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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Geert Heyse, Katelijne Waver, BE;
Robert Day, Cambridge, GB;
Charles Robert Sims, Hertfordshire, GB;
Geert Heyse, Katelijne Waver, BE;
Robert Day, Cambridge, GB;
Charles Robert Sims, Hertfordshire, GB;
Esselte N.V., Sint Niklaas, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a refillable tape cassette for accomodating a supply of printable tape. In order to avoid the need for different tape cassettes for different tape widths the tape cassette is capable of selectively housing supplies of tapes of different widths. Alternatively or additionally, the tape cassette can have a housing comprising a base on which the tape supply can be releasably fixed, and a lid fixed to the base, wherein the lid is pivotally mounted to the base by means of a hinge, Further, according to the invention, the windings of refill tape units are held together by means of a strip of adhesive or by means of wax on the axial ends of the units, or by scuffing the backing layer of an image receiving tape which is broader than the image receiving layer.