Label printer
AssigneeEsselte IPR AB
InventorsDavid Block, Matthew M. Taylor, J. G. Goldberg, Robert A. Riccomini, Hardy S. Shen, Dan Harden, Chris Whittall, Ariel D. Turgel, Zachary G. Stephanchick
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Abstract
A label printer includes a receiving area configured for receiving a cartridge that includes a roll of media for printing labels thereon, the receiving area also including features for aligning a plurality of differently sized cartridges with a printing mechanism; and components configured for adjusting label sizing to provide virtual label sizes.
Claims35
A label printer, comprising:
- a receiving area configured for receiving a cartridge comprising a roll of media, the receiving area comprising at least one feature for aligning a media guide of the cartridge as well as a cradle with a channel for aligning a body of the cartridge with a printing mechanism;
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- a moveable locking bar for retaining the media guide of the cartridge in the receiving area, the locking bar comprising at least one alignment feature disposed thereon for mating the locking bar with a corresponding alignment feature disposed on the media guide.
A label printer comprising:
- a receiving area configured for receiving a cartridge comprising a roll of media, the receiving area comprising at least one feature for aligning a media guide of the cartridge as well as a cradle with a channel for aligning a body of the cartridge with a printing mechanism;
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- a moveable locking bar for retaining the media guide of the cartridge in the receiving area, wherein the receiving area is configured to separately receive cartridges of various sizes and align respective bodies of the variously sized cartridges with the printing mechanism.
A system for printing labels, the system comprising:
- a label printer comprising a receiving area configured for receiving a cartridge comprising a roll of media, the receiving area comprising at least one feature for aligning a media guide of the cartridge as well as a cradle with a channel for aligning a body of the cartridge with a printing mechanism, the printer further comprising a moveable locking bar for retaining the media guide of the cartridge in the receiving area, the locking bar comprising at least one alignment feature disposed thereon for mating the locking bar with a corresponding alignment feature disposed on the media guide;
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- a remote computing device configured for interfacing with the printer.
A system for printing labels, the system comprising:
- a label printer comprising a receiving area configured for receiving a cartridge comprising a roll of media, the receiving area comprising at least one feature for aligning a media guide of the cartridge as well as a cradle with a channel for aligning a body of the cartridge with a printing mechanism, the printer further comprising a moveable locking bar for retaining the media guide of the cartridge in the receiving area, wherein the receiving area is configured to separately receive cartridges of various sizes and align respective bodies of the variously sized cartridges with the printing mechanism;
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- a remote computing device configured for interfacing with the printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.