JPH0549543B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a hand-held labeler, etc., in which an electric energy source such as a battery is housed in the handle, and the handle is connected to a housing in an attachable/detachable manner. Regarding.

Prior Art U.S. Patent No. 2,663,444 (issued December 22, 1953)
discloses a mechanical tape applicator that cuts pressure-sensitive tape and applies cut tape pieces by grasping a handle. This device is not provided with a printing device for printing on the tape surface. U.S. Patent No. 3611929 (issued October 12, 1971)
The basic hand-held method involves supporting a roll of pressure-sensitive labels that are releasably attached to a support web, printing each label on the support web, and then peeling and applying the printed labels from the support web. A formula labeler is disclosed. This handheld labeler is
It was of purely mechanical construction, pivoting a lever by squeezing and releasing the handle to displace the support web and activate the printing mechanism. U.S. Pat. No. 4,092,918 (issued June 6, 1978) discloses an improved hand-held labeler that is compact and easy to operate. This hand-held labeler was able to reliably affix printed labels with simple operation, and this labeler also had a purely mechanical structure.

U.S. Patent No. 4264396 (issued April 28, 1981)
discloses a hand-held labeler in which a support web is advanced by driving a feed wheel with an electric motor, a label on the support web is printed by a thermal printing head, and the printing data can be entered from a keyboard. This handheld labeler is basically an electronic handheld labeler equipped with a microprocessor, but its mechanism still has room for improvement. As an improved hand-held labeler, U.S. Patent No. 4407692 (issued October 4, 1983,
There is a labeler listed in 204848).
This hand-held labeler is equipped with a rechargeable battery in its handle, and is configured to properly program data entered from a keyboard using a microprocessor to produce desired markings.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such an electronic hand-held labeler, a battery as an electrical energy source is housed in the handle, and in order to charge the battery,
The handle is detachably connected to the housing. Since the handle that houses the battery is quite heavy by itself, for example, if a hand-held labeler is dropped, there is a risk of damaging the handle portion and further damaging the connecting portion of the housing. Expensive components such as a microprocessor, memory, and thermal head are housed in the housing, and damage to the housing can be particularly damaging.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connection structure that allows the handle and housing to be separated in order to minimize damage when excessive force is applied to a handheld device such as a handheld labeler due to dropping or the like. It is about providing.

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a hand-held labeler for printing and pasting pressure-sensitive labels releasably attached to a support web.
a label printing means comprising a housing, a hand-gripable handle disposed on the housing, an electrically selectable printing head having a plurality of printing elements, means for peeling the printed label, and a means for peeling the printed label; means for applying, means for advancing the support web, and means for forming a path for guiding the support web from the label roll to the printing means, to the stripping means, and to the web advancement means, the handle being connected to the printing head. The labeler is provided with means for receiving a source of electrical energy for powering the labeler and providing a releasable connection for releasably coupling the handle to the housing so as to minimize the risk of damage to the labeler. A hand-held labeler is provided in which the handle and housing are adapted to separate when excessive force is applied.

The invention also includes a housing, a handle connected to the housing, means in the housing having a circuit for using electrical energy, and a battery disposed in the handle for powering the circuit. and means for providing a releasable connection to releasably couple the handle to the housing so that the handle and the handle are releasably connected when excessive force is applied to the device to minimize the risk of damage to the device. A hand-held device is provided having a housing that is separable.

EXAMPLE Referring first to FIG. 1, a hand-held labeler 20 having a housing 21 and a handle 22 is illustrated. The label supply roll R has a support web W supporting a series of pressure sensitive labels L in a separable manner. Internal space 2 of housing 21
3 contains a subframe 24. The subframe 24 rotatably supports the label roll R and has a passage for the support web W.
From the label roll R, the web W passes around a portion of a roller 25, between a printing head 26 and a platen, shown in the form of a roll 27, around a portion of a stripping device 28, shown in the form of a separating roller; Then it goes around part of platen 27 again and roll 25'
, passes between the feed wheel 29 and the backup roll 30 , passes through the unloading device 31 , passes through the exit passage 32 and exits the labeler 20 . Roll 30 is mounted on guide 31' (FIG. 3).

Housing 21 has a housing portion 33 with a plurality of openings 34,35. keyboard 37
a key 36 projects through the opening 34;
The display section 38 can be seen through the opening 35.

The applicator 39 has a series of rolls 40.
It is arranged so as to cover the preceding label L which has been almost completely peeled off by the peeling device 28.
Referring to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the housing 21 further includes housing portions 41, 42. Housing portions 41, 42 are substantially mirror images in manufacture. The housing parts 41, 42 have corresponding side parts, namely wall parts 43, 44 and flange parts 45, 46.

The print head 26 is clamped or otherwise held to the bottom of a metal support 47 to provide a heat sink. The support body 47 has a plurality of fins 48 . The support body 47 is the support body 4
It is placed on top of 9. The non-circular portion of the rod or shaft 50 has both ends connected to the mating hole 5.
1, and the screw 52 is inserted into the housing part 43,
44 into the end of the rod 50. The rod 50 is mounted for rotation of the roll 40 and extends through spaced apart arms 53 of the support 49.
Rod 50 also extends through an arm 55 of another support 54, as clearly shown in FIGS. Support 54 is placed below support 49.

