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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2024
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Austin Knoblauch, Centerville, OH (US);
Randall L. Redman, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Robert Andrew Holmes, Worcester, GB;
Ian D. Taylor, Warwickshire, GB;
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); G01G 19/40 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/044 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); G01G 19/40 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes a printer body including a cassette station, and a media cassette including a media supply hub for holding media supply roll, wherein the media cassette is engageable in a loaded position in the cassette station and is removable from the cassette station for the purpose of media replacement. The cassette station includes a media supply justification arm positioned for engaging with a side edge of the media supply roll when the media cassette is engaged in the loaded position.