Ribbon cassette and protector
US5071272A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J35/26
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ribbon cassette has a rectangular clip and a mushroom clip on its guide arms for detachably mounting a ribbon protector which has a rectangular slot that attaches to the rectangular clip and allows some lateral and back and forth movement of the ribbon protector, and has a starburst hole with leaves that attach to the mushroom clip for detachably holding the ribbon protector on the cassette and for positioning a central print hole in the protector in a central space between the ribbon guide arms of the cassette.
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