Abstract A cartridge for an endless band printer ribbon includes a chamber for storing the ribbon in a convolute therewithin. One or more segments of the ribbon are maintained exteriorly of the cartridge to overlie and close the open end of a corresp...
Abstract A capstan driven, endless printer ribbon cartridge comprising an endless ribbon and a flat housing formed of a planar base and an enclosing planar top with downwardly projecting edge walls is disclosed. The housing includes an appendage with...
Abstract An anti-fold apparatus for high speed printers to prevent the folding or creasing of a printer ribbon riding over rollers. The rollers each have spiral angular serrations thereon, and are mounted in two pairs with each roller in a pair havin...
Abstract A printer ribbon cartridge arranged to house an endless band of ribbon formed in a mobius loop which enables different halves of the width of the ribbon to be presented for printing during successive cycles of the ribbon past a printing posi...
Abstract A printer ribbon cartridge mounting assembly includes a printer cartridge having a resilient cantilevered tab with a stepped surface which is arranged to push against a portion of a mounting bracket. The bracket also has an opening which acc...
Abstract A cartridge using an endless printer ribbon includes a re-inker and a drive assembly which pulls the ribbon through the re-inker and advances it while folding it in fan fold fashion into a storage compartment. The fan folds are compressed be...
Abstract There is disclosed herein an improved apparatus and method for stuffing pre-inked printer ribbon from a ribbon roll into a ribbon cartridge. The apparatus includes a drive motor for pulling the ribbon into the cartridge and a supply motor co...
Abstract A printer ribbon cassette of the type employing two ribbon spools. In this one, the ribbon is driven by a belt engaging the spools and, in turn, the belt is engaged by both of two alternately driven drive rollers and wherein each drive rolle...
Abstract A fabric printer ribbon impregnated with a transfer medium comprised of a vehicle liquid and coloring agent dispersed in the vehicle liquid. The fabric printer ribbon may further contain property-improving additives. As the coloring agent, t...
Abstract A printer ribbon cartridge having flexible ribbon guides and an integral, resilient ribbon shield in pressure contact with paper to deaden noise from the printing operation. Also disclosed is a method of preparing paper which may have been f...
Abstract Disclosed is a film for a printer ribbon, which is made of a resin composition comprising, 55 to 95% by weight of high-density polyethylene and 5 to 45% by weight of low-density polyethylene and having a melt tension of at least 1.4 g and a...
Abstract A printer having a ribbon lift mechanism for lifting a ribbon from a rest position to a printing position. The printer operates in two different modes, that is, a printer mode in which characters are printed according to the data in a memory...
Abstract A printer ribbon cassette mounting apparatus includes a pair of aligning posts and a pair of resilient latch members mounted on the lower surface of the cassette housing. The posts and latch members engage complementary openings in wall port...
Abstract A typewriter or printer ribbon with separate inked strips which extend in the longitudinal direction of the ribbon, and which are applied on a common, homogeneous support film. The inked strips are disposed on the front and back of the suppo...
Abstract A printer ribbon having nigrosine dye with hydroxide counter ion, preferably at 23% by weight, in an oleic acid vehicle to form an ink saturating a fabric. The ribbon has the long life of a dye-only fabric ribbon and is effective for both co...
Abstract A printer of a ribbon cassette fixed type, to which a ribbon cassette is detachably mounted, has a main body and a cassette mounting portion provided on the main body. The mounting portion has a cassette loading plate for loading the cassett...
Abstract The present invention relates to a computer printer ribbon cartridge for a printer having multiple print heads positioned at preset spaced distances on a reciporcating print head carriage. The printer ribbon cartridge (50) has a cartridge ho...