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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Hurst International, Llc, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ari Lichtenberg, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Assignee:
HURST INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/335 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/3353 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 2202/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method and apparatus for protecting the printhead in a thermal printer includes preparing the printer for label dispensing and then covering the printhead such that the label run or thermal material passing over the same does not contact the printhead. The cover for the printhead can take various forms. In one implementation, the cover is a sleeve configured to fit over the entire printhead assembly of the thermal printer. The printhead cover has a low coefficient of friction.