Patent ID: 8342763

Claim:
A printer comprising: a housing defining a ribbon receiving area configured to receive a ribbon cartridge, wherein the housing defines a media receiving area configured to receive a supply of media; a ribbon cover configured to move between a closed ribbon position and an opened ribbon position; a ribbon cartridge retaining feature configured to engage at least part of the ribbon cartridge, wherein the ribbon cartridge retaining feature is configured to move the ribbon cartridge to an installed position when the ribbon cover is moved to the closed ribbon position, and wherein the ribbon cartridge retaining feature is further configured to move the ribbon cartridge to an accessible position when the ribbon cover is moved to the opened ribbon position; and a media cover configured to move between a closed media position and an opened media position wherein the media cover comprises an electromagnetic shield, wherein the media cover is configured such that when the media cover is in the closed media position, the electromagnetic shield is positioned between the media receiving area and the ribbon receiving area.