Referring to FIG. 3, subframe 24 is illustrated as having uniquely shaped mirror image subframe portions 56, 57. The subframe portion 56 includes a side portion 58, guide members 59, 60,
61, an arm 62, and a stud 63. Subframe portion 57 has side portions 64, guide members 65, 66, 67, and arms 68. The subframe portions 56, 57 are provided with aligned holes 69, 70. A mounting member 71 made of metal for heat dissipation is attached to the tubular portion 7
2, an end wall 73, and a flange 74. Mounting member 71 is inserted into hole 69 and its flange 74 is held against the outside of subframe portion 56 by screws 75. The outside of tubular portion 72 fits snugly into hole 69. Preferably, the electric motor 76 is completely inside the tubular section 72 and the reduction gear 77 is also completely inside the tubular section 72. The shaft encoder 77' is the electric motor 76
It sticks out a little more. A screw 78 is screwed into the end of the speed reducer 77 through a hole 79. As shown in FIG. 11, there is a gap between the mounting member 71 and the inside of the feeding wheel 29. As shown in FIG.
The feed wheel 29 has a pair of annular outer surfaces 80,8
1. The outer periphery of the feed wheel 29 between its outer surfaces 80, 81 includes a plurality of teeth 92, 9.
3 are arranged in a predetermined pattern. Subframe portion 5 near each hole 69, 70
A pair of identical holders 8 on pins 84' on 6, 57
3 is installed. Each holder 83 has three
holder portions 84. Each holder portion 84 has a rolling contact member, specifically a ball bearing 87.
It has a pin 86 for attaching. As shown in FIG. 11, the outer ring of ball bearing 87 contacts outer surface 80 at three contact points. Each holder 8
3 is so shaped that, in its as-molded state, the circle formed by the ball bearing 87 at the point of contact is smaller than the diameter of the respective outer surface 80 or 81. Each holder 83 can be expanded slightly. Connecting portion 85 assists in this expansion. When assembling the holder 83 and its ball bearing 87 to the feed wheel 29, the holder 83 is slightly expanded and moved into position around the outer surface 80 or 81. Outer ring and outer surface 80 of ball bearing 87
Since there is no gap between the holder 81 and the holder 83, the backlash is removed by the holder 83. As shown,
Each set of ball bearings 87 connects the feed holder 29 at three locations,
Specifically, they are supported at angular intervals of 120°. The feed wheel 29 is mounted to rotate with very little friction. Reversal of the feed wheel 29 can be prevented either by the electric motor 76 itself or by a suitable known type of anti-backup device.

Referring to FIG. 10, the feed wheel 29 is
As shown, it has a hub or base 88 with an axially extending dovetail groove or recess 89. Grooves 89 are placed at different angular positions to aid in the orientation of rings 90,91. Rings 90, 91 are feed slots 94 of support web W.
It has outwardly projecting feed teeth 92, 93, on which it can be hooked (Fig. 3).
Ring 90 has inwardly extending projections 95, 96 that match the spacing of grooves 89, and ring 91 likewise has inwardly extending projections 98, 9 that match the spacing of grooves 89.
It has 9,100. As shown, ring 90
The teeth 92 of the ring 91 are aligned in the axial direction, and the teeth 93 of the ring 91 are also aligned in the axial direction. Teeth 92 and 93 create a predetermined feed dog pattern that matches the support web feed slot pattern shown in FIG. simply,
It is possible to construct the feed wheel 29 with any desired feed dog pattern by simply preparing a ring with a predetermined arrangement of feed teeth. Similarly, the feed wheel 29 can be configured with a given effective diameter for different label lengths, for example by varying the wall thickness of the rings 90, 91. each ring 9
0,91 is one or more teeth 92,93
This is a coupling device for coupling the hub 88 to the hub 88. Although it is possible to couple the teeth 92 to the hub 88 with something other than a single ring 90 or 91 as described above,
Preferably, a ring is used. The hubs or rings 90, 91 are each preferably of one-piece plastic construction. ring 90,9
1 fits snugly into the hub 88 without any looseness. The feed wheel 29 is therefore a composite material that can be assembled accurately at low cost and can be quickly configured in a selected pattern. If desired, the same ring 90 can be painted one color and the same ring 91 can be painted a different color to facilitate storage of parts and subsequent assembly. As shown in FIG.
0,91 has one narrow annular reduced diameter section 101 between which there is an annular section 102 with closely spaced axially extending notches 103. Notch 1
03 is for reducing the contact area between the outer surface of the feed wheel 29 and the support web W. As shown, teeth 92, 93 are located at respective annular portions 102.
It is above. When rings 90, 91 are stacked on hub 88, adjacent reduced diameter portions 101 of adjacent pairs of rings 90 and 91 or 91 and 91 receive support web removal fingers 104 of removal device 31 (FIG. 3). forming a groove. When assembled, rings 90 and 91 are in an end-to-end relationship. In the feed wheel 29 shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3, the reduced diameter grooved portion 101 is not shown. Outside the series of rings 90,91 is a disc 105 fitted around the surfaces 80,81. Each disc 105 has a hole 106. The disk 105 is an edge guide for the support web W. Each disc 105 is located between a shoulder 107 of hub 88 and a corresponding holder 83. Disc 105 can rotate relative to hub 88 as feed wheel 29 advances support web W. When assembling the feed wheel 29, the rings 90, 91 are slid axially over the hub 88, the disc 105 is placed adjacent to the shoulder 107, around the surfaces 80, 81, and then the wheels 83 and These ball bearings 87 are placed around the surfaces 80,81.

5 and 15, as shown, the support 49 has a transverse member 108 joining the members 53, 53, and a transverse guide 109 with an elongated ridge 110. . The member 53 is the groove 112
and flanges 113 and spaced apart tracks 111 . Attached to the support 47 is a pair of flanges 114 that enter the raceway 111. The track 111 is connected to the support 4 so that the linearly arranged printing elements 115 of the printing head 26 can be aligned with the axis of the small diameter platen roll 27.
The flange 113 is wide enough to allow the flange 7 to be diagonal.
holds the flange 114 of the support 47 against the bottom of the groove 112. As the diameter of the platen roll becomes smaller, this alignment becomes increasingly important to print quality. The distortion between the support 47 and the print head 26 fixed to its underside can be adjusted by an adjustment mechanism 115, as shown.
Adjustment mechanism 115 is used when manufacturing labeler 20 or when replacing print heads.
Adjustment mechanism 115 includes a pair of adjustment screws 116 that can be screwed into an annular member or bearing 117 as shown. The annular member 117 can be inserted into the support pair 47 and can rotate somewhat relative to the support 47 . In detail,
A pair of adjacent fins 48 have opposing concave seats 118 that receive annular members 117. The distal fin 48 is provided with an oversized opening 119 through which a screw 116 is inserted. The aperture 119 allows the support 47 within the track 111 to
is large enough to allow member 117 to rotate to make the necessary screw adjustments. screw 116
has an annular flange 120 restrained between the terminal fin 48 and the cross member 108. Each screw 116 has a groove 12 that receives an E-ring 122.
1 is provided. Furthermore, a screwdriver groove 123 (FIG. 15) for individually turning the screws 116 is provided at the end of each screw 116.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, support 54
is shown with a platen roll 27 attached. Preferably, the platen roll 27 comprises a roll 124 of rubber material mounted on a shaft 125. A shaft 125 extends out of the roll 124 and is attached to a ball bearing 126. Ball bearing 126 is restrained within holder 127. The pivot screw 128 is attached to the holder 12
7 through the hole 129 of the holder 12.
7 can turn a little. Ball bearing 126
is contained in the recess 130. Holder 12
A screw 132 extends through the elongated hole 131 of 7. Screws 128 and 132 are screwed into respective holes 133 and 134 in member or arm 55. The screw 132 is loosened so that the screw 132 does not tighten the holder 127 against the member 55 to allow the holder 127 to pivot. Each holder 12 is arranged in such a way that the roll 124 rests against the underside of the support web W along its entire length with the correct amount of pressure and presses the label L thereon against the printing element 115 of the printing head 26 with an appropriate amount of pressure.
7 is pushed clockwise by a helical compression spring 135 (FIGS. 6 and 7). A tube 136 is contained within the spring 135, and an adjustment rod 137 is contained within the tube 136. Rod 137 has a threaded portion 138. Threaded portion 1 is inserted into nut 139 slidably within slot 140.
38 is screwed in. The rod 137 further has a flange 141 and an end with a screwdriver groove 142. Spring 135, coil 136, and rod 137 are attached to pocket portion 1 of holder 127.
43. Spring 135 acts on pocket portion 143 to push holder 127 clockwise (FIGS. 6 and 7). spring 135
also acts towards the nut 139. Spring 1
To adjust the force of 35, rod 137 can be turned. By individually adjusting the rods 137, the force of the roll 124 against the printing elements 115 can be adjusted over the length of the series of printing elements 115.

