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US 8,845,215 B2Granted
Label printing apparatus
AssigneeSanford, L.P.
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.
Claims16
A cassette comprising:
- a base, a top, and at least one side extending between said base and said top;
- a support post fixed to said base;
- an outlet;
- a supply of label material having a central opening comprising a core;
- and
- an element in communication with said support post and in said core of said central opening, said element and said support post being arranged to resist relative rotation of said element and said support post in a drive direction unless at least a predetermined force is applied,
- wherein the drive direction is arranged such that the label material is caused to exit said cassette through said outlet.
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A cassette comprising:
- a base, a top, and at least one side extending between said base and said top;
- support means fixed to said base;
- an outlet;
- a supply of label material having a central opening comprising a core;
- and
- element means in communication with said support means and in said core of said central opening, said element means and said support means being arranged to resist relative rotation of said element means and said support means in a drive direction unless at least a predetermined force is applied,
- wherein the drive direction is arranged such that the label material is caused to exit said cassette through said outlet.
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In combination, a label printing apparatus and a cassette accommodated in said label printing apparatus, said cassette comprising:
- a base, a top, and at least one side extending between said base and said top;
- a support post fixed to said base;
- an outlet;
- a supply of label material having a central opening comprising a core;
- and
- an element in communication with said support post and in said core of said central opening, said element and said support post being arranged to resist relative rotation of said element and said support post in a drive direction unless at least a predetermined force is applied;
- wherein the drive direction is arranged such that the label material is caused to exit said cassette through said outlet, and
- wherein said predetermined force is applied to said label material by a driven roller of the label printing apparatus in which said cassette is accommodated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.