POS terminal with a replaceable printer cartridge
AssigneeHypercom Corporation
InventorGeorge Wallner
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Abstract
A point of service (POS) terminal having an integral field replaceable printer for printing a customer receipt and a method for replacing the integral printer. The POS terminal comprises a single, unitary housing which houses the various components typically associated with a POS terminal, but which is also configured to accommodate an integral printer within the terminal housing. The integral print module may be easily accessed, removed and replaced by a merchant without the use of tools or special training and instruction. A moveable access panel associated with the terminal housing provides access to the removable, replaceable printer cartridge and allows the printer cartridge to be removed from the POS terminal and replaced without having to disassemble the POS terminal.
Claims18
A point of sale (POS) terminal, comprising:
- a single unitary housing including:
- POS electronics
- a keypad
- a human readable display
- a printer assembly including a printer cartridge configured to print transaction data on a receipt, said printer assembly secured in said housing by a manually actuable quick release mechanism,
- card data input means for communicating with a transaction card, and
- an access panel;
- a paper assembly external to said housing;
- a means for manually opening said access panel to expose said printer assembly;
- a means for manually grasping and thereby releasing said quick release mechanism;
- a means for manually removing said printer assembly from said housing while leaving said paper assembly in tact.
In a POS terminal for use in sales transactions of the type comprising:
- a single unitary housing including POS electronics, a keypad, a human readable display, a printer assembly including a printer cartridge configured to print transaction data on a receipt, said printer assembly secured in said housing by a manually actuable quick release mechanism, card data input means, integral with said housing, for communicating with a transaction card and an access panel;
- a paper assembly external to said housing, and a means for replacing said printer assembly comprising the steps of:
- manually opening said access panel to expose said printer assembly;
- manually grasping and thereby releasing said quick release mechanism;
- manually removing said printer assembly from said housing while leaving said paper assembly in tact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.