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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshikatsu Kameyama, Gifu-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/200 ; B41J 3/528 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/200 ; B41J 3/528 ;
Abstract
An ink ribbon cartridge includes a frame having a first side, a second side, a third side, and fourth side. The first side and the second side extend in a widthwise direction and have supporting portions. The third side and the fourth side extend between the first side and the second side in a lengthwise direction perpendicular to the widthwise direction. The third side is formed with a protrusion protruding upward from an upper surface of the third side. A pair of tubes extend in the lengthwise direction and are supported by the supporting portions. An ink ribbon is wound around the pair of tubes.