Typewriting machines – Pocket typewriter
Patent
1994-10-19
1996-04-02
Bennett, Christopher A.
Typewriting machines
Pocket typewriter
346145, 346136, 400621, B41J 336
Patent
active
055034837
ABSTRACT:
A portable printer is responsive to a terminal which provides to the printer control commands and data representative of information to be printed. The portable printer includes a spindle for receiving and holding a roll of stock and a direct thermal print mechanism which receives and prints information on the stock. The direct thermal print mechanism can receive and print, at various activation temperatures, on stock having a thickness up to about 0.015 inches or more and a width up to about 8.5 inches. The portable printer also includes a removable cutting mechanism for cutting the stock after the direct thermal print mechanism has printed information thereon. A programmable electronic controller included in the portable printer is responsive to the commands and data provided by the terminal for operating the direct thermal print mechanism. The electronic controller includes a microprocessor and memory, and it can detect and convey to the terminal an operating state of the printer. The portable printer also includes a rechargeable and removable battery pack for providing power to the direct thermal print mechanism and the electronic controller thereby allowing the printer to be transported and operated without a connection to a fixed-position external power source.
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Almonte Ralph
Amani Majid
Petteruti Alfred J.
Petteruti Robert A.
Petteruti Steven F.
Bennett Christopher A.
Comtec Information Systems Inc.
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