Printer with holding and pressing members that are engageable with each other to hold a cover closed

A printer, comprising:

• a body with a sheet storage location that accommodates a label sheet;
• a cover that is rotatably attached to the body and covers the sheet storage location when closed, the cover being biased upward to open;
• and
• a release button for opening the cover when the cover is closed, wherein
• the cover includes:
• a roller including and rotatable around a shaft and configured to convey the label sheet when the cover is closed,
• a peeling bar extending above the roller along a longitudinal direction thereof, and
• a pair of holding members attached to and rotatable around the shaft of the roller and by which the roller is held therebetween, and
• the body further includes:
• a pressing member that extends along the longitudinal direction and is rotatable and biased upward, wherein the pressing member is engageable with the holding members of the cover and configured to, when engaged with the holding members, hold the cover closed and press a part of the label sheet conveyed by the roller against the peeling bar so as to peel a label from the label sheet, and
• a release lever at an end of the pressing member in the longitudinal direction, the release lever having a recess and configured to rotate between a first position where the shaft of the roller held in the recess and a second position where the shaft is released from the recess, and
• the release lever rotates from the first position to the second position to disengage the holding members of the cover from the pressing member of the body and open the cover when the release button is pressed.