Patent ID: 7367727

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; a first projection extends from the first side segment of the takeup side cover, the first projection extending from an outer surface of the first side segment and away from the takeup side cover; and a second projection extends from the second side segment of the takeup side cover, the second projection extending from an outer surface of the second side segment and away from the takeup side cover.