Patent · US Expired

Tape printing device

US6974270B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
25References
27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 2004
Grant dateDec 13, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 27, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J3/4075
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention refers to a tape printing device (2) for hand-held operation, having a housing with a first part and a second part, wherein the first part of the housing comprises a surface with a keyboard with keys (6) for inputting desired characters to be printed onto an image receiving tape (80), the surface having a breadth which is larger than a thickness of the first part of the housing, preferably a multiple thereof, and the second part of the housing comprises a cassette receiving bay (54) for accomodating a tape cassette (100) holding a supply of the image receiving tape (80), the second part of the housing further enclosing a print mechanism (26) arranged to print the desired characters onto the image receiving tape (80).Further a tape cassette (100) with an angled peel slot (110) is disclosed.

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