Thermal head for a printer

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the claimed design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the claimed design of FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the thermal head for a printer that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a thermal head for a printer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D919700
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 2020
Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
Assignees: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Tokyo), KYOCERA CORPORATION (Kyoto)
Inventors: Yasuhide Takeda (Saitama), Kazuya Shindo (Kirishima)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: J. Thorn, Sr.
Application Number: 29/731,950
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56)