Printer

Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, comprising:

• a print head, a platen roll cooperable with the print head, a delaminator about which the carrier web is drawn to delaminate printed labels from the web, the delaminator being disposed downstream of the print head and platen roll, a take-up roll disposed downstream of the delaminator for drivingly contacting the web, a first gear, an electric motor for driving the first gear, a second gear meshing with the first gear for driving the platen roll, a slip clutch, a third gear meshing with the first gear for driving the slip clutch, and the take-up roll being driven by the slip clutch.

Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, comprising:

• a print head, a driven platen roll cooperable with the print head, a delaminator about which the carrier web is drawn to delaminate printed labels from the web, the delaminator being disposed downstream of the print head and the driven platen roll, a pair of cooperating rolls including a take-up roll disposed downstream of the delaminator for drivingly contacting the web, a slip clutch connected to the take-up roll, and wherein the slip clutch slips while drawing the web about the delaminator without-slippage between the take-up roll and the web.

Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, comprising:

• a print head, a driven platen roll cooperable with the print head, a delaminator about which the carrier web is drawn to delaminate printed labels from the web, the delaminator being disposed downstream of the print head and platen roll, a pair of cooperating rolls including a take-up roll disposed downstream of the delaminator for drivingly contacting the web, a slip clutch, and means for driving the take-up roll through the slip clutch to maintain the web downstream of the platen roll under tension.

Apparatus for printing and dispensing labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, comprising:

• a print head, a driven platen roll cooperable with the print head, a delaminator about which the carrier web is drawn to delaminate printed labels from the carrier web, the delaminator being disposed downstream of the print head and platen roll, a pair of cooperating rolls disposed directly downstream of the delaminator for drivingly contacting and advancing the carrier web, the pair of rolls having a nip between which the carrier web passes, the pair of rolls including a take-up roll driven to rotate at a peripheral speed greater than the peripheral speed of the platen roll, and a slip clutch for limiting the amount of driving force applied to the web by the take-up roll.