Separation roller 28 is constrained within slot 144 and shaft 125 is inserted into slot 145 of member 55.
extends through. The members 55 are joined by a transverse member 146. Preferably, roll 124 is of small diameter and printing element 115 is as close as possible to separation roller 28. This increases the printable area ratio on the label L to the maximum. The diameter of the roller 124 is preferably 0.4 inches or less;
Most preferably about 0.27 inches or less.

Support 54 is pivotable about axis 50 between the solid line position in FIG. 1 and the imaginary line position shown at PL. Support 54 has a laterally extending member 146 and an upright member 147. Member 14
7 between your thumb and forefinger, member 147
is separated from the protrusion 149 on the inside of the housing portions 41, 42. Member 147 is provided with an opening 150 into which projection 149 enters. When the support body 54 is lowered to the partially open position shown by the imaginary line PL in FIG.
4 is prevented from fully opening, but the support 54 and platen roll 127 are lowered enough to allow the support web W to pass through when loading the labeler 20. With the support 54 in the position indicated by the phantom line PL, the member 147 can be extended, so that the support 54 is opened to its fully open position and the printing element 115 can be cleaned. can.

As shown in FIG. 3, the label supply roll R is
It is attached to a holder 153 having mirror image holder parts 154,155. Holder part 15
4,155 are the posts 156, 15 of the subframe portions 56, 57 so that they can rotate as a unit.
It is attached so that it can rotate on 7. Therefore, the holder 153 can be manually moved from the closed position shown by the solid line to the open position.
It is easy to clean the support web path and remove peeled labels. Roll R is rotatably mounted to opposing hub members 158, only one of which is shown. holder part 154,
155 are coupled with screws 159 as shown. Lugs 160 project into slots 161 to limit rotation of holder 153.

With detailed reference to FIG. 9, printed circuit board 1
Array 162 of 63-168 is illustrated. Printed circuit board 164 is below printed circuit board 163, except for the electrical connections between them.
3 is electrically insulated from. Printed circuit board 165 is electrically connected to printed circuit board 164 by electrical ribbon connector 169, printed circuit board 165 is electrically connected to printed circuit board 166 by electrical ribbon connector 170, and printed circuit board 164 is also electrically connected to printed circuit board 164 by electrical ribbon connector 169. Ribbon connector 171 electrically connects printed circuit board 167, which in turn electrically connects electrical ribbon connector 172 to printed circuit board 168. The display section 38 (FIG. 1) is an electrical ribbon connector 173.
The print head 26 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 164 by an electrical ribbon connector 174. Audible device 1
75 is connected to a ribbon connector 174.
Additionally, array 162 includes a small battery 176 for a low-battery detection circuit (not shown), a manual switch 175' that can be operated with the index finger to initiate the print and paste cycle, and a cam-operated switch 176 suitably electrically connected. It is connected.
Referring to FIG. 4, array 162 is shown exploded. Printed circuit board 163-16
8 includes electronic components (not shown) electrically connected to operate print head 26 in response to data entered at keyboard 37. printed circuit boards 165, 166, 167, and 1
68 are all inclined with respect to the printed circuit boards 163, 164, and more specifically, at right angles.
Printed circuit boards 165 and 166 are spaced apart and parallel to each other, and printed circuit boards 167 and 1
68 are arranged parallel to each other at intervals. Pairs of printed circuit boards 165 and 166 and 167 and 168 are spaced apart by spacers 177. Pairs of printed circuit boards 165 and 166, and 167 and 168 are fitted with various screws 1
78 directly to the subframe 24. As shown in FIG. 13, outer printed circuit boards 166 and 168 are spaced apart from housing portions 41 and 42 so that any deformation of housing 21 will prevent printed circuit boards 16
3-168 will not be affected.
The aforementioned deformation may occur when the labeler 20 is dropped or otherwise subjected to an impact with excessive force. Housing parts 41, 42
is secured to the subframe 24 with suitable fasteners 179. One of the aforementioned fasteners 179 is screwed into a stud 181 passing through the housing portion 42 and passing through an enlarged hole 180 in the printed circuit boards 165-168 with considerable clearance, so that deformation of the housing 21 is avoided. is not transmitted to printed circuit board array 162. Although printed circuit board array 162 is very compact,
It is an electrically selectable labeler, specifically a hand-held labeler 2 with a thermal printing head 26.
This is important for 0.

Referring to FIG. 8, the switch 176
Cam 1 with 3 protrusions molded integrally with the end wall of 8
81. As shown, end wall 1
82 and the cam 181 are connected to the output shaft 184 of the reduction gear.
a non-circular hole 183 that fits snugly into the non-circular portion of the
is provided. The switch 176 is mounted on a support 185 which is rotatably retained in the subframe portion 57 and secured in an adjusted position by a screw 186 which is elongate and extends through a slot 187.

