Claims
- 1. A method of making a tape having an image printed thereon, comprising the steps of:
- printing an image on one of opposite surfaces of a substantially transparent recording tape such that said image is laterally reversed as viewed toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed toward the other surface of the recording tape; and
- superposing a covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers formed on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers, said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape being superposed on each other such that said covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape.
- 2. A tape printing apparatus for printing an image on a tape-like recording medium, comprising:
- medium feeding means for feeding a substantially transparent recording tape;
- printing means for printing an image on one of opposite surfaces of said recording tape such that said image is laterally reversed as viewed in a first direction from said printing means toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
- a covering tape supply device for delivering a covering tape for covering said one surface of said recording tape after the printing of said image on said one surface, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers formed on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers; and
- tape superposing means for superposing said covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape such that said covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape.
- 3. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said tape superposing means comprises a pair of presser rollers which define therebetween a pressure nip through which are passed said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape, whereby said covering tape is superposed on said printed portion of the recording tape such that the covering tape is bonded to said recorded portion by means of said other adhesive layer.
- 4. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said tape superposing means serves as said medium feeding means, and further serves as means for feeding said covering tape together with said printed portion of the recording tape on which said covering tape has been superposed.
- 5. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a platen roller rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a direction of feeding of said recording tape by said medium feeding means, and wherein said printing means comprises a print head for printing on said recording tape such that said recording tape is held in contact with said print head and said platen roller.
- 6. A tape printing apparatus for printing an image on a tape-like recording medium, comprising:
- printing means for printing an image on one of opposite surfaces of a substantially transparent recording tape such that said image is laterally reversed as viewed in a first direction from said printing means toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
- tape superposing means for superposing a covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers formed on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers, said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape being superposed on each other that said covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape; and
- feeding means for feeding said printed portion of the recording tape via said printing means to said tape superposing means, and feeding said covering tape via said tape superposing means, together with said printed portion of the recording tape on which said covering tape has been superposed by said tape superposing means.
- 7. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said tape superposing means comprises a pair of presser rollers which define therebetween a pressure nip through which are passed said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape, whereby said covering tape is superposed on said printed portion of the recording tape such that the covering tape is bonded to said recorded portion by means of said other adhesive layer.
- 8. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said feeding means comprises a presser-roller drive device for operating said pair of presser rollers for feeding said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape.
- 9. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said feeding means further comprises a drive source for driving said presser-roller drive device, and a drive control device connected to said drive source and said presser-roller drive device, and wherein said pair of presser rollers have an operated position in which said pressure nip is defined, and a non-operated position in which said presser rollers are spaced apart from each other, said drive control device including switching means which is selectively placed in a first position in which said drive source is disconnected from said pressure-roller drive device and in which said presser rollers are placed in said non-operated position, and a second position in which said drive source is connected to said presser-roller drive device and in which said presser rollers are placed in said operated position.
- 10. A tape printing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a platen roller rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said recording tape, and a platen-roller drive device for rotating said platen roller for feeding said recording tape in said longitudinal direction, said drive control device connecting said drive source to said platen-roller drive device when said drive control device is placed in said first position, and disconnecting said drive source from said presser-roller drive device when said drive control device is placed in said second position.
- 11. A tape printing apparatus for printing an image on a tape-like recording medium, comprising:
- data input means for entering print data representative of a plurality of characters arranged in a desired order;
- medium feeding means for feeding a substantially transparent recording tape;
- printing means, operable according to said print data, for printing said plurality of characters in said desired order on one of opposite surfaces of said recording tape such that each of said characters is laterally reversed as viewed in a first direction from said printing means toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
- a covering tape supply device for delivering a covering tape for covering said one surface of said recording tape after the printing of said plurality of characters on said one surface, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers; and
- tape superposing means for superposing said covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape such that said covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape.
- 12. A tape printing apparatus for printing an image on a tape-like recording medium, comprising:
- medium feeding means for feeding a substantially transparent recording tape in one of opposite longitudinal directions of said recording tape;
- printing means for printing an image on one of opposite surfaces of said recording tape while feeding said recording tape in said one of opposite longitudinal directions of said recording tape, such that said image is laterally reversed as viewed in a first direction from said printing means toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
- a covering tape supply device for delivering a covering tape for covering said one surface of said recording tape after the printing of said image on said one surface, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers; and
- tape superposing means for superposing said covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape while feeding said recording tape in said one of opposite longitudinal directions thereof, such that said covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape.
- 13. A method of making a tape having an image printed thereon, comprising the steps of:
- entering print data representative of a plurality of characters arranged in a desired order;
- printing said plurality of characters in said desired order on one of opposite surfaces of a substantially transparent recording tape such that each of said characters is laterally reversed as viewed toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed toward the other surface of the recording tape; and
- superposing a covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers formed on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers, said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape being superposed on each other such that said covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape.
- 14. A method of making a tape having an image printed thereon, comprising the steps of:
- printing an image on one of opposite surfaces of a substantially transparent recording tape while feeding said recording tape in one of opposite longitudinal directions of said recording tape, such that said image is laterally reversed as viewed toward said one surface of the recording tape, with respect to a nominal image as viewed toward the other surface of the recording tape; and
- superposing a covering tape on a printed portion of said recording tape while feeding said recording tape in said one of opposite longitudinal directions thereof, said covering tape comprising a substrate, two adhesive layers formed on opposite surfaces of said substrate, and a release layer provided on one of said two adhesive layers, said covering tape and said printed portion of the recording tape being superposed on each other such that such covering tape is bonded at the other of said two adhesive layers to said one surface of said recording tape.
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/524,012, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,069,557 filed May 16, 1990, which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 07/271,085 filed Nov. 14, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,976,558.
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