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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1993
Fred Y Brandon, Lexington, KY (US);
Curtis R Droege, Richmond, KY (US);
James H Powers, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An ink jet printer cartridge assembly including a cartridge body with at least one ink chamber from which ink flows to a print head. A standpipe in the ink chamber includes an opening therethrough for the flow of ink to the print head, and a filter cap is secured on the top of the standpipe to limit the introduction of air bubbles and particulate matter in the flow of ink toward the print head. The filter cap includes a mesh material formed into a dome-shaped configuration and an elastomeric material molded about the periphery of the mesh portion, with the elastomeric material being received around the top portion of the standpipe.