Patent ID: 7695206

Claim:
A printer with a peeler unit having a peeling mechanism for peeling labels from a web of roll paper adapted to be stored in the printer comprising: an opening/closing cover located in said printer spaced apart from said peeler unit that opens and closes a roll paper storage compartment located in the printer; said peeler unit being rotatably connected to the printer for moving said peeler mechanism into an open or closed position with said peeler mechanism including a peeler roller adapted for peeling labels from the web when the peeler mechanism is in the closed position and having an exit in the printer for discharging said labels separate from an exit in the printer through which the web exits; a locking mechanism for said cover and said peeler unit with said locking mechanism comprising a first lock member for locking the opening/closing cover into a closed position and a second lock mechanism for locking the peeler unit into a closed position; a manual operating member connected to said locking mechanism such that said cover and said peeler unit unlock at one time in response to manual actuation of said operating member with said manual operating member having a first operating position and a second operating position with each operating position arranged in sequence; and a movement mechanism for controlling the opening of said cover and said peeler unit in synchronism with the movement of said manual operating member, with said movement mechanism being coupled to said first lock member and to said second lock member and being responsive to the manual operating member such that when said manual operating member is placed in said first operating position said movement mechanism disengages said first lock member for unlocking said peeler unit to disengage said peeler mechanism and when said manual operating member is then placed into said second operating position said movement mechanism disengages said second lock member for releasing said cover for opening said roll paper storage compartment.