Hand-held label printer
US5642666A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65C2210/0075
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held label printer has an integrated label applicator mechanism pivotably and exchangably disposed in opposing side walls of a printer housing and across a front wall opening in the housing. The label applicator mechanism is pivoted into a label applying position in which the applicator mechanism receives and guides a printed label peeled from a web stock by a peeler rod along a label path extending from the peeler rod over a label shelf of the applicator mechanism to a position from which a label applicator roller of the applicator mechanism can engage a leading portion of the label for application to a surface to be labeled. The label applicator mechanism is pivoted into a web stock threading position to provide ready access by a user of the printer to facilitate threading of a leading portion of web stock along a web stock path from a roll past a printing mechanism and over the peeler rod to a web stock transport mechanism and to facilitate clearing of web stock jams or of label jams. A particular label applicator mechanism is adapted to receive and guide in the label applying position labels having one particular dimension along the label path. For labels having another …
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