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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1983
Filed:
May. 23, 1980
Thomas P Connoy, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Kroy Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A printing cartridge for supplying image carrying tape and printing ribbon in a printing apparatus including a cartridge housing comprising a tape and ribbon supply section and an elongated guide section rigidly and integrally joined with the supply section, a spool of image carrying tape rotatably supported within the tape and ribbon supply section and a supply of printing ribbon disposed within the tape and ribbon supply section. The printing cartridge also includes a wall section for retaining the spool of image carrying tape in a generally circular configuration, a device for limiting the movement of the image carrying tape from the tape and ribbon supply section in a forward direction only, an improved guide structure for guiding the tape and ribbon through the elongated guide section and an improved structure for aligning the cartridge with respect to a cartridge carrier.