Patent ID: 7866904

Claim:
A desktop card printer, comprising: a housing with an input and an output, both the input and the output being at one end of the housing; a print mechanism within the housing that is configured to print on a card having first and second side surfaces; an indent printing apparatus within the housing after the print mechanism and configured to indent print on a card, the indent printing apparatus including: a first indent wheel positioned on a first side of a card transport path through the indent printing apparatus and positioned to contact the first side surface of the card, the first indent wheel is rotatable about an axis that is generally perpendicular to the card transport path and parallel to the first and second side surfaces; and the first indent wheel including at least one indent character; a first anvil positioned on a second side of the card transport path generally opposite the first indent wheel and positioned to contact the second side surface of the card; and a first indent ribbon on the first side of the card transport path; a card transport mechanism configured to transport a card from the input to the print mechanism and the indent printing apparatus, and to transport a card from the indent printing apparatus back through the print mechanism to the output.