Hand-held labeler

Hnad-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels carried on a web of supporting material, comprising:

• a housing having a handle, a platen and a cooperable print head mounted by the housing, means mounted by the housing for delaminating printed labels from the web, an applicator roll extending beyond the outer surface of the housing for applying printed labels, means for advancing the web about the delaminating means to dispense a label into label applying relationship with respect to the applicator roll, an actuator disposed at the handle for moving the print head into cooperation with the platen and for moving the web advancing means, the housing having an access opening through which a roll of labels can be loaded into the apparatus, a removable panel covering the access opening, a deflectable roll-mounting member including a flexible resilient member mounted at a first end portion to the housing, the panel having a recess, the mounting member having a second end portion nested in the recess, the roll being rotatable on and relative to the mounting member, so that in the event the second end portion of the roll-mounting member slips out of the recess in response to excessive force applied to the applicator roll the second end portion can be readily reinserted into the recess, all without damage to the apparatus.

Hand-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels carried on a web of supporting material, comprising:

• a housing having a handle, a platen and a cooperable print head mounted by the housing, means mounted by the housing for delaminating printed labels from the web, an applicator roll extending beyond the outer surface of the housing for applying printed labels, means for advancing the web about the delaminating means to dispense a label into label applying relationship with respect to the applicator roll, an actuator disposed at the handle for moving the print head into cooperation with the platen and for moving the web advancing means, the housing having an access opening through which a roll of labels can be loaded into the apparatus, a removable panel covering the access opening, a deflectable roll-mounting member including a spring mounted at a first end portion to the housing, the panel having a recess, the mounting member having a second end portion nested in the recess, the roll being rotatable on and relative to the mounting member, so that in the event the second end portion of the roll-mounting member slips out of the recess in response to excessive force applied to applicator roll the second end portion can be readily reinserted into the recess, all without damage to the apparatus.

Hand-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels carried on a web of supporting material, comprising:

• a housing having a handle, a platen and a cooperable print head mounted by the housing, means mounted by the housing for delaminating printed labels from the web, an applicator roll extending beyond the outer surface of the housing for applying printed labels, means for advancing the web about the delaminating means to dispense a label into label applying relationship with respect to the applicator roll, an actuator disposed at the handle for moving the print head into cooperation with the platen and for moving the web advancing means, the housing having an access opening through which a roll of labels can be loaded into the apparatus, a removable panel covering the access opening, a deflectable roll-mounting member including a helical spring securely cantilevered at a first end portion to the housing, the panel having a recess, the mounting member having a second end portion nested in the recess, the roll being rotatable on and relative to the mounting member, so that in the event the second end portion of the roll-mounting member slips out of the recess in response to excessive force applied to the applicator roll the second end portion can be readily reinserted into the recess, all without damage to the apparatus.

Hand-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels carried on a web of supporting material, comprising:

• a housing having a handle, a platen and a cooperable print head mounted by the housing, means mounted by the housing for delaminating printed labels from the web, an applicator roll composed of flexible resilient elastomeric material and extending beyond the outer surface of the housing for applying printed labels, means for advancing the web about the delaminating means to dispense a label into label applying relationship with respect to the applicator roll, an actuator disposed at the handle for moving the print head into cooperation with the platen and for moving the web advancing means, the housing having an access opening through which a roll of labels can be loaded into the apparatus, a removable panel covering the access opening, a flexible resilient roll-mounting member cantilever mounted at a first end portion to the housing, the panel having a recess, the mounting member having a second end portion nested in the recess, the roll being rotatable on and relative to the mounting member, so that in the event the second end portion of the roll-mounting member slips out of the recess in response to excessive force applied to the applicator roll the second end portion can be readily reinserted into the recess, all without damage to the apparatus.