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Tape printing apparatus

  • US 5,921,688 A
  • Filed: 04/14/1997
  • Issued: 07/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tape printing apparatus comprising:

  • a cartridge containing a tape-like member as a printing object material;

    a body having a pocket formed therein for removably loading said cartridge;

    a lid arranged on said body for opening and closing the pocket in a hinged-door form, the lid defining at least a fully-closed position in which the lid fully closes said pocket, a fully-open position in which the lid opens to a generally upright position so as to prevent the lid from obstructing the cartridge when the cartridge is loaded in the pocket, and a half-open position therebetween; and

    an ejecting mechanism for elevating said cartridge when said cartridge is in a state loaded in said pocket, wherein the ejecting mechanism includes opening means for opening the lid from the fully-closed position to the half-open position without elevating the cartridge and interlocking means for elevating the cartridge only in association with a manual opening operation to open the lid from the half-open position to the fully-open position.

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