Cassette for a printing ribbon for typewriters
CA 2012545 C · Owner: Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.P.A. · Inventors: Gillio, Claudio
Overview
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A cassette for a printing ribbon for typewriters comprises a casing accommodating a supply spool, a receiving spool and a brake and take up device which operates on a tube of the supply spool and on the ribbon which is unwound from the supply spool. The tube is rotatable on a sleeve projecting from the bottom of the casing. The brake and take up device comprises a shoe for applying a braking action to an internal surface of the tube. A wire spring has an intermediate portion which engages in a seat of coupling means of the shoe. In a first position the shoe is urged against the surface of the tube and brakes the supply spool. In a second position the shoe is spaced from the internal surface …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 19, 1990 and granted March 23, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 19, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by March 19, 2012.
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