Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Ian D Taylor

Hugh Alexander Connell

Kevin Roy Cartwright

Anita Brinsdon

Randall L Redman

Denis Montagutelli

Austin M Knoblauch

Robert Dieterman

Neil Jackson

Nicholas L Barnes

Robert Andrew Holmes

Junior Lescott

Rob Lowe

Nicholas Lewis Barnes

Scale

A label cutter including a blade having a curved cutting edge configured and arranged to move towards a platen in order to cut a label material placed between them. The label cutter has a force applicator arranged and configured to apply a force to a portion of the blade in the direction of the platen. The label cutter includes an actuator operatively coupled to the force applicator and operable to cause the force applicator to move. The force applicator is moveable in order to, in use, apply a force to consecutive portions of the blade in the direction of the platen so as to provide a rolling engagement between the blade and the platen. A label issuing device including a label cutter is also provided.

Label cutter

A weighing scale includes a case for housing electrical components; a load cell; a carriage coupled to the load cell, wherein the carriage is configured for receiving a weighing plate; wherein the at least a portion of the carriage extends over the case.

Self-standing weighing scale

Standing scale

Weigh scale

A printer cassette device is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device of a weighing scale. The printer cassette device comprises a rotatable locking mechanism for rotational engagement with the printing device.

Tower cassette

A cassette device is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device of a weighing scale housing a print-head mechanism and a drive roller. The cassette device includes a feed hub and a take-up hub rotatably mounted to a wall for cooperating with the drive roller. The wall forms a part of or closure for the weighing scale housing. Label roll end sensing, backing paper tension control, print head movement and pressure adjustment, and label feed/print line alignment arrangements are also described.

Weighing scale with cassette device that moves print head upon insertion with label printer

Weighing apparatus

Weighing apparatus and instrument

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Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Ian D Taylor