Ribbon assembly fixture with integral instructions and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5254193
SERIAL NO

07690683

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Assembly fixtures for assembling and stuffing a ribbon into a ribbon cartridge for use with a typewriter, or a printer, comprises a base plate, stops on the base plate forming a space for receiving a ribbon cartridge, and an instruction card mounted on the base plate for instructing the operator how to assemble and stuff a ribbon cartridge. The instruction card may include three-dimensional drawings of the ribbon cartridge and its parts. A method of assembling and stuffing a ribbon cartridge includes the steps of providing an assembly fixture having a base plate and a ribbon cartridge space providing instruction cards mounted on the base plate for instructing an operator, guiding the ribbon cartridge into the cartridge space on the base plate, and following the instructions mounted on the base plate to assemble and stuff the ribbon cartridge.

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CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT INC THE5420 LBJ FREEWAY TWO LINCOLN CENTRE SUITE 200 DALLAS TX 75240

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carter, Patrick D Franklin, TN 9 60
Jones, Bruce S Franklin, TN 22 134
Putnam, Allen W Franklin, TN 1 2

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