Claims
- 1. A method of operating a printer having a non-stick peripheral surface drive roller, cutter, and print head to print linerless labels in a roll having a printable first face and a second face with pressure sensitive adhesive without the pressure sensitive adhesive sticking to the drive roller, comprising the steps of:(a) operating the drive roller to advance the roll of linerless labels so that the second face is in contact with the drive roller and so that the leading edge of the linerless labels in the roll is aligned with the cutter, in a first position; (b) formatting the printer; (c) reversing the label leading edge by operating the drive roller so that the leading edge moves to an initial position for printing of the leading label in the roll by the print head; (d) initiating and continuing printing and advancing of the leading label, and cutting of the leading label from the roll, until the leading label or series of labels is or are printed and cut; and (e) at least during the practice of step (d) supplying a substantially uniform flow of pressurized gas between the second face of the label at the drive roller and the drive roller to prevent the pressure sensitive adhesive of the second face from sticking to the drive roller.
- 2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein step (e) is practiced by supplying a substantially uniform flow of gas at a pressure of about 20-50 si.
- 3. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein step (e) is practiced substantially continuously through all of steps (a)-(d).
- 4. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein step (e) is practiced substantially only when step (d) is being practiced.
- 5. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the roll of linerless labels comprises a thermally printable first face, and wherein the print head comprises a thermal print head, and wherein step (d) is practiced by applying heat to the first face of each label to effect printing while applying a compressive force by the print head to the first face of each label.
- 6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein step (e) is practiced by supplying a substantially uniform flow of air at a pressure of about 30 psi.
- 7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the roll of linerless labels comprises a thermally printable first face, and wherein the print head comprises a thermal print head, and wherein step (d) is practiced by applying heat to the first face of each label to effect printing while applying a compressive force by the print head to the first face of each label.
- 8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein step (e) is practiced substantially only when step (d) is being practiced.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/394,953, filed Feb. 27, 1995, U.S. Pat. No. 6,210,515, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in this application.
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