Printing device for hand labeler

A printing device for printing a plurality of types on an imprintable medium, comprising:

• a printing head having a plurality of types, the plurality of types comprising a plurality of rotatable means with each rotatable means carrying a respective series of types and each rotatable means being rotatable to move a respective type of the respective series to a printing position;
• at the printing position, the types of each of the rotatable means then at the printing position together define a printing surface on which the types are positioned for engaging an imprintable medium;
• a platen for supporting an imprintable medium and including a type receiving plate positioned for being contacted by the types of the printing surface;
• means mounting all of the rotatable means for movement together as one unit, and means for moving all of the rotatable means and the types thereof then on the printing surface toward and simultaneously against the type receiving plate for imprinting an imprintable medium on the plate;
• the type receiving plate being comprised of a plurality of independent lands, corresponding in position to respective ones of the types on the printing surface;
• each type is to be contacted and the top surface together being generally planar;
• each of the lands being independently elastically deformable for establishing a generally uniform printing pressure for each of the types against a respective land when the types simultaneous contact the lands;
• said plate having a general orientation and the top surfaces of said lands being sloped in orientation with respect to said plate for matching the slopes of the imprintable surfaces of said types.