US4747711A — Cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking de…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 331 words

A cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking device, comprising a casing having an inked ribbon; a magazine for housing the inked ribbon, wherein the inked ribbon is of the closed loop type and is disposed in randomly distributed turns; and a pair of rollers nipping a portion of said inked ribbon for its feeding, and in which the re-inking device comprises an ink reservoir, and ink metering means, and an ink housed in the ink reservoir, wherein said casing comprises a first seat positioned adjacent to the magazine and having an aperture positioned adjacent to the pair of rollers, and a second seat positioned adjacent to the first seat and having an aperture adjacent to the aperture of the first seat and to the pair of rollers; wherein said ink reservoir is of a parallelepipedic shape of rectangular section with rounded edges, is housed in said first seat and has an open end positioned in correspondence with the aperture of said first seat; wherein the ink metering means is substantially cylindrical and its longitudinal section is of rhomboidal shape while its cross-section is circular, wherein said ink metering means is made of a rigid bunch of capillary filaments of elastic fibers, which are slightly impregnated with a phenol resin, which leaves capillary spaces between the filaments such as to provide for capillary flow of the ink therethrough, and wherein a first end of the ink metering means is inserted in the ink reservoir through the open end and a second end of the ink metering means is engaged with one roller of said pair of rollers, and wherein said re-inking device comprises resilient means housed in said second seat and fitted between a bottom of the second seat and an outside longitudinal edge of the second end of the ink metering means for holding the second end always engaged and in contact with said one roller for capillary flow of the ink from the reservoir to said one roller.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 331 words

A cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking device, comprising a casing having an inked ribbon; a magazine for housing the inked ribbon, wherein the inked ribbon is of the closed loop type and is disposed in randomly distributed turns; and a pair of rollers nipping a portion of said inked ribbon for its feeding, and in which the re-inking device comprises an ink reservoir, and ink metering means, and an ink housed in the ink reservoir, wherein said casing comprises a first seat positioned adjacent to the magazine and having an aperture positioned adjacent to the pair of rollers, and a second seat positioned adjacent to the first seat and having an aperture adjacent to the aperture of the first seat and to the pair of rollers; wherein said ink reservoir is of a parallelepipedic shape of rectangular section with rounded edges, is housed in said first seat and has an open end positioned in correspondence with the aperture of said first seat; wherein the ink metering means is substantially cylindrical and its longitudinal section is of rhomboidal shape while its cross-section is circular, wherein said ink metering means is made of a rigid bunch of capillary filaments of elastic fibers, which are slightly impregnated with a phenol resin, which leaves capillary spaces between the filaments such as to provide for capillary flow of the ink therethrough, and wherein a first end of the ink metering means is inserted in the ink reservoir through the open end and a second end of the ink metering means is engaged with one roller of said pair of rollers, and wherein said re-inking device comprises resilient means housed in said second seat and fitted between a bottom of the second seat and an outside longitudinal edge of the second end of the ink metering means for holding the second end always engaged and in contact with said one roller for capillary flow of the ink from the reservoir to said one roller.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 143 words

A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the pair of rollers comprises two toothed wheels having the ends of the teeth of a rounded section-shape, wherein the ink reservoir is made of polyester fibers with co-extrusion and is capable of containing the ink in such an amount that the ink occupies only half the volume of the ink reservoir, wherein the number of filaments of the ink metering means contained in said rigid bunch of capillary filaments is of a predetermined density such as to provide a level of permeability such as to optimize the amount and flow of the ink from the ink reservoir to one of the two toothed wheels, and wherein the resilient means comprise a spring which holds the ends of the capillary fibers against the rounded ends of the teeth of the one of the two toothed wheels.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 318 words

A cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking device, comprising a casing having an inked ribbon, a magazine for housing the inked ribbon which is of the closed loop type and is disposed in randomly distributed turns, and a pair of rollers, and in which the re-inking device comprises an ink reservoir, an ink metering means, and an ink housed in the ink reservoir and accommodating means in said casing for accommodating said ink reservoir; wherein the ink reservoir comprises a parallelepipedic body having an axial recess filled with fibers in which said ink is housed and wherein said body has an open end positioned in correspondence with said pair of rollers and allowing direct access to the fibers filling said body; wherein the ink metering means has a substantially cylindrical shape and its longitudinal uniform cross-sectional configuration formed with a relatively rigid bunch of capillary filaments of elastic fibers, which are slightly impregnated with a resin, which leaves capillary spaces between the filaments such as to provide for capillary flow of the ink therethrough, wherein said bunch of capillary filaments comprises a first and a second end delimited by a bevelled surface, wherein the first end of the ink metering means is inserted among the fibers of said ink reservoir through the open end and the second end of the ink metering means projects from the first aperture of said parallelepipedic body toward one roller of said pair of rollers, and wherein the re-inking device further comprises resilient means operative on a lateral portion of the second end of said ink metering means for holding an end of the capillary filaments of said second end to be always engaged and in contact with said one roller for capillary flow of the ink from the ink reservoir to said one roller through said fibers, and said first and second ends of said ink bunch of capillary filaments.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 318 words

A cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking device, comprising a casing having an inked ribbon, a magazine for housing the inked ribbon which is of the closed loop type and is disposed in randomly distributed turns, and a pair of rollers, and in which the re-inking device comprises an ink reservoir, an ink metering means, and an ink housed in the ink reservoir and accommodating means in said casing for accommodating said ink reservoir; wherein the ink reservoir comprises a parallelepipedic body having an axial recess filled with fibers in which said ink is housed and wherein said body has an open end positioned in correspondence with said pair of rollers and allowing direct access to the fibers filling said body; wherein the ink metering means has a substantially cylindrical shape and its longitudinal uniform cross-sectional configuration formed with a relatively rigid bunch of capillary filaments of elastic fibers, which are slightly impregnated with a resin, which leaves capillary spaces between the filaments such as to provide for capillary flow of the ink therethrough, wherein said bunch of capillary filaments comprises a first and a second end delimited by a bevelled surface, wherein the first end of the ink metering means is inserted among the fibers of said ink reservoir through the open end and the second end of the ink metering means projects from the first aperture of said parallelepipedic body toward one roller of said pair of rollers, and wherein the re-inking device further comprises resilient means operative on a lateral portion of the second end of said ink metering means for holding an end of the capillary filaments of said second end to be always engaged and in contact with said one roller for capillary flow of the ink from the ink reservoir to said one roller through said fibers, and said first and second ends of said ink bunch of capillary filaments.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 58 words

A cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the pair of rollers comprises two toothed wheels having the ends of the teeth of a rounded section-shape and wherein one end of the capillary filaments of the second end of said bunch of capillary filaments cooperates with the rounded ends of one of said toothed wheels constituting said one roller.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 115 words

A cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the accommodating means of said casing comprise a first seat positioned adjacent to the magazine and having an aperture positioned adjacent to the pair of rollers, and a second seat positioned adjacent to the first seat and having an aperture positioned adjacent to the aperture of the first seat and to the pair of the rollers wherein said parallelepipedic body has a rectangular section with rounded edges, housed in said first seat and wherein the resilient means comprise a spring housed in the second seat and fitted between a bottom of said second seat and the lateral portion of said second end of the bunch of capillary filaments.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 94 words

A cartridge according to claim 3 wherein the parallelepipedic body of said ink reservoir is made of a co-extrusion with polyester fibers and is capable of containing the ink in such an amount that the ink occupies only half the volume of the ink reservoir, wherein the number of filaments of the ink metering means contained in the rigid bunch of capillary filaments is of a predetermined density such as to provide a level of permeability such as to optimize the amount and flow of the ink from the ink reservoir to said roller.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-05-31	1991-11-30	1992-05-31	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-05-31	1995-11-30	1996-05-31	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-05-31	1999-11-30	2000-05-31	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking device

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