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Thermal printer with sheet pressure means

US5996991A · kind A · utility

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7References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 25, 1997
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D63/1009
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pack (12) of thermal-sensitive sheets, which comprises a stack of sheets (77) bearing each a thermal-sensitive layer on one sheet side, a protective foil (79) in contact with the thermal-sensitive layer of the outermost sheet of the stack, and a rupturable strap (78) encircling the stack of sheets and the protective foil, and attached to such foil by means of a rupturable seal (83).

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