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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F. Niedermeyer, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Viacheslav B. Maltev, Stormville, NY (US);
Robert Rogers, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ;
Abstract
An ink supply apparatus includes a container for storing ink jet ink having an opening for releasing ink from the container, a valve member mounted in the opening in the container, and a mechanism coupled to the valve member for biasing the valve member so as to prevent the flow of ink from the container when the ink supply is not mounted on a supply base