Ink ribbon and tape cartridge for a printer

- Seiko Epson Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right side and bottom perspective view of the ink ribbon and tape cartridge for a printer in accordance with my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, right side and bottom perspective view of the tape cartridge portion of the ink ribbon and tape cartridge for a printer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front, right side and bottom perspective view of the ink ribbon portion of the ink ribbon and tape cartridge for a printer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D344755
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 3, 1992
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 1994
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Tsutomu Yamazaki (Nagano)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Blum Kaplan
Application Number: 7/817,268