Printing fluid container with removable cap
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsZachary T. McCourt, Patrick V. Boyd, David M. Hagen, James A. Dewey
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Abstract
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a printing fluid container for a printing system is described. The printing fluid container includes a container body for holding printing fluid, a collar connected to the container body, and a cap removably engaging the collar. The collar has a plurality of collar teeth extending peripherally around the collar. The cap has a plurality of cap teeth extending peripherally around the cap. The cap teeth are configured for interfitment with the collar teeth such that rotation of the cap about the longitudinal axis in a first rotational direction effects cam-actuated removal of the cap from the collar.
Claims15
A printing fluid container for a printing system, the printing fluid container comprising:
- a container body for holding printing fluid;
- a collar fluidically connecting the container body to a container opening, the collar having a plurality of collar teeth distributed around the collar;
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- a cap removably engaging the collar along a longitudinal axis to cover the container opening, the cap including a plurality of cap teeth distributed around the cap, the cap teeth being configured for interfitment with the collar teeth along the longitudinal axis such that rotation of the cap about the longitudinal axis in a first rotational direction effects cam-actuated removal of the cap from the collar and rotation of the cap about the longitudinal axis in a second direction effects fixed rotation of the collar with the cap.
A printing fluid container for a printing system, the printing fluid container comprising:
- a container body configured to hold printing fluid;
- a collar selectively applied to the container body, the collar having a collar body with a sawtooth collar lip defining a plurality of collar ramps extending peripherally along an exterior surface of the collar body;
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- a cap removably applied to the collar, the cap having a skirt with a sawtooth cap lip defining a plurality of cap ramps extending peripherally along an interior surface of the skirt;
- wherein application of the cap to the collar results in complementary engagement between the sawtooth cap lip and the sawtooth collar lip such that movement of the cap in a first direction effects cammed engagement of the cap ramps and collar ramps to remove the cap from the collar.
A printing fluid container fora printing system, the printing fluid container comprising:
- a container body including a threaded neck, the container body defining an interior chamber configured to hold printing fluid;
- a threaded collar configured for selected application to the container body, the threaded collar having a spout in fluid communication with the interior chamber of the container body and a collar body with a sawtooth collar lip defining a plurality of interleaved collar ramps and collar risers arranged peripherally around an exterior of the collar body;
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- a cap configured for selected engagement with the threaded collar to cover the spout, the cap including a skirt with a sawtooth cap lip defining a plurality of interleaved cap ramps and cap risers arranged peripherally around an interior of the skirt, the sawtooth cap lip being configured for selected complementary interfitment with the sawtooth collar lip;
- wherein rotation of the cap in a first rotational direction effects removal of the cap from the threaded collar via cammed engagement between the cap ramps and collar ramps through no more than 90 degrees rotation of the cap;
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- wherein rotation of the cap in a second rotational direction effects tightening of the threaded collar onto the container body via fixed engagement of the cap risers and collar risers to translate torque from the cap to the threaded collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.