Claims
- 1. A label gun for dispensing labels, said labels having an elongated backing stored on a roll, said label gun comprising:a housing, comprising: a label storage area having two substantially parallel sides and a top; a dispenser having a rounded surface with a small radius; a label feed path between said label storage area and said dispenser; a longitudinal guide channel having a front end, a rear end, and a pair of substantially parallel sides and a top surface; a rear handle attached at said longitudinal guide channel's rear end; a front handle having an elongated trigger portion, and a top portion, said top portion having a flat rear surface portion and a flat front surface portion, said rear surface portion being elevated with respect to said front surface portion, said rear surface portion having a high coefficient of friction, said top portion being located within said longitudinal guide channel, said front handle being slidably movable between a forward position at said longitudinal guide channel's front end, and a rear position adjacent to said rear handle; and means for biasing said front handle in said forward position.
- 2. The label gun according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of elongated flexible fingers at said front end, adjacent to said dispenser.
- 3. The label gun according to claim 1, further comprising a backing retainer made from a resilient material, located at said front portion between said front handle and said dispenser, biasing the label's backing towards said longitudinal guide channel's top surface.
- 4. The label gun according to claim 1, wherein said means for biasing said front handle in said forward position comprises:a spring guide channel located at said housing's bottom portion, substantially parallel to said longitudinal guide channel, extending between said front handle's forward position and said rear handle; and a spring within said channel.
- 5. The label gun according to claim 4, further comprising:a threaded hole at said housing's rear portion, coaxial with said spring guide channel; and a threaded rod within said threaded hole.
- 6. The label gun according to claim 1, wherein said means for biasing said front handle in said forward position comprise a resilient band.
- 7. The label gun according to claim 1, further comprising means for holding said labels within said storage compartment.
- 8. The label gun according to claim 7, wherein said means for holding said labels within said storage compartment comprise a shaft secured to one of said parallel sides of said storage area.
- 9. The label gun according to claim 7, wherein said means for holding said labels within said storage compartment comprise a pair of convex bubbles, each of said convex bubbles corresponding to one of said pair of parallel sides of said storage area.
- 10. The label gun according to claim 1, wherein said label storage area's top surface is transparent.
- 11. A label gun for dispensing labels having an elongated backing and stored on a roll, comprising:a housing including: a label storage area having two substantially parallel sides and a top; a dispenser having a rounded surface with a small radius; a label feed path between said label storage area and said dispenser; a longitudinal guide channel having a front end, a rear end, and a pair of substantially parallel sides and a top surface; a plurality of elongated flexible fingers at said front end, adjacent to said dispenser; a rear handle attached at said longitudinal guide channel's rear end; a front handle having an elongated trigger portion, and a top portion, said top portion having a flat rear surface portion and a flat front surface portion, said rear surface portion being elevated with respect to said front surface portion, said rear surface portion having a high coefficient of friction, said top portion being located within said longitudinal guide channel, said front handle being slidably movable between a forward position at said longitudinal guide channel's front end, and a rear position adjacent to said rear handle; and means for biasing said front handle in said forward position.
- 12. The label gun according to claim 11, further comprising a backing retainer made from a resilient material, located at said front portion between said front handle and said dispenser, biasing the label's backing towards said longitudinal guide channel's top surface.
- 13. The label gun according to claim 11, wherein said means for biasing said front handle in said forward position comprises:a spring guide channel located at said housing's bottom portion, substantially parallel to said longitudinal guide channel, extending between said front handle's forward position and said rear handle; and a spring within said channel.
- 14. The label gun according to claim 13, further comprising:a threaded hole at said housing's rear portion, coaxial with said spring guide channel; and a threaded rod within said threaded hole.
- 15. The label gun according to claim 11, wherein said means for biasing said front handle in said forward position comprise a resilient band.
- 16. The label gun according to claim 11, further comprising means for holding said labels within said storage compartment.
- 17. The label gun according to claim 16, wherein said means for holding said labels within said storage compartment comprise a shaft secured to one of said parallel sides of said storage area.
- 18. The label gun according to claim 16, wherein said means for holding said labels within said storage compartment comprise a pair of convex bubbles, each of said convex bubbles corresponding to one of said pair of parallel sides of said storage area.
- 19. The label gun according to claim 11, wherein said label storage area's top surface is transparent.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/091,779, filed Jul. 6, 1998.
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