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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Rahul R. Marwah, Portland, OR (US);
Jonathan R. Ritter, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Brian Walter Aznoe, Sherwood, OR (US);
Christopher R. Gold, Tigard, OR (US);
Rahul R. Marwah, Portland, OR (US);
Jonathan R. Ritter, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Brian Walter Aznoe, Sherwood, OR (US);
Christopher R. Gold, Tigard, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A solid ink stick for use in an imaging device, such as a phase change inkjet printer, is provided. The solid ink stick has a retrieval feature located on a top surface thereof. When the ink stick is incorrectly loaded through the insertion opening of a feed channel of the printer, the retrieval feature has a vertical dimension such that the ink stick can be grasped, such as by two fingers of a user, to remove the ink stick through the insertion opening. The retrieval feature generally includes two lower surfaces interconnected with at least one upper surface.