Patent ID: 6095704
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B41J,B65C,B65H

Abstract:
A media release mechanism comprising: a housing defining a central axial axis; a wedge member mounted on said housing and being capable of axial movement relative thereto, said wedge member having a plurality of wedge faces, said wedge faces being angled relative to said central axial axis; a blade member mounted on said wedge member, said blade member having a plurality of blade faces, said blade faces being angled relative to said central axial axis, each said angled blade face being slidably mounted on a respective angled wedge face; wherein a media is wound around said housing and over said blade member and when said blade member and said wedge member move relative to each other, said blade member is moved radially inward relative to said housing such that a space is formed between the wound media and said blade member to allow a user to remove the wound media from said housing and said blade member said angled blade face being mounted on said respective angled wedge face at all times during movement of said blade member relative to said wedge member.