Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Benjamin Zoladz

Norman E Pawlowski

Craig L Malik

Ronald J Ender

Rhonda Lynn Wilson

David M Hagen

George N Hackleman

Dave Merrill

A fluid supply includes a container () containing a bag () and a valve ().

Fluid supply

In one embodiment, a bag-in-box container includes a fluid containment bag including a pliable body and a dispensing spout that extends from the body, the spout including a neck and a collar that extends outward from the neck, a carton in which the bag is positioned, the spout of the bag being recessed within an interior space of the carton, and a locking member placed in contact with the neck that secures the spout in a predetermined position within the carton interior space.

Bag-in-box container including a pre-positioned, secured dispensing spout

A fluid supply includes a container, a bag within the container and a cap. The cap provides a fluid interface in communication with an interior of the bag and a pressurization interface in communication with an interior of the container adjacent an exterior of the bag. The pressurization interface has a channel that concentrically extends about the fluid interface.

Fluid supply cap

A labyrinth seal structure includes a gland structure for providing a fluid seal between a first surface and a second surface, and redundant labyrinth fluid flow paths between a first side of the seal structure and a second side of the seal structure.

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Corvallis, OR, United States of America

Benjamin Zoladz