Patent ID: 8475068

Claim:
A printer comprising: a lower frame on which a paper roll is loaded; an upper frame openably covering the lower frame; a front cover configuration covering a front part of the lower frame and a front part of the upper frame; a print head printing on a paper surface while feeding paper from the paper roll; a cutting configuration cutting a printed part of the paper roll; and a paper eject configuration guiding the paper cut from the paper roll toward a paper eject slot; wherein the front cover configuration includes a lower cover removably mounted on the lower frame and an upper cover removably mounted on the upper frame; wherein the cutting configuration includes a hand cutter, the hand cutter being mounted to at least one of the upper frame and the lower frame and cutting the paper roll pressed onto an edge of the hand cutter; wherein the paper eject configuration includes a support path and a blade made of elastic material; wherein the lower cover comprises a lower path wall while the upper cover comprises an upper path wall; wherein the lower and the upper path walls extend inwardly from the paper eject slot with a space left there-between, so that the support path is formed by the lower and the upper path walls; wherein the blade comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; wherein the first end of the blade is attached to the lower cover; wherein the second end of the blade is constantly urged toward the upper path wall based on its elasticity; wherein the second end of the blade constantly presses the paper roll onto the upper path wall, so that the paper surface of the paper roll is in constant contact with the upper path wall; and wherein the blade constantly closes up the paper eject slot.