EP0449392A3 - System including ink ribbon and correction tape cassettes having a compatibility arrangement - Google Patents

System including ink ribbon and correction tape cassettes having a compatibility arrangement Download PDF

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EP0449392A3
EP0449392A3 EP19910201459 EP91201459A EP0449392A3 EP 0449392 A3 EP0449392 A3 EP 0449392A3 EP 19910201459 EP19910201459 EP 19910201459 EP 91201459 A EP91201459 A EP 91201459A EP 0449392 A3 EP0449392 A3 EP 0449392A3
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compatibility
arrangement
system including
ink ribbon
tape cassettes
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Hans W. Mueller
Samuel D. Cappotto
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Smith Corona Corp
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Priority claimed from US07/126,152 external-priority patent/US4900171A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
    • B41J35/22—Mechanisms permitting the selective use of a plurality of ink ribbons
    • B41J35/23—Mechanisms permitting the selective use of a plurality of ink ribbons with two or more ribbon guides
EP91201459A 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 System including ink ribbon and correction tape cassettes having a compatibility arrangement Expired - Lifetime EP0449392B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US126152 1987-11-30
US07/126,152 US4900171A (en) 1987-11-30 1987-11-30 Ink ribbon and correction tape cassette compatibility
US21498288A 1988-07-05 1988-07-05
US214982 1988-07-05
EP19880311368 EP0319285B1 (en) 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 Cassette having compatibility arrangement

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EP88311368.0 Division 1988-11-30

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EP0449392A2 EP0449392A2 (en) 1991-10-02
EP0449392A3 true EP0449392A3 (en) 1991-11-21
EP0449392B1 EP0449392B1 (en) 1994-05-18

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EP91201458A Expired - Lifetime EP0448184B1 (en) 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 Correction tape cassette having compatibility arrangement
EP91201459A Expired - Lifetime EP0449392B1 (en) 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 System including ink ribbon and correction tape cassettes having a compatibility arrangement
EP19880311368 Expired - Lifetime EP0319285B1 (en) 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 Cassette having compatibility arrangement

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EP91201458A Expired - Lifetime EP0448184B1 (en) 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 Correction tape cassette having compatibility arrangement

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EP19880311368 Expired - Lifetime EP0319285B1 (en) 1987-11-30 1988-11-30 Cassette having compatibility arrangement

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EP (3) EP0448184B1 (en)
DE (4) DE3889673T2 (en)
SG (1) SG62793G (en)

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4302118A (en) * 1977-05-27 1981-11-24 International Business Machines Corporation Typewriter cartridge and feed mechanism therefor
US4611938A (en) * 1983-01-21 1986-09-16 Triumph Adler Ag Mechanism for raising and feeding ink ribbons in typewriters and similar machines

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JPS59222380A (en) * 1983-06-02 1984-12-14 Fujitsu Ltd Ribbon-discriminating mechanism for serial printer
JPS6154975A (en) * 1984-08-27 1986-03-19 Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd Printer

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4302118A (en) * 1977-05-27 1981-11-24 International Business Machines Corporation Typewriter cartridge and feed mechanism therefor
US4611938A (en) * 1983-01-21 1986-09-16 Triumph Adler Ag Mechanism for raising and feeding ink ribbons in typewriters and similar machines

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 216 (M-502)(2272) 29 July 1986; & JP-A-61 054 975 (OKI ELECTRIC) 19 March 1986 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 9, no. 98 (M-375)(1821) 27 April 1985; & JP-A-59 222 380 (FUJITSU) 14 December 1984 *

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EP0449392A2 (en) 1991-10-02
DE3878853D1 (en) 1993-04-08
DE3850579T2 (en) 1995-02-09
EP0449392B1 (en) 1994-05-18
DE3850579D1 (en) 1994-08-11
DE3889673T2 (en) 1994-12-15
EP0448184A2 (en) 1991-09-25
DE3878853T2 (en) 1993-07-15
DE3889673D1 (en) 1994-06-23
DE319285T1 (en) 1990-11-08
EP0319285A3 (en) 1990-04-11
EP0448184B1 (en) 1994-07-06
EP0319285B1 (en) 1993-03-03
EP0319285A2 (en) 1989-06-07
EP0448184A3 (en) 1991-11-13
SG62793G (en) 1993-08-06

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