Appeal No. 2003-1685
Application No. 09/444,809
APPENDIX
31. A hand-held labeler, comprising: a housing having a first
housing section and a second housing section pivotally connected
to the first housing section, the first housing section having a
manually graspable handle, a latch movably mounted on the second
housing section and engageable with the first housing section,
the latch including at least one leaf spring for urging the latch
to its latched position and a single depressible button
accessible from outside the housing for deflecting the leaf
spring and releasing the latch, a print head and a cooperable
platen, and an actuator disposed at handle for operating the
print head.
32. A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 31, wherein the leaf
spring or springs for urging the latch is or are an integrally
molded part of the latch.
33. A hand held labeler as defined in claim 31, wherein the
latch includes a pair of lead springs.
34. A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 33, wherein the leaf
springs of the pair extend in opposite directions.
35. A hand-held labeler, comprising: a housing having a first
housing section and a second housing section pivotally connected
to the first housing section, the first housing section having a
manually graspable handle, a latch movably mounted on the second
housing section and engageable with the first housing section,
the latch including at least one spring for urging the latch to
its latched position and a single depressible button accessible
from outside the housing for deflecting the spring and releasing
the latch, a print head and a cooperable platen, and an actuator
disposed at the handle for operating the print head.
36. A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 35, wherein the
spring or springs for urging the latch is or are an integral part
of the latch.
37. A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 35, wherein the
latch includes a pair of springs for urging the latch to its
latched position.
38. A hand-held labeler as defined in claim 37, wherein the
springs of the pair extend in opposite directions.
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