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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2018
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Richard J. Preliasco, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Roy P. Lyman, Coventry, RI (US);
David F. Beck, Exeter, RI (US);
Craig A. Horrocks, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Patrick J. Hegarty, Dedham, MA (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
An example thermal printhead apparatus includes a top end; a bottom end located opposite the top end; an electrical interface positioned proximate to the bottom end; a first distal end; a second distal end located opposite the first distal end; a printing face defined by the top end, the bottom end, the first distal end and the second distal end, the printing face includes a thermal element; a mounting face that is opposite the printing face, the mounting face defined by the top end, the bottom end, the first distal end and the second distal end, the mounting face including at least two mounting components, comprising: one or more holes configured to mount the printhead apparatus to a printer; and one or more grooves configured to mount the printhead apparatus to a printer, the one or more grooves extending substantially parallel to the top end and the bottom end.