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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4502803 | Reversible ink ribbon feed mechanism The ink ribbon feed mechanism comprises a pair of spool shafts adapted for carrying ribbon spools, a pair of feed pawls selectively engaged with one of the ratchet wheels on said spool shafts for imparting intermittent rotation to the spool shafts, and a ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4358209 | Print ribbon driving mechanism A print ribbon driving mechanism including a switching bail swingingly mounted on a reciprocatively mounted support movable between two opposite spindles carrying print ribbon spools. The spindles have ratchet teeth, and the switching bail has a pair of o... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4213575 | Printer ribbon supply mechanism with end of ribbon detect expedient which reduces ribbon drag In a conventional ribbon supply spool structure which comprises a supply of ribbon wound on a hub rotatable about and axially movable with respect to a hub receiving member on which the hub is seated and which is coaxial with respect to the hub, an improv... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4000802 | Type bar actuating mechanism Type bar actuating mechanism for typewriters comprises a cord connected to each type bar. Each cord is attached to an individual type bar at a position below the pivot axis of the type bar and extends forwardly to a keyboard area, where it is attached to ... | 01/04/1977 |
