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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1995
Larry Smith, Kalispell, MT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for stuffing a snailed endless new pre-inked ribbon into a ribbon cartridge is provided, said apparatus comprising a cabinet having a top plate mounted thereon, a ribbon stock reel assembly mounted on the top plate for supporting a new pre-inked ribbon supply reel containing a length of new pre-inked ribbon, a ribbon stock reel brake assembly mounted in the cabinet and attached to the ribbon stock reel assembly, an idler with an adjustable collar for providing tension on the new pre-inked ribbon between the new pre-inked ribbon supply reel on the ribbon stock reel assembly and a counting wheel, a counting wheel, a proximity sensor, an electrical motor for pulling the new pre-inked ribbon from the ribbon stock reel assembly past the idler around the counting wheel and stuffing said new pre-inked ribbon into a ribbon cartridge, a universal jig having cartridge securing means for holding the ribbon cartridge to be stuffed mounted on the top plate, a programmed counter, a control panel having a main power switch, main power indicator, a main power fuse, a reset switch, an electrical motor control which has an electrical motor off-on/speed control, an electrical motor power indicator, an electrical motor direction switch, and an electrical motor power fuse and the wiring necessary to interconnect the various electronic components.