Patent ID: 7484841

Claim:
A mobile printer for producing printed media web, the printer comprising: a vehicle adapted to hold and transport the printer; scanning means for a consumer to select a print pattern to be printed on a media web to form the printed media web by scanning a symbol of the selected print pattern from a collection of print patterns; at least one media cartridge containing the media web; a printhead extending at least the width of the media web; drive means to drive the media web past the printhead; at least one processor configured to control printing of the print pattern identified by the symbol scanned by the scanning means onto the media web; and a winding area for winding the printed media web; and a container removably received in the winding area, the container comprising a casing having an opening through which the printed media web is wound onto a core loaded in the casing, the casing being closable about the opening so as to contain the wound printed media web in the container.