Patent · US Expired

Printing device with disposable cartridge

US4580495A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 20, 1985
Grant dateApr 8, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 20, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41F31/24
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus for printing indicia on a substrate which includes a frame assembly having a print roller, a transfer roller in rotational engagement therewith and a fountain roller in rotational engagement with the transfer roller. A bracket member is mounted on the frame assembly for retaining a disposable ink cartridge at the fountain roller, the disposable ink cartridge being mounted in the bracket. The disposable ink cartridge has a top, an upwardly recessed bottom and contains an ink absorbing material such as a sponge.

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