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8172471 Ribbon cartridge for printing  
A ribbon cartridge for a printer. The ribbon cartridge including a simple mechanism that prevents an ink ribbon from being twisted or excessively drawn out in mounting thereof. Provided is a ribbon...
5902057 Print ribbon cartridge with re-inker assembly  
The ribbon cartridge includes a re-inker assembly having a pair of idler rollers defining a nip therebetween through which the print ribbon is advanced. The idler rollers have teeth intermeshing...
5820278 Printing ribbon feeding device  
This invention relates to a device (11) for the feeding of a printing ribbon (12), comprising a train of three gears having a first gear (13) arranged centrally in the train and meshed with the...
5713676 Ink ribbon cassette having flexible spacers  
Ink ribbon cassette having flexible spacers for insuring that the ratchet of the cassette is engaged by the teeth of the ratchet and pawl of the printer are provided. In particular, the present...
5690438 Continuous or endless loop printing ribbon cassettes and reinking devices therefor  
Continuous or endless loop printing ribbon cassettes and reinking devices therefor which will control the start of reinking transfer flow and the reinking transfer flow rate from the reinking...
5676478 Cutting system for a printing apparatus including a single notched blade  
A cutting system for a printing device comprises a cutting blade (58) which has a cutting surface wherein there is defined a notch (58a). The cutting system also has an anvil (60) on which a...
5667317 Fluorescent security system for printed transaction records  
A fluorescent security system for retail transactions which maximizes the printed character or image life of a combination visible/fluorescent inked printing ribbon while ensuring that the...
5618118 Impact printer and ribbon cassette  
A printer and ribbon cassette with gears for transmitting power from the drive motor of the printer to the ribbon cassette. Guides are provided for guiding the ribbon cassette in a direction...
5567064 Ribbon cartridge  
The present invention relates to a ribbon cartridge comprising a housing with an upper and a lower half, a ribbon received in said housing, a driving means comprising two driving gears for driving...
5472286 Ink ribbon cassette  
One of a ribbon feed roller (32) and a pressure roller (34) for making an endless ink ribbon (30) run is displaceable relative to the other roller thereof for facilitation of replacement of the ink...
5466073 Printer ribbon cartridge with re-inking reservoir and pump  
A ribbon cartridge for an impact printer includes a liquid ink container, a metering/transfer device such as a peristaltic pump, an ink reservoir pad, and an ink transfer roller. The...
5415485 Ribbon cartridge reloader  
A ribbon cartridge reloader apparatus which removes spent ribbon from a cartridge and inserts replacement ribbon into the cartridge. The ribbon cartridge reloader includes a discharge motor to pull...
5413424 Ribbon cassette including an inking device  
A ribbon casette comprises with a cartridge, an inking device with a contact roller which maintains the ribbon between itself and a drive roller. The inking device is kept under a tangential and...
5403103 Disposable ribbon cassette within a reloadable cartridge  
A disposable ribbon cassette is releasably received by a reloadable cartridge which is removable from a printing device. The cassette contains the ribbon and guide paths therefore. The ribbon drive...
5399033 Re-inkable ribbon cartridge  
A re-inkable ribbon cartridge for use in a printing device for printing on a sheet of paper and obtaining a consistent darkness of print. The ribbon cartridge has a base member with an exit arm and...
5286122 Ribbon cartridge with take-up arm  
A ribbon cartridge for a printer is provided with a take-up arm that is thin enough to fit into an extremely tight space of the printer, and has a support stub which supports the lower edge of the...
5254193 Ribbon assembly fixture with integral instructions and method  
Assembly fixtures for assembling and stuffing a ribbon into a ribbon cartridge for use with a typewriter, or a printer, comprises a base plate, stops on the base plate forming a space for receiving...
5226740 Ink ribbon cassette  
An ink ribbon cassette in which at least one of both side walls of a chamber in which an ink ribbon is accommodated is inclined as viewed in plan view relative to a ribbon portion exposed from...
5215391 Ribbon cassette  
A ribbon cassette has an endless ribbon contained in the cavity of the cassette and the ribbon is directed by guide arms in a path past a printing station. A ribbon drive roller and a driven roller...
5215012 Ribbon cartridge for printers  
A replaceable ribbon cartridge for printers is disclosed and which has a user controllable re-inking capability. The cartridge includes both an ink transfer roller and a drive roller, both of which...
5209586 Ribbon cartridge and printer drive system for the ribbon  
The ribbon cartridge includes a storage chamber for the print ribbon, openings through its top and bottom walls adjacent the storage chamber, and a stripper for maintaining the ribbon in the...
5195834 Ink ribbon cassette  
An ink ribbon cassette for use in an office machine comprises: an inking roll impregnated with ink; a ribbon-drive roll for driving an ink ribbon; and a ribbon-driven roll driven by the ink ribbon....
5184903 Stenographic machine including a disposable ribbon cartridge  
A compact and disposable stenographic ribbon cartridge system includes a cartridge driven by an external drive. The cartridge contains a densely-packed ribbon that is automatically inked. Under...
5178475 Ribbon cassette  
A ribbon cassette has a first tension spring located at an exit port of a cavity of the cassette and a second tension spring located at one corner of the cassette which provides a correct tautness...
5174667 Transfer printer  
A label printer comprises a supporting frame having a pair of side plates facing each other. A print head and a platen roller are arranged between the side plates. Above the print head is arranged...
5145268 Cassette containing an inked ribbon  
In the proposed cassette containing an endless inked ribbon, at least one pulling roller is partly supported in a rotatable manner, in at least one slot provided in a wall of the cassette, and is...
