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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2010
Greg K. Justice, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jeffrey T. Hendricks, Camas, WA (US);
Michael L. Hilton, Vancouver, WA (US);
Patrick Therien, Camas, WA (US);
Greg K. Justice, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jeffrey T. Hendricks, Camas, WA (US);
Michael L. Hilton, Vancouver, WA (US);
Patrick Therien, Camas, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a carriage for carrying a fluid ejector cartridge includes: a body having a bay therein for holding a fluid ejector cartridge; a pump mounted to the body; a retaining cover connected to the body, the cover movable between an open position in which the cartridge may be installed in or removed from the bay and a closed position in which the cover contacts the cartridge in the bay to help retain the cartridge in place in the bay; and a port disposed within the cover such that the cover port is connected to a port on the cartridge when the cartridge is installed in the bay and the cover is in the closed position, the cover port operatively connected to the pump so that a fluid may be pumped into the cartridge through the cover and cartridge ports.