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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel S Kline, Encinitas, CA (US);
Junji Yamamoto, San Diego, CA (US);
Chee Meng Chen, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/300 ;
Abstract
A horizontally loadable carriage for an ink-jet print cartridge. The carriage scans in an ink-jet printer and includes a carriage body, a chute for receiving an ink-jet print cartridge, and a generally horizontal guide rail within the chute. The guide rail is arcuate and inclined slightly upward to facilitate loading print cartridges into the carriage. The carriage further includes a cantilever bias spring having a horizontal axis.