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US 6,386,775 B1Granted
Printer and method
AssigneeMonarch Marking Systems, Inc.
InventorsPaul H. Hamisch, Jr., John D. Mistyurik
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Abstract
There is disclosed a portable thermal printer having a printer housing, a printing mechanism and an ink ribbon cartridge containing an ink ribbon cartridge containing an ink ribbon. The cartridge has a cartridge housing and an improved brake for applying a slight braking force on a core of an ink ribbon supply roll in the housing. The cartridge is easy to load onto the printer. The cartridge forms part of the printer housing and is latched thereto. The cartridge is slid onto the printer and the cartridge housing detents into position.
Claims31
A printer, comprising:
- a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of a composite label web including labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, a toggle mechanism releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen and having a pair of slots, wherein the slots are disposed so that a printed label can project through one of the slots and the carrier web from which labels have been removed can project through the other slot.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen the housing having space for a supply roll of labels, a toggle mechanism for releasably latching the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism having a slot disposed so that a printed tag or label can project through the slot.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of labels on a carrier web, a toggle mechanism for releasably latching the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism having a slot disposed so that the carrier web from which labels have been removed can project through the slot.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, a print head for printing on labels, a platen, the print head being movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, and a toggle mechanism for bringing the print head into cooperation with the platen and for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, a print head for printing on labels, a platen, the print head being movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, and a toggle mechanism for bringing the print head into cooperation with the platen and for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism including a toggle member, and a slot in the toggle member to allow passage of printed labels.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, wherein the labels are carried on a carrier web, a print head for printing on labels, a platen, the print head being movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, a toggle mechanism for bringing the print head into cooperation with the platen and for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a toggle member, and a slot in the toggle member to allow passage of the carrier web from which labels have been removed.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, a platen, a print head movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, and a toggle mechanism including at least one grippable surface and at least one gripper cooperable with the grippable surface to bring the print head into cooperation with the platen and to releasably hold the print head in cooperation with the platen.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of labels, wherein part of the housing is movable with respect to another part of the housing, and a toggle mechanism including at least one gripper and at least one grippable surface, a first pivotally mounted member, the gripper being on the first pivotally mounted member, the grippable surface being on the movable part, a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted on the other part and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing having space for a supply roll of labels, a print head and a cooperable platen, wherein a part of the housing is movable with respect to another part of the housing to allow access to the print head, wherein the housing parts are releasably connected by a first pivotally mounted member and a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted about a fixed axis and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member on an axis spaced from the fixed axis.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing having a supply roll of labels, a print head and a cooperable platen, wherein a part of the housing is movable with respect to another part of the housing to allow access to the print head, wherein the housing parts are releasably connected by a first pivotally mounted member and a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted about a fixed axis and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member on an axis spaced from the fixed axis.
A printer, comprising:
- a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of labels on a carrier web, a toggle mechanism for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism having a slot disposed so that the carrier web from which labels have been removed can project through the slot, and wherein the toggle mechanism includes a first pivotally mounted member and a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted about a fixed axis and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member on an axis spaced from the fixed axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.