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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594771 | Spool adapter An adapter is provided for use with a supply spool having first and second spool ends the spool having web media thereon. The adapter has a body having first and second body ends with each of the first and second body ends having shaped linkages to join to one of th... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7232268 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a roll sheet holder storage part of which a bottom is formed with a positioning recess which is rectangular in plan view and long sideways and has a predetermined depth. A discrimination recess rectangular in plan view is provided between the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7018119 | Rolled paper holder and image forming apparatus incorporating the same In a holder for holding a rolled recording medium, each of a pair of side wall members is opposed to a side end face of the rolled recording medium to regulate a position of the rolled recording medium in a widthwise direction thereof. At least one of the side wall ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6874958 | Portable printer with spindle members for rotationally mounting media rolls of different core diameters A portable printer is provided having a housing with a compartment for a roll of media and two spindle members coupled to roll positioning mechanism in the compartment. Each spindle member has tow sides with different diameter conical surfaces and is reversibly moun... | 04/05/2005 |
| 5997195 | Printer ribbon spool having a connection of an end piece with a cardboard tube core A tube-shaped stub (5) of an end piece (2) is inserted into ribbon tube core (1). The stub (5) has, adjacent to its free end, hook-like projections (11). This achieves secure anchoring of the end piece (2) in the core (1), even under changing climatic con... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5803625 | Bar code printing device A bar code printing device including a base frame, a cover turned about a pivot in the base frame, torsional springs mounted around the pivot to force the cover outwards from the base frame, gear wheel and sector gear assemblies mounted between the base f... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5620268 | Composite cassette including a tape cassette and a ribbon cassette A tape/ribbon composite cassette comprising a tape cassette freely detachably mounted in a printer provided with a print head, the tape cassette housing a tape serving as a print medium, the tape cassette having an upper surface; a ribbon cassette freely ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5324123 | Tape printing device and tape cassette for printing normal image A tape cassette has a prohibiting member which prevents the tape cassette from being loaded into a tape printing device without a mode appropriate for the tape cassette. When an operator tries to load the tape cassette into a printing device without a mod... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5127750 | Refillable ink ribbon cartridge A refillable ink ribbon cartridge including an adapter element which can be permanently inserted in a typewriter and receive a replaceable ink ribbon. The adapter includes a ribbon drive mechanism for advancing the ink ribbon cassette. The adapter include... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4892425 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus and ink sheet cassette therefor In a combination of a thermal transfer recording apparatus and an ink sheet cassette therefor, a take-up shaft of the ink sheet cassette has an outer diameter smaller than that of a supply shaft. A new ink sheet wound about the supply shaft to a location ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4790675 | Universal ribbon cartridge A printer ribbon cartridge of the type employing two ribbon spools mounted in spaced relation in the cavity formed in the case of the cartridge. The ribbon is driven by a belt engaging the spools. The belt is rotated over the spools by rotation of a prede... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4773776 | Ink ribbon cartridge in a printer A ribbon cartridge may contain a single color ribbon or a multicolor ribbon, and is of wide U construction with a first pair of aligned (coaxial) pivot pins extending away from sides at locations therefrom remote from the legs of the U; a second pair of p... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4650357 | Universal ribbon cartridge A ribbon take-up drive mechanism for a universal ribbon cartridge. The cartridge is adapted to engage the ribbon drive shafts of printers of two different designs. The drive shaft positions are different, and the direction of drive shaft rotation is oppos... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4610555 | Universal ribbon spool for typewriters and other machines A universal typewriter ribbon spool comprises a base member including a first flange member, and a centrally disposed annular hub having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defining an opening extending end-to-end therethrough; four splines eq... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4400103 | Universal ribbon cartridge A cartridge for accommodating a daisy wheel type printer includes a supply spool for holding a fresh supply of ribbon and a take-up spool for holding used ribbon. The cartridge includes two arms which define a path for the ribbon to pass between the paper... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4307969 | Universal ribbon cartridge A cartridge for accommodating a daisy wheel type printer is disclosed. The cartridge has a supply spool for holding a fresh supply of ribbon and a take-up spool for holding used ribbon. The cartridge includes two arms which define a path for the ribbon to... | 12/29/1981 |
