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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
James Daniel Anderson, Jr., Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Jeffery James Buchanan, Lexington, KY (US);
Gina Marie Johns, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Christopher Elliott Lingle, Lexington, KY (US);
Jason Todd Mcreynolds, Georgetown, KY (US);
Jerry Earl Stokesbary, Fishers, IN (US);
Jason Todd Vanderpool, Lexington, KY (US);
James Daniel Anderson, Jr., Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Jeffery James Buchanan, Lexington, KY (US);
Gina Marie Johns, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Christopher Elliott Lingle, Lexington, KY (US);
Jason Todd McReynolds, Georgetown, KY (US);
Jerry Earl Stokesbary, Fishers, IN (US);
Jason Todd Vanderpool, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A multi-color ink tank is adapted to replace individual different color ink tanks in a cavity of a given support structure. Elements on the body of the multi-color ink tank have configurations enabling compatibility with the support structure. The elements include empty opposite side portions of the body defining laterally spaced apart bottom openings that adapt the opposite side portions to seat in spaced slots in the cavity over keys therein and an intermediate central recessed region defined between the opposite side portions that adapts the body to straddle an intermediate slot between the spaced slots and a key therein and also straddle partitions in the cavity forming the slots. The elements also include tabs blocking some latches used to releasably lock some individual ink tanks to thereby identify the latch to be used to releasably lock the multi-color ink tank.