Title: Merchandise label marking gun

Abstract: A marking gun for printing adhesive labels with pricing and the like having a printing head directly connected to an operating trigger for impressing the labels, a drive wheel is linked to the operation trigger by a ratchet and pawl assembly for incremental advancing of the labels carried on a backing tape, the tape being transported by radial drive teeth which engage perforations in the backing tape, separation of the labels from the tape being aided by a cam operated pressure shoe, and threading of the tape through the gun being aided by a retractable spring biased guide member which holds the backing tape against the drive wheel during operation, and guides the tape around the drive wheel during threading when retracted by a thumb trigger that projects from the casing of the marking gun.

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Inventors: Geri, Don W. (Mountain View, CA, US)

Application Number: 404486
Filing Date: 1973-10-09
Publication_date: 1976-01-27
Assignee: Primark Corporation (Dublin, CA)
Primary Class(es): 101/291 101/295, 156/384
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US Patent Ref:

3330207	Jul, 1967	De Mar	101/288.
3440123	Apr, 1969	Hamisch	156/384.
3611929	Oct, 1971	Schrotz et al.	101/292.
3656430	Apr, 1972	Olsson	101/292.
3782279	Jan, 1974	Carboni et al.	101/288.

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Primary Examiner: Burr, Edgar S.
Assistant Examiner: Coven, E. M.
Attorney: Limbach, Limbach & Sutton