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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Kevin R. Cartwright, West Midlands, GB;
Nicholas L. Barnes, Worcester, GB;
Junior Lescott, West Midlands, GB;
Ian Taylor, Warwickshire, GB;
Denis Montagutelli, Angers, FR;
Kevin R. Cartwright, West Midlands, GB;
Nicholas L. Barnes, Worcester, GB;
Junior Lescott, West Midlands, GB;
Ian Taylor, Warwickshire, GB;
Denis Montagutelli, Angers, FR;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
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.