12-14, the handle 22 is shown removably connected to the housing 21 by a removable quick connection 188. Connecting portion 188 includes a dovetail slot 189 formed by opposing inwardly extending flanges 190.
and a flange 191 extending outward from the connecting portion 192.

In the present invention, the connecting portion 192 is connected to the handle 22.
is held in the housing 21, but the labeler 2
When excessive force is applied, such as when dropping a 0,
It is made of a rubber member having a selected hardness so that the housing 21 can be opened by bending. If the above occurs, the flange 191 will flex inwardly and disengage from the dovetail groove 189, causing the housing 21
and the handle 22 are separated.

The connecting portion 192 is connected to the handle portion 1 of the handle 22.
It has a flat portion 193 constrained within a pocket 194 within 95,196. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, contact 197 is J-shaped and is secured to flat insulator 192'. The bottom part 198 of J is elastically supported by a convex part 199 of the connecting part 192. Contact 197 is J of J type contact 201
It is connected to a contact 201 at the bottom 200 of. The bottom 200 of the J is resiliently supported by a pad 202 of elastic rubber material restrained within a pocket 203. Fastener 204 passes through flat insulator 205. The handle 22 is connected to the housing 21 by the dovetail groove 189 and the connecting portion 192.
It is attached to the housing 21 by sliding it into the housing 21. The handle 22 is releasably latched into position with a spring 206 acting on a latch 207. Spring 206 and latch 20
7 is slidably inserted into pocket 208. When handle 22 is in its assembled position, latch 207 and shoulder 209 cooperate. Similarly, shoulder 210 is in a position against stop 211. Manual operation protrusion 21 passing through hole 213
2 allows the latch 207 to be released manually. The handle portions 195 and 196 are the contact points 19
It forms a cavity 214 into which a rechargeable battery 215 wired to 7 is inserted. electrical connector 216
is coupled to the handle 22 with a washer 217 and a nut 218, and is electrically connected to the battery 215 for charging the battery 215.

Referring to FIG. 16, the housing or frame 300 and handle 301 are illustrated. A subframe 303 (FIG. 17) is housed within an interior space 302 of the housing 300. Housing 300 includes a pair of mirror image housing portions 30
4,305. The handle 301 is part 1
It has a pair of handle portions 306, 307 interconnected by fasteners, one indicated at 308. The handle 301 contains a plurality of rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries 309. Electrical connector 31 contained in opposing pockets 311 of handle portions 306, 307
0 and electrical contacts 312 (FIGS. 16, 24, and 25) are connected by a flexible ribbon connector 313. The electrical connector 310 is a battery 30
Used to recharge 9. Batstel 309
is also suitably connected to ribbon connector 313. Contacts 312 are mounted on holder 314. Connecting member 315 has a bottom flange 315' that fits into mirror image pockets 316, 317 of handle portions 306, 307. The connecting member 315 and the connecting member 318 cooperate with each other to connect the connecting part 3.
19 is formed. Holder 314 is held in place by ledges 320 on handle portions 306,307. The contacts 312 are connected to the holder 3 as can be easily seen in FIGS. 24 and 25.
It is installed on top of 14. The contacts 312 are identical and each contact has a flexible spring finger 32
1, has a U-shaped portion 322 joined to a spring finger 321, and a depending portion 323 joined to the U-shaped portion 322. Each depending portion 323 is electrically connected to a ribbon connector 313. A top portion 324 of coupling member 315 is provided with a plurality of slots 325 aligned perpendicularly to contacts 312, each slot being wide enough to receive a rigid contact 326. The connecting member 315 includes spaced apart outwardly extending protrusions 3 that extend above the flanges 329, 330 of the connecting member 318.
It has 27,328. The handle 301 includes a pair of cooperating protrusions 327, 328 and a flange 329,
330 is used to attach or connect handle 301 to handle 300 by sliding it over housing 300 from the rear. handle 30
1 is a finger operation latch member 332 and a handle portion 3
It is held in the position shown in FIG. 24 by a latch 331 consisting of a spring 333 contained in mirror image pockets 334, 335 of 06, 307. Latch member 332 latches housing 300. When the handle 301 is removed, i.e. moved from the uncoupled position to the attached position, the contacts 32
6 enters slot 325 and spring finger 32
1 is deflected from the imaginary line position shown by PL to the solid line position. When the handle is still slightly outside the installed position (to the right of the position shown in FIG. 24 relative to the housing 300), the contact 312 closes at the stop 337.
It hits me. In this condition, the spring fingers 321 of the contacts 312 cannot move in either direction when the labeler 299 is subjected to an impact, such as when dropped, for example. Contact 326 is contact 312
is applied to the stop 337 and held. Stop 3
37 prevents contact 312 from separating from contact 326 and losing electrical contact. With this method,
When labeler 299 received a shock, battery 3
It is impossible for the circuit 338 (19th) to lose its memory due to the electrical connection between the circuit 09 and the storage device 340 being cut off. Upper portion 324 includes contacts 326
allows electrical contact with contacts 312, but acts as a protector to prevent damage to contacts 312, such as when removing handle 301 for recharging.

In the present invention, since the connecting member 315 is a single molded rubber structure, the manufacturing cost is low.
Projections 327, 328 and mating flange 32
9,330 is shaped such that the handle 301 separates or dislodges from the housing 300 when the labeler 299 receives an impact.
To assist in this, flanges 327, 328 are resiliently deflected to allow passage through flanges 329, 330 even though latch 331 is stiff.

Connecting member 315 is not connected directly to the two housing parts (as shown in FIGS. 2 and 12-14), but rather to a connecting member 318 fixedly attached between housing parts 304, 305. Concatenated. In this way, the coupling action does not occur where the housing 300 is divided. As shown, connecting member 318 connects screw 341 to hole 3.
42 and is secured by screwing into an annular member 343 which is an integral part of a single-piece molded plastic connecting member. Another screw (not shown) is screwed into the annular member 343 through the hole 342'.
As a result, housing portions 304, 305 are securely coupled to coupling member 318.

