Patent ID: 7922407
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A ribbon cartridge for use in a credential production device comprising: a take-up spool; a supply spool; a ribbon wound on the supply and take-up spools; a cartridge housing having at least a rear wall support and an opposing front wall support, each of the rear and front wall supports having a first support portion and a second support portion, the first support portions of the rear and front wall supports cooperate to form a supply spool receiver and the second support portions of the rear and front wall supports cooperate to form a take-up spool receiver, wherein the supply spool receiver and the take-up spool receiver of the front and rear walls receive and support the supply spool and the take-up spool, respectively; and a handle attached to and extending outwardly from an outer surface of the front wall, the handle having an arm and a latch formed with a same material as the handle, the latch extending from the arm along an exterior side of the housing between the front wall support and the rear wall support to secure the ribbon cartridge into a credential production device enclosure, the arm and latch configured into one of a locked position and a release position where the arm and latch are biased in the locked position.