Claims
- 1. A printer, comprising: a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of a composite label web including labels releasably adhered to a carrier web, a toggle mechanism releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen and having a pair of slots, wherein the slots are disposed so that a printed label can project through one of the slots and the carrier web from which labels have been removed can project through the other slot.
- 2. A printer as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a housing part adapted to house an ink ribbon.
- 3. A printer as defined in claim 1, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 4. A printer as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engaged by the toggle mechanism.
- 5. A printer, comprising: a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen the housing having space for a supply roll of labels, a toggle mechanism for releasably latching the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism having a slot disposed so that a printed tag or label can project through the slot.
- 6. A printer as defined in claim 5, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 7. A printer as defined in claim 5, wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engaged by the toggle mechanism.
- 8. A printer, comprising: a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of labels on a carrier web, a toggle mechanism for releasably latching the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism having a slot disposed so that the carrier web from which labels have been removed can project through the slot.
- 9. A printer as defined in claim 8, wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engaged by the toggle mechanism.
- 10. A printer as defined in claim 8, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 11. A printer as defined in claim 8, wherein the toggle mechanism includes another slot disposed so that a printed tag or label can project through the other slot.
- 12. A printer, comprising: a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, a print head for printing on labels, a platen, the print head being movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, and a toggle mechanism for bringing the print head into cooperation with the platen and for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen.
- 13. A printer as defined in claim 12 wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engaged by the toggle mechanism.
- 14. A printer as defined in claim 12, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 15. A printer, comprising: a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, a print head for printing on labels, a platen, the print head being movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, and a toggle mechanism for bringing the print head into cooperation with the platen and for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism including a toggle member, and a slot in the toggle member to allow passage of printed labels.
- 16. A printer as defined in claim 15, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 17. A printer as defined in claim 15, wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engageable by the toggle mechanism.
- 18. A printer, comprising: a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, wherein the labels are carried on a carrier web, a print head for printing on labels, a platen, the print head being movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, a toggle mechanism for bringing the print head into cooperation with the platen and for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a toggle member, and a slot in the toggle member to allow passage of the carrier web from which labels have been removed.
- 19. A printer as defined in claim 18, wherein the toggle member includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 20. A printer as defined in claim 18, wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engageable by the toggle mechanism.
- 21. A printer, comprising: a housing having space for receiving a roll of labels, a platen, a print head movable into and out of cooperation with the platen, and a toggle mechanism including at least one grippable surface and at least one gripper cooperable with the grippable surface to bring the print head into cooperation with the platen and to releasably hold the print head in cooperation with the platen.
- 22. A printer as defined in claim 21, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippable surfaces and a pair of spaced grippers.
- 23. A printer as defined in claim 21, wherein the housing includes an ink ribbon cartridge engageable by the toggle mechanism.
- 24. A printer, comprising: a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of labels, wherein part of the housing is movable with respect to another part of the housing, and a toggle mechanism including at least one gripper and at least one grippable surface, a first pivotally mounted member, the gripper being on the first pivotally mounted member, the grippable surface being on the movable part, a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted on the other part and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member.
- 25. A printer as defined in claim 24, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers and a pair of spaced grippable surfaces.
- 26. A printer, comprising: a housing having space for a supply roll of labels, a print head and a cooperable platen, wherein a part of the housing is movable with respect to another part of the housing to allow access to the print head, wherein the housing parts are releasably connected by a first pivotally mounted member and a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted about a fixed axis and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member on an axis spaced from the fixed axis.
- 27. A printer, comprising: a housing having a supply roll of labels, a print head and a cooperable platen, wherein a part of the housing is movable with respect to another part of the housing to allow access to the print head, wherein the housing parts are releasably connected by a first pivotally mounted member and a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted about a fixed axis and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member on an axis spaced from the fixed axis.
- 28. A printer as defined in claim 27, wherein the first pivotally mounted member includes a pair of spaced grippers.
- 29. A printer as defined in claim 27, wherein the movable part includes an ink ribbon cartridge.
- 30. A printer, comprising: a housing, a print head and a cooperable platen, the housing having space for a supply roll of labels on a carrier web, a toggle mechanism for releasably holding the print head in cooperation with the platen, the toggle mechanism having a slot disposed so that the carrier web from which labels have been removed can project through the slot, and wherein the toggle mechanism includes a first pivotally mounted member and a second pivotally mounted member pivotally mounted about a fixed axis and pivotally connected to the first pivotally mounted member on an axis spaced from the fixed axis.
- 31. A printer as defined in claim 30, wherein the toggle mechanism includes a pair of spaced grippers.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/069,377 filed Apr. 28, 1998, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/699,643 filed Aug. 19, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,772,341, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/431,999 filed May 1, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,785,442, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/137,660 filed Oct. 15, 1993, now abandoned. Application Ser. No. 08/320,884 filed Oct. 5, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,597,249, is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/137,660, filed Oct. 15, 1993. Application Ser. No. 09/066,995 filed Apr. 27, 1998 is a division of application Ser. No. 08/431,999. Application Ser. No. 08/522,184, filed Aug. 31, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,588,756, is a division of application Ser. No. 08/137,660.
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