US 12,128,673 B2
Lid subsystem for media processing devices
Raymond E. Maynard, Westerly, RI (US); Morgan Hassan Malone, Swansea, MA (US); and Michael F. St.Germain, West Warwick, RI (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,713.
Application 18/239,713 is a division of application No. 17/071,615, filed on Oct. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,772,395.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059085 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/04 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 29/13 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 11/04 (2013.01) [B41J 2/17506 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 3/36 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); B41J 11/0045 (2013.01); B41J 15/044 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 29/023 (2013.01); B41J 29/13 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printer, comprising:
a body including a set of interior walls defining (i) a media enclosure configured to receive a media cartridge, and (ii) a media outlet;
a lid rotatably coupled to the body and movable between a closed position enclosing the media enclosure, and an open position, the lid including:
(i) a frame having a first media guide surface with a first set of castellations,
(ii) a carriage supporting a platen roller, the carriage movably supported by the frame and including a second media guide surface with a second set of castellations configured to interlace with the first set of castellations to define a continuous media guide for media exiting the enclosure.