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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Edmund H. James, Iii, Lexington, KY (US);
Neal D. Mcfarland, Versailles, KY (US);
Steven R. Komplin, Lexington, KY (US);
Randal S. Williamson, Georgetown, KY (US);
Edmund H. James, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Neal D. McFarland, Versailles, KY (US);
Steven R. Komplin, Lexington, KY (US);
Randal S. Williamson, Georgetown, KY (US);
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A consumable supply item for an imaging device holds an initial or refillable volume of ink. Users orient a housing to deplete the ink in a direction of gravity toward a bottom of the interior. The imaging device has a rotating latch. The latch mates with a top of the supply item to keep in place the supply item. Fluid exit and air venting ports reside on a side of the housing that gets inserted first into a container slot of the imaging device. A space separates the ports so a biasing member can push against the housing to assist in ejecting the supply item upon users activating the latch. The ports are separated a maximum distance to facilitate the ejection, while the exit port remains near a bottom to minimize stranding ink. Further embodiments note arrangements, distances and consumer features, to name a few.