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This disclosure relates to a method and machine for applying a decal to a generally cylindrical article, particularly an article having a handle on one side thereof. A series of decals are attached to an elongated web and are spaced a generally constant distance apart in the direction of the length

This disclosure relates to a method and machine for applying a decal to a generally cylindrical article, particularly an article having a handle on one side thereof. A series of decals are attached to an elongated web and are spaced a generally constant distance apart in the direction of the length of the web. The machine includes supply and takeup spindles for rotatably supporting reels for the web, and a web drive for moving the web from the supply reel to the take-up reel. A mandrel rotatably supports the article and a movable head presses the web and the decal against an article on the mandrel. The web passes from the supply reel, between the mandrel and the head, and to the take-up reel. The machine further includes a brake which, when engaged, holds the web against movement, and a decal sensor assembly. After the machine is actuated to cause the movable head to press the decal against an article, the brake is actuated to release the web, and the web is then pulled across the article. The moving web rotates the head which in turn engages and rotates the mandrel. The article revolves with the mandrel and the decal is rolled onto the article. The decal sensor assembly controls the operation of the brake to enable advance of the web during and after application of each decal.

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A method of transferring a series of decals from an elongated web to a corresponding number of generally cylindrical articles in a machine including web drive means and web pressure means, the decals being substantially regularly spaced on the web, comprising the steps of rotatably mounting an artic

A method of transferring a series of decals from an elongated web to a corresponding number of generally cylindrical articles in a machine including web drive means and web pressure means, the decals being substantially regularly spaced on the web, comprising the steps of rotatably mounting an article adjacent the web, activating the web pressure means to press the web against the article, activating said web drive means and thereby rolling a decal onto the article by simultaneously moving the web and rotating the article a distance approximately equal to the length of a decal and then stopping the web movement, inactivating the web pressure means and thereby moving the web away from the article, and then activating the web drive means and thereby moving the web a short distance to locate the next subsequent decal in position to be transferred to a next subsequent article.