Patent ID: 7591430
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A point of sale terminal capable of printing on a roll of paper, the roll defining an initial diameter before the paper is used for printing, the terminal comprising: a compartment defining an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a door provided in the lower surface allowing access through the lower surface, and a left side and a right side between the upper and lower surfaces, and a rear surface positioned between the upper surface and the door in the lower surface, the door including a rear end adjacent the rear surface; a display disposed on the upper surface, the display mounted over a location for the roll of paper and defining a depth from the upper surface down to the roll of paper; a keypad disposed on the upper surface; a printer including a paper roller and a printing mechanism for receiving and printing on the roll of paper, wherein the printer is disposed within the compartment, the compartment defining a distance between the upper surface and the lower surface at the center of the roll of paper substantially equal to the depth of the display plus the initial diameter of the roll of paper, and further wherein the door allowing access through the lower surface of the compartment is configured for insertion of the roll of paper through the lower surface, and further wherein the compartment is provided with an exit for the paper through the lower surface between the rear end of the door and the rear surface, and wherein the printing mechanism is located in a rearward direction from the paper roller, the printing mechanism disposed between the paper roller and the exit for the paper.