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Abstract

A thermal printing cassette includes a body with a path for a strip of labels through it. A thermal printing head in the body operates against a platen to print the labels fed therepast. A feed roller moves the label strip past the platen. The labels are separated from the backing strip of the label strip at the platen to move through the cassette outlet. Data to be printed on the labels is applied at a data input and is displayed at a data display. A detector detects the labels to activate the printer to print. A unified control controls operation of all the foregoing elements. In one embodiment, the cassette is mounted to a desk type printer both electrically and mechanically. The printer includes a supply of the label strip and may include a printed label take-up, plus a power supply. In another embodiment, the printer is a portable unit to which the cassette is mounted both electrically and mechanically and which also has the label supply and a portable electric power supply.

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First Claim