Multistrike ribbon

Claim 1

In an overstrike ribbon having enhanced strikeover capacity and comprising a polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene or polyamide carrier foil provided with a color transfer layer wherein the color transfer layer comprises a binder matrix of a synthetic resin in which a coloring paste is disposed for limited transfer to a print-receiving surface, the improvement wherein said coloring paste comprises at least one polyethoxylated fatty acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol forming an oleaginic phase in which a coloring agent in the form of an oleophilic dyestuff is dissolved, said polyethoxylated fatty acid ester being selected from the group which consists of polyoxyethylene-(40)-sorbite pentaoleate hexaoleate, heptaoleate and octaoleate and further contains a finely divided solid filler having a high internal surface area and a particle size distribution of 0.2 to 20 microns so that twelve and more strikeovers can be effected with high definition transfer, said filler being selected from the group which consists of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, active carbon and/or broken microspheres.