Referring to FIG. 17, subframe 3 has substantially mirror image subframe portions 344, 345.
03 is shown. Subframe part 344
has axially aligned holes 346 in a tubular member 347 integrally molded into subframe portion 345 . The end wall of the tubular member 347 (hidden in FIG. 17) has a hole through which the output shaft 348 passes. A speed reduction device 350 is coupled to the electric motor 349 . The electric motor 349 and the reduction gear 350 are 1
Only the book is shown and is secured to the end wall with screws 351. The output shaft 348 of the speed reducer 350 passes through the hole 346. A disk 352 is keyed to the end 356 of the feed wheel 357 and has a series of graduations on its outer periphery. Disk 352
A screw 355 is inserted into the end 356 through a resilient washer 354 to hold it on the feed wheel.
is screwed into. Feed wheel end 356
is keyed to shaft 348. Inside the pocket 359 of the holder 360 is the sensor 35.
8 (Fig. 19) is included. Disk 352 and sensor 358 cooperate to send a signal to circuit 338 about the position of feed wheel 357. The feed wheel 357 is provided with teeth 361 in a predetermined pattern so that the support web W (FIG. 1) and the labels L supported thereon are properly aligned with the feed wheel 357.
is provided. Sensor 358 sends a signal to circuit 338 that aligns label L to the print and label application positions.

Feed wheel 357 has a pair of spaced annular portions 362 and 363. A pair of spaced apart holders 364 and 36
5 is a ball bearing 3 which is a preferred rolling contact member.
66 is installed. Holder 364, 365
has positioning and retaining pins 367 that enter spaced holes 368 in subframe portions 344,345. A ball bearing 366 supports the outer periphery of each annular portion 362, 363.
As can be seen in FIG. 20, the holder 364 has a relatively rigid portion 369 connected to a relatively soft resilient portion 370 at a pin attachment portion 371. A pin 367 is integrally molded in the pin attachment portion 371. In reality, each holder 364, 365 is identical and is a unitary molded plastic structure. The ball bearing 366 is attached to a pin 372 that is integral with each holder 364, 365. Each holder 364,
365 is molded so that the ball bearing 366 attached to the portion 370 is closer to the center C of the circle than any of the ball bearings 366 attached to the portion 369 when molded. Annular portions 362, 36
When the feed wheel 357 is positioned relative to the ball bearing 366 such that the feed wheel 357 contacts and is supported by the ball bearing 366, the soft resilient 373, 374 flex outwardly. This method ensures that all looseness between the ball bearing 366 and the outer peripheral surfaces of the annular portions 362, 363 is removed. Ball bearings 366 mounted on section 369 are arranged at equal angles A to the centerline CL. Center line CL is feed wheel 3
57 is along the line of force applied by the web W to the feed wheel 357 as it advances the web W. The direction of this force is in the direction indicated by arrow F. Each portion 369 has two ball bearings 366 firmly attached to it as a reference point, but each portion 370
Ball bearings 366 mounted by are resiliently mounted.

Referring to FIG. 17, a holder 375 is shown (on a slightly enlarged scale) for mounting a pair of backup rolls 376, 377. Rolls 376 and 377 are identical, so that when feed wheel 357 rotates, teeth 361
76, 377, an annular groove 378 is provided which coincides with the feed tooth 361. The outer shaft 379 of each roll 376, 377 has a C-shaped portion 3 at the end of each flexible spring finger 381.
It snaps into place at 80. When the holder 375 is molded, the C-shaped portion 380 is attached to the roll 376,
377 should be held closer than the diameter of the feed wheel 357. When assembled, the arms,
That is, the spring finger 381 is connected to the feeding wheel 3.
Deflected outwardly by 57, rolls 376, 377
is pressed against the feed wheel 357. roll 37
The center of 6,377 is the center line CL1 passing through the center C.
(Figure 22) Above. In this manner, rolls 376 and 377 apply balanced forces on feed wheel 357, but do not apply forces that would have to be countered by bearings 366. As shown, ball bearings 366 contact the outer surface of feed wheel 357 at 120° intervals. holder 375
furthermore has an arcuate guide portion 382 to which a spring finger 381 is joined. Positioning projections 383 (FIG. 17) extending outwardly from guide portions 382 enter slots 384 in subframe portions 344,345. Joined to the guide portion 382 are a plurality of laterally spaced guides 385 . To guide the support web away from the feed wheel 357, the guide 385 includes:
An upper guide member 386 (FIG. 22) is arranged at a slight distance from the guide member 357. The web W first passes between the roll 376 and the feed wheel 357, then around the feed wheel 180°, then between the roller 377 and the feed wheel 357, and then between the guide members 386 and 387. It passes through the gap and exits the labeler 299. Guide member 387
are integrally formed with a plurality of removal elements 388. Subframe portions 344, 345 further rotatably mount guide rolls 420' and 420''.

Label roll R (FIG. 22) is mounted in label roll holder 389 shown in FIG. 17. Holder 389 has substantially mirror image holder portions 390, 391, with each holder portion 39
0,391 has a post 393 provided on an annular bearing surface 394 on a concentric axis. screws 395 through each mounting member 396 in alignment.
is screwed into the end of post 393. Attachment member 396 is free to rotate on post 393. A spring 397 surrounding each post pushes the mounting members 396 inwardly toward each other and holds the label roll R immovably in the mounting member 396, but prevents insertion of a new label roll R between the mounting members 396. It can be bent and contracted. Movable protective lid or cover 3
98 has a circular arc portion 399 and a lid 400 that is spaced apart and joined to the circular arc portion 399. The cover 398 serves to prevent dust and the like from entering, and also to prevent the heat-sensitive coated paper forming the label L from coming into unnecessary contact with the environment. The cover 398 and the holder 389 form a space 392 in which the label roll R is placed.
Cover 398 has a pair of arcuate mounting members 401 that extend into bearing surface 394 . As a result, the cover 398 moves from the position where the cover 398 and the holder 389 surround the roll R to the position where the cover 398 is rotated and retracted in the space 392 and the arc surface 39
Cover 398 can be rotated to a position where 9 faces inner surface 402 of holder 389. In the retracted position, the holder member 396 can be loaded with a label roll R. After loading, cover 3
98 can be turned to its closed position. cover 3
98 can be considered a rotary telescoping member for the holder 389. The cover 398 includes outwardly extending projections 404, 40 that snap releasably under the flange 405 of the holder 389.
It is held in the closed position by a double day tent obtained at 4. The protrusion 406 is attached to each holder portion 39
0.391 (visible only for portion 390) to limit rotational movement of cover 398. The arc range of the cover 398 is approximately 210° or less, preferably 190° or less, and most preferably approximately 180°;
The combined range of 98 should be 360° to close the space 392.

