Clamp plates with wedge-shaped fork ends for a print liquid supply
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPeter R. Stokes, Judson M. Leiser
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Abstract
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a clamp plate assembly for a print liquid supply is described. The clamp plate assembly includes a clamp plate which includes 1) two wedge-shaped forked ends to facilitate clamping a spout to a container in which a print liquid reservoir is disposed and 2) a slot defined by the forked ends to receive and retain the spout. The clamp plate assembly also includes a back plate approximately orthogonal to the clamp plate.
Claims25
A clamp plate assembly for a print liquid supply, the clamp plate assembly comprising:
- a clamp plate comprising:
- two wedge-shaped forked ends to facilitate clamping a spout to a container in which a print liquid reservoir is disposed;
- and
- a slot defined by the forked ends to receive and retain the spout;
- and
- a back plate connected to the clamp plate.
A bag-in-box print liquid supply comprising:
- a pliable reservoir;
- a container in which the pliable reservoir is disposed;
- and
- a spout affixed to the pliable reservoir;
- and
- a clamp plate assembly comprising:
- a clamp plate comprising:
- two wedge-shaped forked ends to facilitate clamping a spout to the container;
- and
- a slot defined by the forked ends to receive and retain the spout;
- and
- a back plate extending from the clamp plate.
A method comprising:
- aligning a clamp plate, having a slot and multiple sets of inward protrusions, at an angle relative to a spout such that leading protrusions of the clamp plate align below an angled clamp flange of the spout and trailing protrusions of the clamp plate align above the angled clamp flange of the spout;
- sliding the clamp plate towards the spout until the leading protrusions align with notches in the angled clamp flange;
- rotating the clamp plate such that the leading protrusions are above the angled clamp flange;
- and
- sliding the clamp plate towards the spout until the spout is fully seated in the slot such that wedge-shaped forked ends interface with the angled clamp flange to compress a wall of a container, in which a print liquid reservoir is disposed, between an upper flange of the spout and the clamp plate to affix the spout in place relative to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.