Hand operated ticket printer
US4821642A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41K3/12
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held printer in which tickets or the like are fed between a platen and an indicia-bearing printing wheel carried by a printing head. The platen is rotatable on a base on which the carrier is slidable vertically between an upper position in which the platen and wheel are spaced apart to receive the ticket therebetween and a down position in which the wheel presses the ticket against the platen. The printing wheel is inked by an associated inking wheel. Vertical movement of the carrier relative to the base is achieved manually by the gripping of elements located on the base and carrier. The printing head is selectively positionable crosswise of the platen to accommodate varying locations on the ticket to be printed. An adjustable ticket guide is provided to enable guiding of tickets of different dimensions.
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