Tie rod 408 connects housing portion 304,
305 and the hole 409 (FIG. 16). A screw (not shown) is threaded through hole 409 into the end of the tie rod. tie rod 4
08 further includes holes 410 in portions 344 and 345.
and passes through holes 411 in the holder portions 390, 391. The tie rod 412 is connected to the hole 413 (first
6 and 21) and is aligned with hole 414. As can be seen in Figure 21, screw 415
holds housing portions 304 and 305 together. Tie rod 416 is connected to hole 417 (16th
), hole 418 (FIG. 17), and hole 419 (FIG. 18). A screw (not shown) is threaded into the end of tie rod 416 through a hole 417 in the housing portion.

A pair of guides 420, 421 (FIGS. 17 and 22) guide the web W from the roll R.
The guides 420 are attached to the subframe sections 344, 34 using integrally molded snap fasteners 422.
5 snaps into place. Fastener 422 is hole 4
23 (only one shown). Projection 424 enters pocket 425. The outwardly extending projection of guide 421 can be inserted into slot 426 during assembly by inserting head 427 into enlarged hole 428 and then sliding guide 421 down. The lower end of the guide 421 is constrained between a fixed projection 429 and an end 430 of a bottom member 431 (FIG. 18).

Referring to FIG. 18, housing portion 432
has a plurality of openings 433 into which key buttons 434 of a keyboard 435 are inserted. Each key button 434 has a conductive element 436 that makes contact between spaced pairs of printed conductors (not shown) on a printed circuit board 437.
(Fig. 23). Each conductive element 436 is typically biased so as not to contact printed circuit board 437. The printed circuit board 437 further has a display section 438 attached thereto. A pair of plug-in electrical connectors 439 removably connect printed circuit boards 437 and 440. Printed circuit board 440 and another printed circuit board 4
41 is a pair of plug-in electrical connectors 442
removably connected by. The holder 443 has a pair of holder members 444 and 445 connected by a connecting member 446. The holder is U-shaped and is molded from rubber material. Holder members 444, 445 include vertically spaced grooves 4 for receiving side edges of respective printer circuit boards 440, 441.
47,447'. A connecting member 446 elastically connects holder members 444 and 445. Each member 444, 445 is coupled to a respective flange 448 by a hinge 449. Screws 450 pass through holes 451 in flange 448 and cutouts in printed circuit board 437 and are threaded into housing portion 432 . Therefore, since the holder 443 is suspended from the housing portion 432, the members 444, 445 can flex somewhat when the hinge 449 or the connecting member 446 is subjected to an impact. Although printed circuit board 437 is pressed against housing portion 432, printed circuit boards 440 and 441 are resiliently or cushioned to cushion the impact against holder members 444 and 445. printed circuit board 44
0,441 resilient attachment allows easy connection of electrical connectors 439, 442 despite manufacturing differences. Housing 432C-shaped member 453 (18th
and FIG. 21) are fixedly attached to tie rods 412, snugly straddling and in contact with subframe 303. Tie rod 455 is aligned with hole 456 (FIG. 16) and aligns with hole 4 of print head mounting member 458.
57 and through a hole 459 in housing portion 432. The tie rod 455 further includes the member 43.
1 and the wheel 461 of the application roll 462.

Referring to FIG. 19, printed circuit boards 437, 440, and 441 are shown in addition to printed circuit boards 463 and 464 that constitute circuit 338. Printed circuit boards 441 and 463 are removably coupled by plug-in electrical connectors 465 and printed circuit boards 440 and 464 are removably coupled by plug-in electrical connectors 466. Ribbon connector RC includes contacts 326, printed circuit board 464,
A switch 467, an on-off switch 468, which is operated by hand when you want to print and paste the label L.
and sensor 358 are electrically connected.

As can be seen from Figure 21, printed circuit board 4
63 is the housing part 304 and the subframe 30
The printed circuit board 464 is located between the housing portion 305 and the subframe portion 345 of the subframe 303 . Each printed circuit board 463,4
In the hole 470 of 64 and the recess of the member 453,
It is fitted with a bushing or grommet 469 molded from a rubber material. Each bushing 4
The outer surface of 69 is provided with a pair of opposing projections 471 that allow bushing 469 to be snapped onto a respective printed circuit board 463,464. A pair of shoulders 472 are buttoned 469
are supported on respective printed circuit boards 463 and 464. Referring to FIG. 17, each subframe section 344, 345 has a threaded projection 473 for mounting a molded bracket 474 of rubber material. A screw 475 secures each bracket 474 to a respective projection 473. Each bracket 474 is identical and has a groove 476 for receiving an edge 477 of a respective printed circuit board 463,464. A screw 478 is passed through a protrusion 479' fitted into a hole 479 in each printed circuit board 463,464. screw 4
78, the printed circuit boards 463, 464 are elastically attached to the holder members 444, 445 by pushing out the protrusions 479' and blocking the holes 479;
Screwed into each rubber holder member. Holder member 444 (Fig. 23) has a slot 480 for receiving electrical connector 465 and holder member 445 (Fig. 19 and 2) has a slot 480 for receiving electrical connector 465.
3) has a slot 481 for receiving an electrical connector 466. As can be seen, the printed circuit boards 463, 464 are attached to the holder 443,
It is cushioningly attached by bushing 469 and bracket 474.

Referring to FIG. 18, the print head 26 on the underside of the support 482 is connected to the printed circuit board by a plug-in end 483 of a ribbon connector 484. The position of support 482 and therefore print head 26 can be adjusted using threaded block 486. Adjustment screw 487 adjusts support 482 relative to printhead mounting member 458.

The end 489 of the platen roller 488 is mounted on a ball bearing 49 contained in a pocket in a mounting member 492.
Attached to 0. The mounting member 492 is attached to the hole 4
It is pivotable on the aligned post 493 in 94. A screw 495 holds it on member 493. Leaf springs 495 are inserted into respective pockets 497 (only one shown) of member 492 and aligned with posts 498.
(only one is shown). A peeling device in the form of a separation roller 499 is
It is rotatably attached to the aligned notches 500.

