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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles F Davison, Brookfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Norwood Marking & Equipment Co., Inc., Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101193 ; 101 27 ; 4002064 ; 400248 ;
Abstract
A multicolor imprinter employs a plurality of heat transferable tape of different colors wound upon one another in continuous convolutions on a supply reel which has its axis of rotation parallel to the direction of travel of the tapes through a marking zone. A guide structure is provided between the supply reel and the marking zone to turn the tapes so that they are parallel and coplanar as they traverse the marking zone. A separate takeup reel is provided for each tape and has an axis of rotation perpendicular to the direction of tape travel.