Patent ID: 6354198
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A foil printer for printing indicia on a material in a process wherein the indicia is first printed with an adhesive ink on the surface of the material to be printed and thereafter the foil is transferred from a tape to the adhesive ink by pressing the tape against the adhesive ink, said foil printer comprising:a casing sized to be operable with one hand; a film roll detachably accommodated within said casing, said film roll being a print film processed in the form of a long rolled tape, said print film consisting of a base film and a foil removably adhered thereon; a winding roller arranged within said casing for winding said print film drawn out from said film roll; and a printing section comprising a support surface formed between said film roll and said winding roller for exposing said print film outside said casing in order to allow said print film to press on the material to be printed, said support surface being the surface of a roller journaled in the casing, wherein said casing is held in one hand to press said printing section on said material, thereby printing said foil on indicia depicted on said material with an adhesive ink.