US 11,884,062 B2
Media cartridge
Steve Ting Kei Chow, Monterey Park, CA (US); Angel B. Rosales, Port Hueneme, CA (US); Daniel V. Carroll, Port Barrington, IL (US); and Edward Anthony Hackett, Surbiton (GB)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/844,755.
Prior Publication US 2021/0316560 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. B41J 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 15/044 (2013.01) 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media cartridge, comprising:
a base including:
a media chamber having a mouth, and
a lower portion of a media outlet;
a first wing and a second wing configured to support a media spool therebetween; and
a cover rotatably connected to a first edge of the base by a first joint, the first wing and the second wing rotatably connected to a second edge and a third edge of the cover by a second joint and a third joint, respectively, and the cover including:
an upper portion of the media outlet, and
a perimeter configured to engage the mouth of the media chamber, to suspend the first wing and second wing within the media chamber and place the upper portion of the media outlet adjacent to the lower portion of the media outlet,
wherein the base includes a side wall defining a window into the media chamber and at least one of the first wing and the second wing includes a block on an outer surface thereof, the block configured to engage with the window to lock the cover, the first wing, and the second wing to the base.