Latch and handle arrangement for a replaceable ink container

A replaceable ink container configured for insertion into a receiving station of an inkjet printing system, the replaceable ink container comprising:

• a handle for grasping the ink container for one of insertion and removal from the receiving station;
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• a latch for securing the replaceable ink container to the receiving station, the latch having a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch is positioned proximate the handle so as to require positioning of the latch in the unlatched position as the handle is grasped.

A method for inserting a replaceable ink container into an inkjet printing system comprising:

• grasping a handle portion thereby urging a latch portion from an extended position to a retracted position;
• and
• inserting the replaceable ink container into the inkjet printing system.

A method for removing a replaceable ink container from a receiving station of an inkjet printing system, the method for removing the replaceable ink container comprising:

• grasping a handle portion thereby urging a latch portion from a retracted position to a retracted position;
• and
• removing the replaceable ink container into the inkjet printing system.

A replaceable ink container for providing ink to an inkjet printing system, the inkjet printing system having a receiving station for receiving the replaceable ink container, the replaceable ink container comprising:

• a handle for one of insertion and removal of the ink container with the receiving station;
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• a latch having an engagement position for securing the replaceable ink container to the receiving station and a non-engagement position, the latch so disposed and arranged relative to the handle to be urged toward the non-engagement position as the handle is grasped.