Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods for cleaning a feed device are provided. For example, the present invention may provide a cleaning media for cleaning a printer or other device having a feed path along which cards or other stock media are fed during printing. The cleaning media, which can be used to automatically clean the feed device, can include an identification feature by which the feed device can identify the media. Thus, the feed device can distinguish the cleaning media from a stock media and or an improper cleaning media. The cleaning media can also define a stop portion that prevents the media from being entirely inserted into the feed path of the feed device. Thus, the cleaning media can be held stationary during part of the cleaning operation so that rollers or other moving members along the feed path make sliding contact with the cleaning media. In some cases, the feed device can be cleaned automatically, e.g.

Abstract: A laminator/printer for laminating, cleaning, imprinting and trimming print media, capable of printing on the print media and the laminate with a single print head.

Abstract: A top card feeder feeds cards into a receiving device from the top, the top card feeder having a card holder for holding a stack of cards, a door pivotally mounted near the bottom of the top card feeder, an elastic means adapted to pull the card holder upward, a locking mechanism adapted to lock the door and to rotate a pulley assembly in response to the movement of the door, the pulley assembly being coupled to the card holder for moving the card holder vertically within a chamber of the top card feeder.

Abstract: An automated cassette loader system includes a front loading tape drive mounted in a standard height enclosure with a removable magazine including cassettes stored in front to rear alignment in two levels. The cassettes are pushed between entry and exit positions by pushing one cassette out of a push position in one level and then pushing a cassette from a push position in the other level. The cassette pushed out of the magazine is transported to the front loading tape drive and, when removed therefrom, transported to the intake of the other level of the magazine.