Patent ID: 8540444
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B41J,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, and a locking mechanism comprising two locking elements extending to the cassette-receiving bay for locking a cassette in the cassette-receiving bay, wherein each locking element is moveable between a locking position and an unlocked position, the two locking elements being linked by an actuator mechanism positioned below the base of the cassette-receiving bay, wherein each of the locking elements is coupled to the actuator mechanism by a respective coupling member so as to synchronize movement of the two locking elements, and wherein the respective coupling members extend in a perpendicular direction relative to the locking element, wherein the actuator mechanism comprises a lever mechanism and an actuating bar and the two locking elements are rotationally coupled to the actuating bar for rotating in opposite directions on actuation of the lever mechanism.