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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Dymo, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Inventors:
Frank Van Coppenolle, Sint-Lievens-Houtem, BE;
Jimmy Dullaert, Stekene, BE;
Kris Vandermeulen, Bornem, BE;
Assignee:
DYMO, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/044 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.