on an under surface thereof, the label being magnetophilic or magnetic. The label is configured to have a magnetic connection force A resulting at least from magnetic attraction with an instrument. The label is configured to be releasably connectable to an end of the instrument by the connection force A, the connection force A between the label and the instrument being greater than an adhesion force B between said under surface of the label and the support liner, the connection force A between the label and the instrument being less than an adhesion force C between the under surface of the label and a target object at the moment of adhesion of the label on the target object, whereby the label is configured to be used with the instrument to transfer the label from the support liner to the target object by releasable connection of the label to the instrument.

A manual labeling device is disclosed. The manual labeling device has a platform, a plurality of positioning elements and a pivoting device. The platform has a labeling area. The positioning elements are mounted on the platform and around the labeling area. The pivoting device is pivotally mounted on one side of the platform and has a pivot shaft and a pivot arm. The operator manually places one product in the labeling area of the platform and the product is fixed in the labeling area by the positioning elements. The operator only pivots the pivot arm and the pivot arm directly aligns with the labeling area. Therefore, it does not take times to align the tool and the labeling area before attaching the label and the label attaching task is simplified to increase the productivity and quality of labeling (units per hour; UPH).

A weighing and labeling system has an electronic scale, label printer, and at least one controller. The controller stores information about incoming food packages and drives the printer to produce labels based on the stored information and the weight of the food packages. The labels are transferred to the food packages. Some elements of the system are located in sealable cabinets, and further, some of the elements are mounted on the interior surface on doors hinged to the sealable cabinets. This is advantageous in food production environments requiring frequent cleaning of equipment with sprayed water. In some embodiments the sealable cabinets are positioned on vertical masts and rotatable on the masts.

An apparatus and method for applying a label on an article is described. The apparatus may include a first and a second channels. Each of the channels may comprise a first surface and a second surface positioned opposite the first surface. The second surface may comprise a curved edge. The curved edge may further comprise an open end curved towards the first surface. The applicator assembly may be used to provide assistance with applying a label held on a label securing assembly to an article. The first surface of each of the first channel and the second channel may be adapted to restrict a curvature of the label. The open end of the second surface of each of the first channel and the second channel may be adapted to contact an adhesive side of the label.