Patent ID: 6382546
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A media receiving cassette for use in a system in which a web of media is transferred from a supply cassette to said receiving cassette, said media receiving cassette comprising:a housing having first and second opposing ends, each of said ends including a generally circular track, said track having an extended portion that extends radially outward; a rotatable core coupled to said first and second opposing ends of said housing such that an axis of rotation of said core extends through each of said first and second ends; a groove longitudinally formed into a surface of said core for receiving a spring biased grasping unit; wherein said grasping unit is cantilevered to said rotatable core via at least one generally flat leaf spring, said at least one generally flat leaf spring operative to bias said grasping unit radially outward from said rotatable core; and a wheel rotatably attached to each end of said grasping unit, each wheel moveably engaging one of said generally circular tracks such that said grasping unit moves radially outward away from said groove when said wheels are positioned in said extended portion of said generally circular tracks permitting the media to be received in between said core and said grasping unit, said grasping unit moves radially inward toward said groove when said wheels are positioned in a location on said tracks other than in said extended portion of said generally circular tracks.