Bottom member 431 can pivot downwardly about tie rod 455. The bottom member 431 has teeth 511 hooked on the upper surface of the guide surface 502.
It is held in its normal working position. The print head mounting member 458 includes a pair of actuators 501.
is installed. A pair of guide surfaces 502 attach actuator 501. Actuator 501 has flexible arms 503 that bias actuator 501 outwardly. The protrusion 504 of each actuator 501 is connected to the leaf spring 5
It is aligned with pad 505 at the free end of 06. Each leaf spring 506 has one end fixed to a member 507 extending outward from the member 431, respectively. Button 508 projects outwardly through cutout 509. When the buttons 508 are pressed inward at the same time, the protrusions 504 are simultaneously pushed inward and the pads 5
05, causing the leaf spring 506 to bend inward. Member 431 can then be pulled down by grasping member 510 on which the finger can be hooked. Pad 505 hooks onto shelf-like protrusion 512. At this time, the platen roll 488 is separated from the print head 26 so that the labeler 299 can be loaded. To further lower bottom member 431 to the fully open position, such as when cleaning print head 26, push button 508 inward with greater force, causing the underside of pad 505 to slide off ledge 51.
Caught on 2. At this time, the bottom member 431 can be rotated by at least 75 degrees. Bottom member 43
1 is lowered, the lateral portion 430' of the guide 421 can be manually deflected (moved to the left in FIG. 22) away from the lug 429.
The guide 421 can now be slid downwards to allow access for cleaning.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION In accordance with a first aspect of the present application, in certain configurations and hand-held labelers, means are provided for providing a releasable connection to releasably connect the handle to the housing, thereby preventing the application of excessive force to the labeler. Since the handle and housing can be separated when the hand-held labeler is dropped or other excessive force is applied, the handle will be separated from the housing and the connection will be removed to minimize damage. Minimize damage to parts and prevent serious accidents such as damage to the housing.

