Patent ID: 6089767
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A MICR print ribbon cassette, comprising:a housing supporting a rotatable shaft for rotation therein;a supply roll of MICR print ribbon mounted for rotation upon said rotatable shaft, said supply roll dispensing a quantity of ribbon;a take-up roll for storing ribbon dispensed by said supply roll of MICR print ribbon, said take-up roll mounted upon and affixed to said rotatable shaft adjacent said supply roll;a printing window disposed between said supply roll and said take-up roll wherein said ribbon is made available for a printing operation;a chevron disposed in said housing adjacent said take-up roll for changing direction and level of ribbon dispensed from said supply roll, whereby said take-up roll is able to store the dispensed ribbon of said supply roll; andwiping means disposed proximate said printing window adjacent said supply roll, for removing extraneous ink particles from said ribbon before said ribbon enters said printing window.