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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2003
Charles Stanley Aldrich, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Ray Ehlert, Lexington, KY (US);
Martin Alan Johnson, Winchester, KY (US);
Daniel Robert LaBar, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Michael Meadows, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A printhead capping assembly includes a cap holder, a printhead cap and a pin. The pin includes a head and a shaft. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end being adjacent to the head. The head has an outer periphery, and a bottom surface extending outwardly from the shaft toward the outer periphery. The pin has a channel including a first channel portion and a second channel portion. The first channel portion extends from the outer periphery of the head to the shaft. The first channel portion is connected to the second channel portion. The pin is inserted through the second hole and into the first hole to place the head in contact with the second base of the printhead cap. The second base of the printhead cap seals along the first channel portion to define a first vent path portion.