Further, according to the second invention of the present application, the above-mentioned features can be applied to other hand-held devices, and in this case as well, the handle is separated from the housing to minimize damage to the connecting part and prevent damage to the housing. To prevent such serious accidents.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a partially sectional front view of a hand-held labeler according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing some components of the labeler; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the labeler; FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing how the circuit board is placed relative to the subframe, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the arrangement of the keyboard, display, print head, various supports, platen roll, and pasting device. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the platen roll support, adjustment mechanism, and pasting roll. FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view showing details of the adjustment mechanism. FIG. 8 is a switch and switch mounting structure. 9 is a plan view of the printed circuit board and ribbon connector arrangement before assembly into the housing, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the feed wheel, and FIG. 11 is an installation of the feed wheel. Fig. 12 is a sectional view showing the structure, and Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the labeler housing and handle with power supply.
FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a simple connection between the handle and the housing; FIG. 14 is another partial cross-sectional view along a plane perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 13; and FIG. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a diagram identical to FIG. 16. FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of another portion of the embodiment partially illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 17; FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of still another portion of the embodiment partially illustrated in FIGS. 20 is an exploded perspective view showing the placement of the printed circuit board; FIG. 20 is a partially sectional front view showing how to attach the feed wheel; and FIG. 21 is a diagram showing how to connect the housing and how to attach the printed circuit board. 22 is a sectional view showing the feeding guide structure of the support web; FIG. 23 is a partially sectional front view showing a method for orienting the printed circuit boards to each other; FIG.
25 is a front view showing how the handle is connected to the housing, and FIG. 25 is a front view showing how the handle is connected to the housing, and FIG.
25 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 25. C...center, CL...center line, CL1...center C
Line passing through, F...direction of force, L...label, R...
...Label roll, RC...Ribbon connector, W...
...Support web, 20...Hand-held labeler, 21
...Housing, 22...Handle, 23...Inner space, 24...Subframe, 25, 25'...
... Roller, 26 ... Print head, 27 ... Platen roll, 28 ... Peeling device (separation roller), 2
9...Feeding wheel, 30...Backup roll, 31...Removal device, 32...Exit passage, 3
1'...Guide, 33...Housing part, 34,
35... Opening, 36... Key, 37... Keyboard, 38... Display section, 39... Pasting device, 40
...Roll, 41, 42...Housing part, 4
3, 44... Side (wall) part, 45, 46... Flange part, 47... Support body, 48... Fin, 4
9... Support body, 50... Rod (shaft), 51...
Hole, 52... Screw, 53... Arm, 54... Support body, 55... Arm, 56, 57... Mirror image subframe part, 58... Side part, 59, 60, 61...
Guide member, 62... Arm, 63... Stud, 64
... Side portion, 65, 66, 67 ... Guide member, 6
8... Arm, 69, 70... Hole, 71... Mounting member, 72... Tubular portion, 73... End wall, 74...
Flange, 75...Screw, 76...Electric motor, 77
...Reduction gear, 77'...Axis encoder, 78...
... Screw, 79 ... Hole, 80, 81 ... Annular outer surface, 83 ... Holder, 84 ... Holder part,
84'...Pin, 85...C-shaped flexible connection part, 86
... Pin, 87 ... Ball bearing, 88 ... Hub (base), 89 ... Dovetail groove (recess), 90, 91 ...
Ring, 92, 93... Feed dog, 94... Feed cut, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100...
...Protrusion, 101...Reduced diameter portion, 102...Annular portion, 103...Notch, 104...Support web removal finger, 105...Disc, 106...
Hole, 107... Shoulder, 108... Lateral member, 109...
... Lateral guide, 110 ... Protrusion, 111 ... Track,
112... Groove, 113... Flange, 114...
Flange, 115...Printing element, adjustment mechanism, 11
6... Adjustment screw, 117... Annular member (bearing),
118... Concave sheet, 119... Oversized opening, 120... Annular flange, 121... Groove,
122... E-ring, 123... Screwdriver groove,
124... Roll, 125... Shaft, 126... Ball bearing, 127... Holder, 128... Pivot screw, 129... Hole, 130... Recess, 131...
...Elongated hole, 132...Screw, 133, 134...
...hole, 135... helical compression spring, 136...
Pipe, 137...rod, 138...threaded part, 140...slot, 141...flange,
142...Screwdriver rod, 143...Pocket portion, 144, 145...Slot, 146...Horizontal member, 147...Upright member, 149...Protrusion, 1
50...Opening, 151, 152...Protrusion, 153
...Holder, 154,155 ...Holder part, 156,157 ...Post, 158 ...Hub member, 159 ...Screw, 160 ...Lug, 161
... Slot, 162 ... Printed circuit board arrangement, 163-168 ... Printed circuit board, 169
~174...Ribbon connector, 175...Audio device, 175'...Manual switch, 176...Cam operation switch, 177...Spacer, 178...
Screw, 179...Fasuna, 180...Enlarged hole,
181...Stud, cam with 3 protrusions, 182...
... End wall, 183 ... Non-circular hole, 184 ... Output shaft, 185 ... Support body, 186 ... Screw, 187
...Elongated slot, 188 ...Simple connection part, 18
9...Dovetail slot, 190...Flange, 1
91...Flange, 192...Connection part, 192'
...Flat insulator, 193 ...Flat part, 19
4...Pocket, 195, 196...Mirror image handle part, 197...J-type contact, 198...Bottom,
199...Protrusion, 200...Bottom, 201...J
shaped contact, 202... pad, 203... pocket, 204... fastener, 205... flat insulator, 206... spring, 207... latch, 20
9,210...Shoulder, 211...Stop, 212
...protrusion, 213 ... opening, 214 ... cavity, 2
15...Battery, 216...Electrical connector, 2
17...Washer, 218...Nut, 299...Labeler, 300...Housing (frame), 3
01...Handle, 302...Inner space, 303
... Subframe, 304, 305 ... Mirror image housing part, 308 ... Fastener, 309 ... Battery, 310 ... Electrical connector, 311 ... Pocket, 312 ... Electrical contact, 313 ... Flexible ribbon connector, 314 ...Holder, 315...
Connecting member, 315'...Bottom flange, 316,3
17...Mirror image pocket, 319...Connection part, 32
0... Shelf-like projection, 321... Spring finger, 3
22...U-shaped part, 323...Drooping part, 324
... Upper part, 325 ... Slot, 326 ... Rigid contact, 327, 328 ... Protrusion, 329, 33
0...Flange, 331...Latch, 332...
Latch member, 333... Spring, 334, 335...
...Mirror image pocket, 337...Spot, 338...
...circuit, 340...storage device, 341...screw,
342... Hole, 342'... Hole, 343... Annular member, 344, 345... Mirror image subframe portion, 346... Hole, 347... Tubular member, 348
... Output shaft, 349 ... Electric motor, 350 ... Speed reduction device, 351 ... Screw, 352 ... Disc, 353
... Scale, 354 ... Elastic washer, 355 ... Screw, 356 ... End, 357 ... Feeding wheel,
358...Sensor, 359...Pocket, 360
...Holder, 361...Teeth, 362,363...
...Annular portion, 364, 365...Holder, 36
6...ball bearing, 367...pin, 368...hole,
369... Rigid part, 370... Elastic part, 37
1...Pin mounting part, 372...Pin, 37
3,374...Elastic arm, 375...Holder, 3
76,377... Backup Prowl, 378...
...Annular groove, 379...Outer shaft portion, 380...C
Shape part, 381... Spring finger, 382...
Arc-shaped guide portion, 383... projection, 384... slot, 385... guide, 386... upper guide member, 387... guide member, 388... removal element, 389... label roll holder, 390,
391...Mirror image holder part, 392...Space,
393... Post, 394... Annular bearing surface, 39
5...Screw, 396...Mounting member, 397...
Spring, 398...Cover (protective movable lid), 399
... Arc portion, 400 ... Wall, 401 ... Arc-shaped mounting member, 402 ... Inner surface, 404, 40
5... Protrusion, 405... Flange, 406, 40
7... Protrusion, 408... Tie rod, 409...
Hole, 410...hole, 411...hole, 412...tie rod, 413,414...hole, 415...screw, 416...tie rod, 417,418,4
19... Hole, 420, 421... Guide, 422...
...Snatupfuasuna, 423...hole, 424...
Projection, 425...Pocket, 426...Slot, 427...Head, 428...Enlarged hole, 429
...Protrusion, lug, 430... End, 430'...
Lateral portion, 431...bottom member, 432...housing portion, 433...opening, 434...key button, 435...keyboard, 436...conductive element, 437...printed circuit board, 438...display section, 439...Plug-in electrical connector, 44
0,441...Printed circuit board, 442...Plug-in electrical connector, 443...Holder, 4
44,445...Holder member, 446...Connecting member, 447,447'...Groove, 448...Flange, 449...Hinge, 450...Screw, 45
1... Hole, 452... Notch, 453... C-shaped member, 455... Tie rod, 456... Hole, 45
7... Hole, 458... Print head mounting member, 4
59... Hole, 460... Hole, 461... Wheel, 462... Pasting roll, 463,464...
...Printed circuit board, 465,466...Plug-in electrical connector, 467...Switch, 468
...On-off switch, 469...Butting (grommet), 470...Hole, 471...Protrusion,
472...Shoulder, 473...Threaded protrusion, 474
...Molding bracket, 475...Screw, 476
...Slot, 477...Side edge, 478...Screw, 479...Hole, 479'...Protrusion, 480...
...Slot, 481...Slot, 482...Support, 483...Plug-in end, 484...Ribbon connector, 486...Threaded block, 487
... Adjustment screw, 488 ... Platen roller, 48
9... End, 490... Ball bearing, 491... Pocket, 492... Mounting member, 493... Post, 494... Hole, 495... Screw, 496...
Leaf spring, 497...Pocket, 498...Post, 499...Peeling device (separation roller), 500
... Notch, 501 ... Actuator, 502
... Guide surface, 503 ... Elastic arm, 504 ... Protrusion, 505 ... Pad, 506 ... Leaf spring, 50
7... Member, 508... Button, 509... Notch, 510... Finger hook member, 512... Shelf-like projection.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A hand-held labeler for printing and applying pressure-sensitive labels releasably attached to a support web, comprising a housing, a hand-gripable handle provided on the housing, and a plurality of printing elements. means for peeling off the printed label;
means for applying a printed label; means for advancing the support web; and means for forming a path for guiding the support web from the label roll to the printing means, to the stripping means, and to the web advancement means; is provided with means for receiving a source of electrical energy for powering the printing head, and means is provided for providing a releasable connection to releasably couple the handle to the housing, so as to minimize the risk of damage to the labeler. A hand-held labeler characterized in that the handle and the housing can separate when excessive force is applied to the labeler. 2 a housing, a handle connected to the housing, means in the housing having a circuit for using electrical energy, a battery disposed in the handle to power said circuit, and a handle connected to the housing; means for providing a releasable connection for releasably connecting the device, so as to minimize the risk of damage to the equipment;
A handheld device in which the handle and housing can separate if excessive force is applied to the device.