Printer ribbon guide assembly

A computer printer ribbon guide assembly for a printer having at least one print head, the printer ribbon guide assembly comprising:

• at least one support rod mounted adjacent to, but spaced from, a nose section of the print head;
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• at least one ribbon guide for coupling to an exposed print section of a print ribbon, the ribbon guide comprising:
• a plurality of members which define a path to receive the exposed section of the print ribbon;
• a top platform and a bottom platform disposed at opposing ends of the members, the top platform having a slot formed therein;
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• at least one collar defining an opening suitable to receive the support rod and having a central axis passing therethrough, the slot formed in the top platform being positioned above the collar such that the central axis passes through the slot.

A computer printer ribbon guide assembly for a printer having at least one print head, the printer ribbon guide assembly comprising:

• at least one support element mounted adjacent to, but spaced from, a nose section of the print head;
• a ribbon guide releasibly mountable to the support element for guiding an exposed print section of a print ribbon over the nose section of the print head;
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• means comprising a detent for releasibly securing the ribbon guide to the support element.

A computer printer ribbon guide assembly for a printer having at least one print head, the printer ribbon guide assembly comprising:

• first and second support elements mounted adjacent to, but spaced from, a nose section of the print head, the support elements being resiliently displaceable from a first position to a second position;
• a ribbon guide releasibly mountable to the first and second support elements for guiding an exposed print section of a print ribbon over the nose section of the print head;
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• fastening means for releasibly securing the ribbon guide to the support elements by displacing the support elements from their first position to their second position while the ribbon guide is being mounted to the support elements and allowing the support elements to spring back toward their first position once the ribbon guide is properly mounted to secure the ribbon guide to the support elements.