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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Robert P. Gotschewski, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Daniel V. Carroll, Port Barrington, IL (US);
Dwight D. Dipert, Barrington, IL (US);
Thomas P. Zwier, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A print head assembly for a media processing device comprises: a print head including an interface and a latch receiver on an upper surface of the print head; and a print head carrier including: (i) a base plate having an opening to receive the latch receiver therethrough when the print head is positioned at a lower surface of the base plate; (ii) an adapter to engage with the interface of the print head; and (iii) a latch bar on an upper surface of the base plate, the latch bar slideable between a first position to engage with the latch receiver and lock the print head to the base plate, and a second position to disengage from the latch receiver and release the print head from the base plate.