Patent ID: 6183153
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
An open non-cassette type holder for roll-type print media, comprising:supporting means for rotatively supporting a roll-type print media; andregulating means for regulating unwinding of said roll-type print media,wherein:said roll-type print media comprises said print media wound around a cylindrical member;said supporting means comprises first and second supporting means for supporting said roll-type print media rotatively at either side of said roll-type print media, and coupling means for coupling said first and second supporting members; andsaid regulating means comprises pawls,located at least three predetermined positions in said first and second supporting members,such that the pawls of said first supporting member face the pawls of said second supporting member,each of said pawls securing said print media at a maximum diameter of said first and second supporting means, andan anti-unwind portion of said pawls, facing said print media, maintains a constant distance from said cylindrical member.