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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Breen, Tipperary, IE;
John McNeilly, Bray, IE;
Kevin Lawlor, Dublin, IE;
Cormac OBeirne, Galway, IE;
Eugene Cahill, Kells, IE;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1754 (2013.01); B41J 2/17533 (2013.01); B41J 2/17536 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing material supply may include a body to contain a printing material, a latch pivotably coupled to the body by a living hinge and a latch protector. The latch protector may include a structure coupled to and projecting from the body so as to contact a packaging surface of a package to inhibit creep of the latch about the living hinge when the printing material supply is contained within the packaging.