Patent ID: 6575090
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A ticket printer comprising a chassis and a pullout module movably mounted in said chassis, said pullout module comprising:a front end, a rear end and a latch member mounted to an intermediate region thereof; a shoulder on said rear end and a slot in said shoulder; a printer mechanism mounted thereto and having an inlet side facing said rear end and a delivery side facing said front end; an infeed adapter mounted on said inlet side; a ticket presenter mounted on said delivery side, and a ticket tray mounted between said rear end and said infeed adapter for feeding tickets into said infeed adapter and said printer mechanism, said ticket tray having a straight tab extending rearwardly into said slot and a clip releasably engaged with said latch member; such that said ticket tray is removable from said pullout module for filling said ticket tray with tickets, by releasing said clip from said latch member and sliding said tab out of said slot.