Patent ID: 6113293
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B65C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand held label printer comprising:a housing having a labeling media path disposed therein;a printing mechanism disposed along said labeling media path; anda cutting mechanism disposed at an end of said labeling media path, said cutting mechanism including:a base;a blade mounted to said base for sliding motion along a cutting plane; anda lever having one end for engagement by a user, and being slidably coupled to said blade and pivotally mounted to said base, such that pivotal movement of said lever from a noncutting position to an actuated position slidably moves the coupling in a transverse direction to translate said blade along the cutting plane through a labeling media in said labeling path, thus cutting said labeling media; anda flapper pivotally mounted to said base, said flapper being urged against a surface for holding a cut label.