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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2011
Arturo Garcia Gómez, Sabadell Barcelona, ES;
Eduardo Martin, Sabadell, ES;
Pau Martin, Barcelona, ES;
Ralph Stathem, Lebanon, OR (US);
Raymond Ehlers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Daniel W Petersen, Philomath, OR (US);
Arturo Garcia Gómez, Sabadell Barcelona, ES;
Eduardo Martin, Sabadell, ES;
Pau Martin, Barcelona, ES;
Ralph Stathem, Lebanon, OR (US);
Raymond Ehlers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Daniel W Petersen, Philomath, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a latch for a liquid dispensing component includes: a first part for holding a liquid dispensing component in a seated position in a holder, the first part movable between an open position in which the component may be installed in or removed from the holder and a closed position in which the component is held in the seated position in the holder; and a second part for connecting the component to a liquid supply port, the second part movable, while the first part is in the closed position, between a disconnected position in which the component is not connected to the liquid supply port and a connected position in which the component is connected to the liquid supply port.