5114254 Ribbon cassette having means to feed both fabric and film ribbons  
A ribbon cassette used for both a fabric ribbon and a film ribbon has a first slit through which a fabric ribbon is passed and a second slit through which a film ribbon is passed, the slits being...
5052833 Self-inking continuous ribbon cartridge system  
A self-linking continuous ribbon cartridge is provided with an internal self-inking reservoir having a wick positioned in spaced relationship to the ribbon. The ribbon is wrapped around a drum...
5051010 Printer and cartridge assembly therefor  
A printer has one or more tractor sets for continuously feeding paper along first and second paper paths. One tractor set may be pivoted between positions for feeding paper from the front or bottom...
5007750 Replaceable inking cartridge with depletion counter  
There is disclosed a replaceable inking cartridge for a printer. The inking cartridge includes an arrangement for indicating when the inking medium of the cartridge has been spent. The indicating...
5005996 Ribbon cartridge with endless ribbon reinking mechanism  
A ribbon cartridge for an endless ribbon used in high speed printers, with increased reliability due to fewer parts, is constructed from a molded casing which is rectangular in shape into which are...
4988225 Continuous self-inking ribbon cartridge system  
A novel leakproof ribbon cartridge system includes an ink reservoir and wick which, together, are configured to form a closed system such that ink is constantly recirculated between the reservoir...
4986679 Mechanism for detecting presence of ribbon stopper in a ribbon cassette used in a printer  
In a printer of the type in which printing is carried out on a recording medium with a print element through an ink ribbon interposed between the print element and a sheet or paper, a ribbon...
4968161 Ribbon cassette for reinking only one longitudinal half of a Mobius ribbon  
An endless inked ribbhon provided in a case is twisted in the form of a Mobius band. An inverting device is provided in the case for inverting the inked ribbon, and a reinking device is provided...
4961656 Endless loop ribbon cassette with ordered storage  
An endless loop ribbon cassette wherein the storage of a ribbon in a ribbon cassette is effected by a belt assembly which causes the ribbon to move along a generally linear path substantially...
RE33340 Color printer having apparatus for shifting ink ribbon  
A color printer inludes an ink ribbon supporting frame mounted on a base unit swingingly about an axis parallel to a platen. A ribbon cassette comprises a cassette case for accommodating a color...
4948274 Ribbon feed mechanism  
An improved ribbon feed mechanism having idler and drive roller assemblies, each of which uses a single roller rotatably mounted on a retainer support featuring stripping portions which strip an...
4913571 Re-inking roller and transfer roller assembly  
Printer ribbon cartridge (1) has a re-inking roller (3) mounted on brackets (33, 35) of a mounting member (31). A leaf panel (45) biases the re-inking roller into transfer roller (5). To prevent...
4900170 Reloadable endless ribbon cassette  
A ribbon cassette having a casing with a releasable cover, includes a pulley mounted for rotation in the casing, key-means project beyond the casing of the cassette for engagement with an external...
4887921 Dot printer having means for discharging static electricity from the ink ribbon  
An inpact dot printer has a ribbon cassette the casing of which is made of plastic. A leaf spring is mounted in the casing so as to be resilient contact with the inked ribbon in the cassette. An...
4880323 High-symbol density printer cartridge having a flexible exit arm, gear shield and support spacers  
A shuttle matrix printer cartridge has a housing for storing the ribbon, an exit arm, an entrance arm spaced from the exit arm and a drive mechanism for removing ribbon from the storage chamber...
4875789 Ink ribbon cassette with slidable ribbon guide  
An ink ribbon cassette is removably mounted on a printer and coacts with a reciprocable printing head to effect a printing operation. The cassette has a case containing an ink ribbon, and a pair of...
4874263 Two by one twill weave for an impression fabric  
A two by one twill fabric optimized for use in an impression type fabric is disclosed. This 2×1 twill weave has improved ink retention characteristics without a corresponding loss in impression ...
4854027 Manufacture of impact printing ribbon cartridge  
A method of manufacturing a cartridge selectively for multicolor and single color ribbons is disclosed in which the cartridge body is formed with a projection to co-act with a ribbon shift...
4850725 Unidirectional ribbon drive mechanism  
A ribbon is driven past the printing station of a printer only when the print head is moved in the right-to-left direction across the printer. An endless timing belt causes rotation of a gear...
4838715 Ink ribbon cassette  
An ink ribbon cassette for supplying ink from an ink-impregnated material to an ink ribbon in which the ink-impregnated material is loaded directly in the cassette body without an ink tank, and in...
4828411 Tensioning apparatus for an ink ribbon cassette  
An ink ribbon cassette comprises an endless type ink ribbon and a cassette casing for enclosing the ink ribbon. The cassette casing includes an enclosing portion for enclosing the ink ribbon in an...
4817844 Endless ink ribbon cassette  
An endless ink ribbon cassette wherein a ribbon is drawn from a storage void for printing and reintroduced into the storage void after printing. The cassette includes a first driven induction wheel...
4798489 Ink ribbon control apparatus for locating replacement cartridge color band in a color printer  
A ribbon control apparatus for a color printer has a cartridge holder to be installed with a ribbon cartridge supporting a color ribbon which has four color bands aligned to the lateral direction...
4783184 Endless ribbon cassette with exit port ribbon control  
A ribbon cassette for an endless ribbon comprises a first portion and a second portion of substantially identical structure and each portion includes a dam adjacent the exit port of the cassette. A...
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