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Ribbon printer

a ribbon printer and ribbon technology, applied in the direction of typewriters, printing, other printing apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of printing limitations that cannot allow a design to encompass the whole width array of paper, and printing can only take place up to the margins of paper

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-24
NOTTINGHAM SPIRK DESIGN ASSOCS
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[0006]The method and apparatus for a ribbon printer assembly is provided. This disclosure will allow for a margin-less printing system for ribbons and other decorative stationery products appropriate for consumer use.

Problems solved by technology

One common limitation of this style of printing is that printer limitations will not allow a design to encompass the whole width array of the paper.
Because of printer limitations, printing can only take place up to the margins of the paper.
This leaves a space on the decorative paper where no ink can be printed.

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[0027]Referring now to the drawings wherein the showing are for purposes of illustrating the disclosed embodiments only and not for purposes of limiting the same. FIG. 1 provides an overall view of the system in which the present disclosure may be incorporated. A ribbon printer assembly A is shown. The ribbon printer assembly includes a spooling mechanism 10, a printing substrate 12, a printer engine 14, an ink cartridge 16, a USB port 18, and an outer shell 20. It should be understood that this represents but one embodiment of the ribbon printer assembly and the present disclosure could be incorporated in a variety of different manners.

[0028]In operation, as described in greater detail below, the presently described embodiments include a method and apparatus for margin-less printing. The present disclosure allows for printing on a ribbon assembly without a margin, thereby enabling a printer to print on the entire printable portion of a decorative ribbon. This assembly also allows f...

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Abstract

A ribbon printer assembly and method which allows for margin-less printing is disclosed. The ribbon printer assembly includes a printer media having a first and second side, first side comprises a printable portion and the second side includes an adhesive. The ribbon printer also includes a backing, wider than the printer media that is temporarily affixed to the adhesive on the printer media. The printer assembly may also include a printer engine which is configured to print along the entire width of the printer media and a spooling mechanism which is configured to secure the backing that supplies the printer engine with the backing and printer media.

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BACKGROUND[0001]This disclosure relates to a method and consumer product for printing decorative ribbon. More particularly, this disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for printing ribbon decorations.[0002]While the disclosure is particularly directed towards margined or margin-less printing of decorative ribbons and will thus be described with specific reference thereto, it will be appreciated that the disclosure may have usefulness in other fields and applications. For example, this disclosure may be used with various types of printing and designing.[0003]By way of background, there are many products on the market with generic decorative design. A consumer may walk into almost any gift store and purchase items that display commonly used messages, such as “Happy Birthday” or “Happy Anniversary”. With the aid of computers, many consumers have learned to design their own decorative paper based products. Many of these products display a user-designed, personalized greeting. Thes...

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IPC IPC(8): B65H75/00
CPCB41J11/0065B41J3/4075
Inventor SAUNDERS, CRAIGSTEPHAN, GARY ROBERT
Owner NOTTINGHAM SPIRK DESIGN ASSOCS