Printer cartridge

A printer cartridge for housing a roll of label media, said cartridge comprising:

• a housing having a top wall and a bottom wall,
• a yoke mounted between said top and bottom walls, and including at least one media guide and a media supply shaft, said media supply shaft having opposing ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said opposing ends, wherein said media guide supports one end of said media supply shaft, and said media guide is axially movable along said longitudinal axis for accommodating media having different widths;
• an ink ribbon supply spool supported between said top and bottom walls,
• an ink ribbon take up spool supported between said top and bottom walls;
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• a drag washer interposed between at least one end of at least one of said ink ribbon supply spool and said ink ribbon take up spool and at least one of said top and bottom walls.

A printer cartridge for housing a roll of label media and dispensing the label media from the cartridge, said cartridge comprising:

• a housing having a top wall and a bottom wall;
• a yoke pivotally mounted between said top and bottom walls for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, and including at least one media guide and a media supply shaft, said media supply shaft for supporting a roll of media and having a longitudinal axis spaced from, and parallel to, said pivot axis, wherein said media guide supports one end of said label supply spool, and said media guide is axially movable along said longitudinal axis for accommodating media having different widths;
• a media drive roller rotatably mounted between said top and bottom walls, and engageable with the media;
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• a biasing means for biasing said yoke toward said media drive roller and maintaining the roll of media in contact with said media drive roller to define a beginning of a media path.