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Cassette locking and ejecting arrangement

US8540444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

DYMO · BE

Inventors

Kris Vandermeulen · Bornem, BE
Erwin Vereecken · Kalken, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 29, 2005
Grant date	Sep 24, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T70/80
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, and a locking mechanism extending from said base, said locking mechanism having a locking part, said locking part being movable in a first direction and biased in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said locking part having one or more projections such that a force thereon directed towards said base causes the locking part to move in the first direction and wherein said locking part is biased to move in said second direction when the force is removed.

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