Daniel B Carroll

US Patent:

20210339547, Nov 4, 2021

Filed:

Apr 30, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/863722

Inventors:

- Lincolnshire IL, US
Daniel V. Carroll - Port Barrington IL, US
Dwight D. Dipert - Barrington IL, US
Thomas P. Zwier - Lake Zurich IL, US

International Classification:

B41J 25/00

Abstract:

A print head assembly for a media processing device comprises: a print head including an interface and a latch receiver on an upper surface of the print head; and a print head carrier including: (i) a base plate having an opening to receive the latch receiver therethrough when the print head is positioned at a lower surface of the base plate; (ii) an adapter to engage with the interface of the print head; and (iii) a latch bar on an upper surface of the base plate, the latch bar slideable between a first position to engage with the latch receiver and lock the print head to the base plate, and a second position to disengage from the latch receiver and release the print head from the base plate.