Patent · US Expired

Tape printer

US6572290B2 · kind B2 · utility

31Cited by
13References
22Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 2002
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 21, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T82/16951
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tape printer comprising a tape receiving portion for receiving a supply of tape on which an image is to be printed; printing means for printing an image on said tape; cutting means for cutting at least partially said tape; and a cutter operation arrangement for manually operating said cutting means, said cutter operation arrangement comprising a first operating portion and a second operating portion, at least one of said first and second operating portions being movable toward the other, said operating portions being such that in use a user contacts both of said portions in order to move the at least one moveable portion towards the other.

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