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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Teressa L. Roth, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Mark L. Salzer, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jeffrey N. Daley, Camas, WA (US);
Dan Mayers, Milwaukie, OR (US);
Inventors:
Teressa L. Roth, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Mark L. Salzer, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jeffrey N. Daley, Camas, WA (US);
Dan Mayers, Milwaukie, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for an inkjet printer includes a compliant cap, which in turn includes a floor and flexible walls extending upwardly from the floor, and a lip formed on the walls. The floor, walls and lip define an open interior volume sized to accommodate a print head assembly of the inkjet printer. The device further includes a cap post that accommodates the compliant cap and supports the floor.