Patent ID: 8441510
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A medium holding case for a thermal printer holding a supply of image receiving medium, the medium holding case having an outlet comprising at least one guide, through which outlet the image receiving medium can be fed out in a forward direction, a recess for accepting a print head, said recess being defined by a plurality of walls of said medium holding case, and a support member mounted on at least one of said walls defining said recess of the medium holding case and extending inwardly of the recess and aligned with the outlet, whereby, when the medium holding case is located in a thermal printer, said support member supports a leading edge of the image receiving medium at a position downstream of the print head to restrict movement of the image receiving medium in a direction perpendicular to the forward direction and perpendicular to a width dimension of the image receiving medium such that the leading edge of the image receiving medium is located in the outlet guide when fed forwards.