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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400248 ; 4006152 ;
Abstract
A tape storage cassette contains a thermal transfer ribbon having an ink coating on one surface and a recording tape wound about respective spools. A separator concentric with the recording tape spool wraps partially about the recording tape wound upon the spool to isolate the recording tape from the ink coating on the thermal transfer ribbon and cooperates with a film separator in preventing contact between the transfer ribbon and recording film prior to printing.