Micro-printer with unitary plastic frame

A miniaturized printer for printing on a print tape comprising:

• a one piece plastic printer frame of a given critical strength including two substantially parallel side frames spaced apart from each other a distance of the width of a print tape, said frame formed with integrally molded support means disposed between side frames for supporting said side frame, said support means including a concave shaped print tape guide member for guiding the print tape through said printer frame;
• said side frame further formed with motor support means for supporting a motor within the concave region of said concave guide member and a motor mounted on said motor support means;
• said motor being substantially cylindrical and further including a tape feeding drum mounted on the periphery of said motor for feeding a print tape said through said tape guide member;
• at least one character ring having print characters on the periphery thereof, said ring rotatably mounted between said side frames;
• character selection means for selectively aligning one of said print characters in a printing position;
• and
• print hammer means including a print hammer pivotally mounted between said side frames and adapted to be selectively displaced between a first at rest position away from a print tape and a second print position impacting a print tape into said selected print character, the stress applied to said side frames wherein said print hammer means is mounted being within the critical strength of said plastic printer frame.