Hand-Held Portable Printer
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsJohn D. MISTYURIK, James A. MAKLEY, Clyde N. THARP
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Abstract
A hand-held labeler/printer for printing and applying labels is described. The labeler/printer has a keyboard, a display, a scanner, and a battery-containing enclosure. The labeler/printer is user-friendly and compact. The labeler/printer can be easily loaded with label and webs of different widths. The labeler/printer has a discharge area along its front for the carrier web. Also described are various charging cradles and controllers for the labeler/printers.
Claims22
A hand-held portable printer comprising:
- a housing having an upper main body and a handle extending therefrom;
- a rotatably driven platen roller supported in the upper main body of the housing;
- a supply roll holder that holds a supply roll of media in the upper main body of the housing;
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- a print module including a printhead that selectively prints on media routed between the printhead and the platen roller from the supply roll held by the supply roll holder, said print module being attached to the upper main body of the housing such that the print module is movable between a closed operational position in which the printhead is proximate the platen roller and an open loading position in which the printhead is spaced apart from the platen roller.
The printer according to claim 12, wherein the latch further includes a longitudinal extending portion and said first and second actuators are disposed at opposite ends of said longitudinally extending portion so as to be located on opposing first and second sides of the hand-held printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.