Abstract: A device for cutting labels from a printed sheet of web material, such as paper, containing rows and columns of names and addresses. The device is easily adjustable to cut labels of varying heights, without requiring the physical replacement of multiple sets of gears. This is accomplished by using a unique variable eccentric linkage for driving a single pawl and ratchet drive means to feed the paper. Additionally, the device is capable of being adjusted to cut labels of different lengths, depending on whether the printed sheet contains 3, 4 or 5 columns of names and addresses. To this end, a readily adjustable gear-change transmission in the main guillotine blade power train varies the cutting cycle of the guillotine blade to be in phase with a constant speed rotary knife blade. The length and width of the rotary knife blade is varied to cut labels of different lengths and heights.

Abstract: A labeling machine particularly adapted for use in applying address labels to envelopes and similar mailing pieces which is characterized by a magazine for accommodating an upright stack of envelopes, with a bottom shuttle plate for feeding successive bottommost envelopes to pinch rolls which deliver the envelopes to a transport system which includes a horizontally disposed, lug-type transport conveyor which advances the envelopes to a label applying head, the latter being operable to feed address labels from a supply source and to apply the same to the desired spot on each successive envelope, with provision for quickly converting the machine for handling envelopes of different length by varying the spacing between the lugs on the conveyor and changing the speed of operation of the shuttle plate and the label applying head.