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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2004
William Allen Putman, Franklin, TN (US);
Stephen Abb Anderson, Thompson's Station, TN (US);
William Allen Putman, Franklin, TN (US);
Stephen Abb Anderson, Thompson's Station, TN (US);
Nu-Kote International, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A transport protector is provided for an inkjet cartridge wherein the inkjet cartridge includes a cartridge body, an inkwell extending from the cartridge body and a nozzle on the inkwell. The protector includes a protector body having a recess shaped to receive an inkwell of an inkjet cartridge and cover a nozzle of the inkjet cartridge. The protector further including a lid hingedly connected to the body. The lid pivots between an opened condition and a closed condition and engages the inkjet cartridge to evenly urge the cartridge into the recess when in the closed condition. The lid also includes a lid lock for releasably engaging the protector body to maintain the protector in the closed condition.