Appeal No. 1997-4389 Page 4
Application No. 08/546,925
opening, the plate being angled to form an obtuse angle with
the predetermined path and lying along the pressure sensitive4
adhesive face of the linerless label passing through the exit
opening for deviating the label from the predetermined path by
contact with the pressure sensitive adhesive face of the
label.
2. Claims 8 to 11 are drawn to a cutting mechanism for
linerless labels each having a pressure sensitive adhesive
face and an adhesive-release material coated face, said
mechanism
comprising, inter alia, a stripper surface of adhesive-release
material for engaging the pressure sensitive adhesive face of
the linerless labels; an anvil blade adjacent the stripper
surface; a rotary cutter cooperating with the blade for
cutting the labels; and a wiper impregnated with silicone oil
for wiping the rotary cutter to prevent build up of adhesive
4From our reading of the specification (e.g., pages 6-7),
we understand that this obtuse angle is shown in Figure 1B to
be the angle measured from the top surface area of the plate
(unidentified in the figure) in a clockwise direction to the
predetermined path.
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