Abstract: A printer includes a printer body including a cassette station. A label stock cassette includes a label supply hub for holding label stock, wherein the label stock cassette is engageable in a loaded position in the cassette station and is removable from the cassette station for the purpose of label stock replacement. A deflector is selectively moveable between a storage position on the cassette when the label stock cassette is configured used for use with liner-based label stock and a use position on the cassette when the label stock cassette is configured for use with linerless label stock.

Abstract: A label printer cassette for providing a supply of label media to a label printer, includes: a body with a cavity; a hub situated within the cavity, the hub being arranged to receive a label media roll and to rotate to enable the label media roll to be unrolled; a support plate; a side support on one side of the support plate; a guide member protruding from the plane of the support plate; an adjustment mechanism arranged to adjust the distance between the guide member and the side support; wherein the support plate, side support and guide member are arranged to support and guide unrolled label media from the label media roll as it is conveyed from the label media roll towards an exit of the cassette by the label printer.

Abstract: A label printer cassette includes a body with a cavity; a hub situated within the cavity and arranged to receive a label media roll; a backing hub arranged to receive and to roll label media backing; a moveable barrier; wherein the label printer cassette is arranged to have a blocking configuration and a non-blocking configuration; in the blocking configuration the barrier is positioned to extend across the cavity from the backing hub towards a wall of the cavity to prevent unrolled label media from the label media roll being conveyed between the backing hub and the wall, in the blocking configuration the barrier partially surrounds the backing hub; in the non-blocking configuration, the moveable barrier does not partially surround the backing hub and does not extend across the cavity from the backing hub to the wall of the cavity.

Abstract: A label printer cassette includes a body with a cavity; a hub situated within the cavity and arranged to receive a label media roll with a tube with label media rolled around the tube; wherein the hub includes: two flanges, a spindle extending between the two flanges, a plurality of lever bars surrounding the spindle, each lever bar mounted on each of the two flanges; wherein one of the flanges includes a roll engaging surface, arranged to contact the inner surface of the tube to enable rotation of the label media roll when the hub rotates; wherein each of the plurality of lever bars is arranged to torsionally deflect when the label media roll hub is inserted onto the hub.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a dispensing event in a bulk product dispensing system includes: a sensor arrangement for detecting flow of product through a detection zone, the sensor arrangement comprising a transmitter module a receiver module, wherein, in use, the flow of product through the detection zone causes a transmission beam between the transmitter module and receiver module to be altered; and at least one retainer for retaining the sensor arrangement about the detection zone. A bulk product dispensing system and method are also provided.

Abstract: A label cutter including a blade having a curved cutting edge configured and arranged to move towards a platen in order to cut a label material placed between them. The label cutter has a force applicator arranged and configured to apply a force to a portion of the blade in the direction of the platen. The label cutter includes an actuator operatively coupled to the force applicator and operable to cause the force applicator to move. The force applicator is moveable in order to, in use, apply a force to consecutive portions of the blade in the direction of the platen so as to provide a rolling engagement between the blade and the platen. A label issuing device including a label cutter is also provided.

Abstract: A label cutter including a blade having a curved cutting edge configured and arranged to move towards a platen in order to cut a label material placed between them. The label cutter has a force applicator arranged and configured to apply a force to a portion of the blade in the direction of the platen. The label cutter includes an actuator operatively coupled to the force applicator and operable to cause the force applicator to move. The force applicator is moveable in order to, in use, apply a force to consecutive portions of the blade in the direction of the platen so as to provide a rolling engagement between the blade and the platen. A label issuing device including a label cutter is also provided.

Abstract: A printer cassette device is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device of a weighing scale. The printer cassette device comprises a rotatable locking mechanism for rotational engagement with the printing device.

Abstract: A printer cassette device is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device of a weighing scale. The printer cassette device comprises a rotatable locking mechanism for rotational engagement with the printing device.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing device for dispensing a fluid product having a dispensing outlet from which the fluid product is dispensable, a supply of the fluid product, a dispensing member mounted for movement in a dispensing direction along an axis X-X from a first position to a second position which causes a dose of the fluid product in the supply to be dispensed from the dispensing outlet and a finger-operable actuator member mounted for movement in an actuating direction which is generally transverse to the axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas process system for treating a solids-containing and/or solids-forming gas stream, wherein said gas process system comprises a device for forming a liquid film between the gas stream to be treated and an interior wall of such gas processing system, and wherein such liquid film is spaced apart from the interior wall by a distance that is sufficient to prevent solids from passing through such liquid film to form deposition on the interior wall.

Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.

Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.

Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.

Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a moulded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurising the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.