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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Carl William Holland, Webster, NY (US);
Donald E. Snyder, Jr., Spencerport, NY (US);
Michael J. Vandermeid, Livonia, NY (US);
Inventors:
Carl William Holland, Webster, NY (US);
Donald E. Snyder, Jr., Spencerport, NY (US);
Michael J. VanDerMeid, Livonia, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nu-kote International, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink container opener has first and second portions approximately perpendicular to each other to form an L-shaped opener. The first portion has an opening having a plurality of ridges extending along opposite sides of the opening. An ink container is received within the opening and force is applied to the ink container to remove a cap from a body of the ink container.