Patent ID: 7758263

Claim:
An ink ribbon cartridge, comprising: a unitary cartridge body having: a supply side cover having a first side segment at a first end and a second side segment at a second end; a takeup side cover having a first side segment at a first end and a second side segment at a second end; a first connecting member; and a second connecting member; and an ink sheet set; wherein: the takeup side cover includes a partitioning plate situated between the first and second side segments of the takeup side cover, the partitioning plate being configured to guide a recording sheet over the takeup side cover when the cartridge is mounted in a printing device; the first connecting member extends from the first side segment of the supply side cover to the first side segment of the takeup side cover; the second connecting member extends from the second side segment of the supply side cover to the second side segment of the takeup side cover; the supply side cover, the takeup side cover, and the first and second connecting members form a unitary frame with an open center when viewed from above, as the cartridge would be positioned in a printing device; and a projection extending from a lower side of the first connecting member at a position adjacent to the first side segment of the supply side cover.