Image storing and printing device with replaceable casing
View Patent ↗An image storage device comprising a chassis carrying a memory for storing at least one image, a pagewidth print head for printing said stored image, an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head, a supply of print media on to which said stored image is printed, and a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing. The casing comprises a front shell and a back shell, the front and back shells adapted to be snap-on fitted to each other. The back shell comprises a clamp strip adapted to clamp to the cover a wrapper label.
1. An image storage device comprising:
a chassis carrying a memory for storing at least one image, a pagewidth print head for printing said stored image, an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head, a supply of print media on to which said stored image is printed, and a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing, wherein
the casing comprises a front shell and a back shell, the front and back shells adapted to be snap-on fitted to each other, and
the back shell comprises a clamp strip adapted to clamp a wrapper label to the cover.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the casing is recyclable.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the supply of print media is carried via a holder on the chassis and the holder is releasably supported on the chassis to facilitate its removal from the chassis to be replaced by a new supply of print media upon recycling of the camera.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the ink supply means is refilled and a power supply means of the device is replaced at the same time as the supply of print media is replaced during said recycling of the device.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the power supply means is accommodated within the supply of print media.