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US 7,628,467 B2Granted
Mobile telecommunications device with closely arranged printhead and media drive
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunications device is provided having a body, a printhead arranged in the body to print on a print media, and a drive shaft arranged in the body to feed the print media past the printhead for printing. The printhead is arranged within 2 millimeters from the drive shaft.
Claims19
A mobile telecommunications device comprising:
- a body;
- a pagewidth printhead arranged in the body to print on print media;
- a drive shaft arranged in the body to feed the print media past the pagewidth printhead for printing, the pagewidth printhead being arranged within 2 millimeters from the drive shaft;
- a capper moveable between a capped position in which the capper caps the printhead and an uncapped position in which the printhead is able to print onto the print media;
- and
- a mechanism for maintaining the capper in the uncapped position, the mechanism having actuation arms configured to grip and retain the print media suspended from the mobile telecommunications device once said printing is complete until removal of the print media from the mobile telecommunications device by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.