Ribbon cassette with integral paper guide
AssigneeSmith Corona Corporation
InventorPhillip M. Martinez
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Abstract
An improved dual purpose print ribbon cartridge for use with a typewriter or printer having upper and lower walls joined by side walls one of which is a front sidewall. The cartridge being provided with ribbon exit and entrance ports at opposite ends of one of the front sidewalls for movement of said ribbon along and spaced from said front sidewall. The upper wall being formed with an upwardly directed extension for guiding the paper, after printing, in an upwardly direction.
Claims30
In an improved print ribbon cartridge for use with a typewriter or printer having a platen, a carrier movable along the platen which supports the cartridge, a printhead supported on the carrier for operating in conjunction with the print ribbon in the cartridge to cause printing of symbols on a paper, the improved cartridge comprising:
- upper and lower walls joined at their peripheral edges by sidewalls to define a cartridge housing for confining a length of print ribbon therein;
- one of said sidewalls being a front sidewall, said front sidewall having an exit port and an entrance port to permit the ribbon to exit the cartridge and pass along the front sidewall and enter the cartridge;
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- said print ribbon cartridge being spaced from the paper and having an upwardly extending portion for guiding the paper.
In an improved print ribbon cartridge for use with a typewriter or printer having a platen, a carrier movable along the platen which supports the cartridge, a printhead supported on the carrier for operating in conjunction with the print ribbon carried by the cartridge to cause printing of symbols on a paper, the improved cartridge comprising:
- upper and lower walls joined at their peripheral edges by sidewalls to define a cartridge housing for confining a length of print ribbon therein;
- a front sidewall being provided intermediate the ends thereof with an opening whose opposite sidewalls include an exit port and an entrance port for the ribbon housed in the cartridge to permit the ribbon to exit the cartridge and pass across the opening and enter the cartridge;
- and,
- said print ribbon cartridge being spaced from the paper and having an upwardly extending portion for guiding the paper.
An improved print ribbon cartridge comprising:
- upper and lower walls joined at their peripheral edges by sidewalls to define a cartridge housing for confining a length of print ribbon therein;
- one of said sidewalls being a front sidewall, said front sidewall having an exit port and an entrance port to permit the ribbon to exit the cartridge and pass along the front sidewall and enter the cartridge;
- and
- said print ribbon cartridge being spaced from the paper and having an upwardly extending portion for guiding the paper.
An improved print ribbon cartridge comprising:
- upper and lower walls joined at their peripheral edges by sidewalls to define a cartridge housing for confining a length of print ribbon therein;
- a front sidewall being provided intermediate the ends thereof with an opening whose opposite sidewalls include an exit port and an entrance port for the ribbon housed in the cartridge to permit the ribbon to exit the cartridge pass across the opening and enter the cartridge;
- and
- said print ribbon cartridge being spaced from the paper and having an upwardly extending portion for guiding the paper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.