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1. A printer comprising:

a housing having a fixed structure and a movable cover, the movable cover configured to be movable with respect to the fixed structure; and

a printing mechanism disposed inside the housing, the printing mechanism configured to print an image on a medium;

wherein the movable cover is movably attached to the fixed structure via a first pivoting mechanism that defines a first pivoting axis, the movable cover configured to be pivoted about the first pivoting axis of the first pivoting mechanism;

wherein the movable cover comprises a plurality of linked slats, each pair of adjacent linked slats being linked together by a second pivoting mechanism; and

wherein each second pivoting mechanism includes characteristics enabling a user to detach the adjacent linked slats from each other.

2. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the fixed structure comprises at least a bottom portion of the housing, a front portion of the housing, a back portion of the housing, a left-side portion of the housing, and a first top portion of the housing.

3. The printer of claim 2 , wherein the movable cover comprises at least a right-side portion of the housing and a second top portion of the housing.

4. The printer of claim 3 , wherein, in an opened position, at least one linked slat of the plurality of linked slats defining at least a part of the second top portion of the housing includes a surface that is positioned substantially flush with a surface of the first top portion of the housing.

5. The printer of claim 4 , wherein, in the opened position, at least another of the plurality of linked slats defining at least a part of the right-side portion of the housing includes a surface that is positioned substantially flush with a surface of the left-side portion of the housing.

6. The printer of claim 1 , wherein, when the movable cover is in a fully open position, the user can access the printer mechanism.

7. The printer of claim 6 , wherein a buffer space around the outside of the housing defines a minimum space that allows the movable cover to be pivoted between a fully closed position and the fully opened position.

8. The printer of claim 7 , wherein the buffer space is defined by a width of one of the linked slats.

9. The printer of claim 1 , wherein each second pivoting mechanism includes a second pivoting axis parallel with the first pivoting axis of the first pivoting mechanism.

10. The printer of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second pivoting mechanisms includes one or more hinges.

11. The printer of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second pivoting mechanisms includes a flexible material.

12. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the movable cover further comprises a corner piece configured to link at least one linked slat defining the second top portion of the housing with at least one linked slat defining the right-side portion of the housing.

13. A housing of a machine for providing a tangible output, the housing comprising:

a fixed structure;

a first pivoting mechanism attached to the fixed structure, the first pivoting mechanism defining a first pivoting axis; and

a cover attached to the first pivoting mechanism, the cover configured to be pivoted with respect to the fixed structure about the first pivoting axis;

wherein, when the cover is in an opened position, a user has access to the interior of the housing;

wherein the cover comprises a plurality of linked slats, each pair of adjacent linked slats being linked together by a second pivoting mechanism; and

wherein each second pivoting mechanism includes characteristics enabling the user to detach the adjacent linked slats from each other.

14. The housing of claim 13 , wherein the fixed structure comprises at least a bottom portion of the housing, a front portion of the housing, a back portion of the housing, a left-side portion of the housing, and a first top portion of the housing, and wherein the cover comprises at least a right-side portion of the housing and a second top portion of the housing.

15. The housing of claim 14 , wherein at least one linked slat of the plurality of linked slats defining at least a part of the second top portion of the housing includes a surface that is positioned substantially flush with a surface of the first top portion of the housing when the cover is in a fully opened position.

16. The housing of claim 15 , wherein at least another of the plurality of linked slats defining at least a part of the right-side portion of the housing includes a surface that is positioned substantially flush with a surface of the left-side portion of the housing when the cover is in the fully opened position.

17. The housing of claim 13 , wherein the cover is configured to be pivoted between a fully closed position and a fully opened position, and wherein a buffer space around the outside of the housing defines a minimum space that allows the cover to be pivoted between the fully closed position and the fully opened position.

18. The housing of claim 17 , wherein the buffer space is defined by a width of one of the linked slats.

19. The housing of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second pivoting mechanisms includes at least one hinge and/or a flexible material.

20. The housing of claim 13 , wherein the machine is one of a printer, a food/beverage maker, and a label maker.