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US 8,465,219 B2Granted
Label printing apparatus
AssigneeDymo
InventorsChad Terry, Jonathan Towle, John Aho, Leslie Scenna, Thomas Eagan
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Abstract
A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette; and a cassette positioning mechanism. The cassette positioning mechanism is arranged to move a cassette inserted into the cassette receiving bay into a position in which printing can take place.
Claims38
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- a print head;
- a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette, said cassette receiving bay comprising a base, an opening opposite said base, and at least a first sidewall between said base and said opening;
- and
- a cassette positioning mechanism having a cassette engagement member for engaging said cassette arranged to push said cassette towards said first side wall, after the cassette is inserted into said cassette receiving bay, so as to place the cassette in a configuration at which printing can take place,
- wherein said cassette receiving bay comprises a second cassette engagement member for engaging said cassette, and wherein said cassette engagement member and said second cassette engagement member are such that, when inserted in said cassette receiving bay, the cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said engagement member and said second cassette engagement member.
2 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- a print head;
- a cassette receiving bay, said cassette receiving bay comprising a base, an opening opposite said base, and at least a first sidewall between said base and said opening;
- a cassette located in said cassette receiving bay;
- and
- a cassette positioning mechanism having a cassette engagement member for engaging said cassette arranged to push said cassette towards said first sidewall, so as to place the cassette in a configuration at which printing can take place,
- wherein said cassette receiving bay comprises a second cassette engagement member for engaging said cassette, and wherein said cassette engagement member and said second cassette engagement member are such that, when inserted in said cassette receiving bay, the cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said engagement member and said second cassette engagement member.
3 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- means for printing onto a material;
- cassette receiving means arranged to receive a cassette, said cassette receiving means comprising a base, an opening opposite said base, and at least a first sidewall between said base and said opening;
- and
- cassette positioning means having cassette engagement means for engaging said cassette arranged to push said cassette towards said first sidewall, after the cassette is received at said cassette receiving means, so as to place the cassette in a configuration at which printing can take place,
- wherein said cassette receiving means comprises a second cassette engagement means for engaging said cassette, and wherein said cassette engagement means and said second cassette engagement means are such that, when inserted in said cassette receiving means, the cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said engagement means and said second cassette engagement means.
2 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- means for printing onto a material;
- cassette receiving means, said cassette receiving means comprising a base, an opening opposite said base, and at least a first sidewall between said base and said opening;
- a cassette located at said cassette receiving means;
- and
- cassette positioning means having cassette engagement means for engaging said cassette arranged to push said cassette towards said first sidewall, after the cassette is received at said cassette receiving means, so as to place the cassette in a configuration at which printing can take place,
- wherein said cassette receiving means comprises a second cassette engagement means for engaging said cassette, and wherein said cassette engagement means and said second cassette engagement means are such that, when inserted in said cassette receiving means, the cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said engagement means and said second cassette engagement means.
3 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- a print head;
- a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette;
- and
- a cassette engagement mechanism, said cassette engagement mechanism comprising a first engagement member for engaging a first connection portion of a cassette and a second engagement member for engaging a second connection portion of the cassette, wherein at least one of said first and said second engagement members is movable in said cassette receiving bay to engage one of said first and second connection portions of said cassette;
- and wherein said first and second engagement members are such that a cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said first and second engagement members;
- and
- wherein said label printing apparatus comprises a protection member for protecting a part of said cassette engagement mechanism during insertion of a cassette into the cassette receiving bay.
4 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- a print head;
- a cassette receiving bay;
- a cassette located in said cassette receiving bay;
- and
- a cassette engagement mechanism, said cassette engagement mechanism comprising a first engagement member for engaging a first connection portion of said cassette and a second engagement member for engaging a second connection portion of the cassette, wherein at least one of said first and said second engagement members is movable in said cassette receiving bay to engage one of said first and second connection portions of said cassette;
- and wherein said first and second engagement members are such that a cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said first and second engagement members;
- and
- wherein said label printing apparatus comprises a protection member for protecting a part of said cassette engagement mechanism during insertion of a cassette into the cassette receiving bay.
5 more elements
In combination, a label printing apparatus and a cassette, said label printing apparatus comprising:
- a print head;
- a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive said cassette, said cassette receiving bay comprising a base, an opening opposite said base, and at least a first sidewall between said base and said opening;
- a cassette positioning mechanism having a cassette engagement member for engaging said cassette arranged to push said cassette towards said first side wall, after the cassette is inserted into said cassette receiving bay, so as to place the cassette in a configuration at which printing can take place;
- and
- wherein said cassette receiving bay comprises a second cassette engagement member for engaging said cassette;
- wherein said cassette engagement member and said second cassette engagement member are such that, when inserted in said cassette receiving bay, the cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said engagement member and said second cassette engagement member;
- and wherein said cassette comprises a supply of label material;
- and
- a housing, said housing arranged to have a first corner region, at which is provided first and second connection portions on opposed sides of the cassette, wherein the cassette has a width between the opposed sides, wherein the first and second connection portions are for engagement with said first and second engagement members of the label printing apparatus, wherein one or each of said first and second connection portions comprises one of a portion of the cassette that is indented in a direction of the width of the cassette and a portion that protrudes outwards from the cassette in the direction of the width of the cassette;
- wherein said housing is arranged to have a second corner region, at which is provided an outlet for said label material;
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- wherein the second corner region is spaced apart from the first corner region, the first and second corner regions form the lowermost part of the cassette, and the supply of label material is supported above the first and second corner regions.
9 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- means for printing onto a material;
- cassette receiving means arranged to receive a cassette;
- and
- cassette engagement means, said cassette engagement means comprising first engagement means for engaging a first connection portion of a cassette and second engagement means for engaging a second connection portion of the cassette, wherein at least one of said first and said second engagement means is movable in said cassette receiving means to engage one of said first and second connection portions of said cassette;
- and wherein said first and second engagement means are such that a cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said first and second engagement means;
- and wherein said label printing apparatus comprises protection means for protecting a part of said cassette engagement means during insertion of a cassette into the cassette receiving means.
3 more elements
A label printing apparatus comprising:
- means for printing onto a material;
- cassette receiving means;
- a cassette located at said cassette receiving means;
- and
- cassette engagement means, said cassette engagement means comprising first engagement means for engaging a first connection portion of said cassette and second engagement means for engaging a second connection portion of the cassette, wherein at least one of said first and said second engagement means is movable in said cassette receiving means to engage one of said first and second connection portions of said cassette;
- and wherein said first and second engagement means are such that said cassette is arranged to pivot about an axis defined by said first and second engagement means;
- and wherein said label printing apparatus comprises protection means for protecting a part of said cassette engagement means during insertion of said cassette into the cassette receiving means.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.