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US 8,465,220 B2Granted
Label printing apparatus
AssigneeDymo
InventorsChad Terry, Jonathan Towle, John Aho, Leslie Scenna, Thomas Eagan
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Abstract
A cassette is provided which includes a supply of label material and a brake. The brake has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the supply is clamped by the brake. In the second position, the supply is removable from the cassette.
Claims18
In combination, a label printing apparatus and a cassette,
- the cassette comprising a supply of label material and a brake positioned downstream of the supply of label material and upstream of an outlet for the label material, said brake having a first position and a second position, wherein in said first position said label material is clamped by said brake such that the label material is prevented from coming out of the cassette, and in said second position said label material is removable from said cassette via the outlet;
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- the label printing apparatus comprising a print head, a cassette receiving bay and a brake activation mechanism, said brake activation mechanism arranged to interact with a brake of the cassette, wherein said brake activation mechanism comprises a brake actuating member;
- wherein relative movement between the cassette and the brake actuating member, after the cassette is received in said cassette receiving bay, causes the brake actuating member to enter an opening in the cassette;
- and wherein relative movement between the cassette and the brake actuating member, when the brake actuating member is located in the opening, moves the brake, whereby said brake activation mechanism causes said brake to move from the first position to the second position.
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In combination, a label printing apparatus and a cassette,
- the cassette comprising a supply of label material and brake means positioned downstream of the supply of label material and upstream of an outlet for the label material, said brake means having a first position and a second position, wherein in said first position, said label material is clamped by said brake means such that the label material is prevented from coming out of the cassette, and in said second position said label material is removable from said cassette via said outlet;
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- the label printing apparatus comprising means for printing onto a material, cassette receiving means and brake activation means, said brake activation means arranged to interact with brake means of the cassette, wherein said brake activation means comprises a brake actuating member;
- wherein relative movement between the cassette and the brake actuating member, after the cassette is received at said cassette receiving means, causes the brake actuating member to enter an opening in the cassette;
- and wherein relative movement between the cassette and the brake actuating member, when the brake actuating member is located in the opening, moves the brake means, whereby said brake activation means causes said brake means to move from the first position to the second position.
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