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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Scott D. Sturgeon, Vancouver, WA (US);
Charles R. Steinmetz, Corvallis, OR (US);
David C. Johnson, Portland, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A replaceable ink container for providing ink to an inkjet printing system. The replaceable ink container includes engagement features disposed on a leading edge and configured for engagement with corresponding engagement features associated with the inkjet printing system. The engagement features define a pivot axis about which the replaceable ink container pivots during an insertion into the inkjet printing system. Also included with the replaceable ink container is a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the leading edge relative to an insertion direction. The plurality of electrical contacts are disposed on the replaceable ink container below the pivot axis so that pivoting the replaceable ink container about the pivot axis during the insertion causes the plurality of electrical contacts on the ink container to move toward corresponding electrical contacts associated with the printing system to establish an electrical interconnection therebetween.