Appeal No. 1997-4389 Page 3
Application No. 08/546,925
BACKGROUND
The appellants' claims under appeal relate to the 2
following three distinct inventions : 3
1. Claims 1 to 7 and 14 are drawn to a dispensing
mechanism for linerless labels each having a pressure
sensitive adhesive face and an adhesive-release material
coated face, said mechanism comprising, inter alia, a housing
including a stripper
surface of adhesive-release material for engaging the pressure
sensitive adhesive face of the linerless labels and an exit
opening for supplying linerless labels from the mechanism
along a predetermined path; an anvil blade adjacent the
stripper surface for engaging the pressure sensitive adhesive
face of the linerless labels; a cutter cooperating with the
anvil blade for cutting the labels for engaging the release
material coated face of the linerless labels; and a plate
carried by the housing and extending outwardly of the exit
2A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellants' brief.
3The examiner did not require the application to be
restricted under 35 U.S.C. § 121 to one of the inventions.
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