Patent ID: 8789939

Claim:
An ink and print media cartridge for a printer device, the ink and print media cartridge comprising: a print media housing assembly configured for insertion and removal to and from the printer device, the print media housing assembly having a top molding coupled to a bottom molding and a print media storage space defined therebetween; an ink housing assembly attached to an outer surface of the bottom molding, the ink housing assembly defining an ink chamber with the outer surface of the bottom molding; a spring provided between the top molding and the bottom molding, the spring positioned to bear on one side against the top molding and on an opposite side against print media stored in the print media storage space; and a feed mechanism provided within the print media housing, the feed mechanism including a drive gear protruding externally from the print media housing, wherein the drive gear is positioned to engage with a complimentary drive mechanism of the printer device upon insertion of the print media housing into the printer device, wherein a portion of the feed mechanism is rotatably supported by arcuate ribs formed in a channel located beneath an opening in the print media housing assembly for feeding the print media.