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US 2002/0175978 A1Published application
Printer having one or more print cartridges installed during manufacture
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsThomas Allen Bailey, David Vincent Iorio
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Abstract
A printer is provided that allows one or more print cartridges to be installed during printer manufacture with little risk of ink evaporation during shipping so as to eliminate assembly problems associated with installation of print cartridges during initial printer setup.
Claims19
A printer comprising:
- a housing having a stationary portion and a movable portion movable between a first position and a second position;
- a carrier movably mounted within said housing;
- at least one print cartridge removably mounted within said carrier;
- and
- a holding mechanism comprising a retaining arm fixedly coupled to said movable housing portion, said retaining arm being adapted to engage said print cartridge when said movable housing portion is in its second position and to disengage said print cartridge when said movable housing portion is in its first position, said retaining arm maintaining said carrier and said print cartridge in a desired position within said housing when said retaining arm engages said print cartridge.
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A printer comprising:
- a housing having a stationary portion and a movable portion movable between a first position and a second position;
- a carrier movably mounted within said housing;
- at least one print cartridge removably mounted within said carrier;
- and
- a holding mechanism comprising a retaining arm fixedly coupled to said movable housing portion, said retaining arm being adapted to engage said carrier when said movable housing portion is in its second position and to disengage said carrier when said movable housing portion is in its first position, said retaining arm maintaining said carrier and said print cartridge in a desired position within said housing when said retaining arm engages said carrier.
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A printer in combination with a packaging element comprising:
- a housing having a stationary portion and a movable portion movable between a first position and a second position;
- a cartridge assembly including a carrier movably mounted within said housing and at least one print cartridge removably mounted within said carrier;
- a holding mechanism comprising a retaining arm fixedly coupled to said movable housing portion, said retaining arm being adapted to engage said cartridge assembly when said movable housing portion is in its second position and to disengage said cartridge assembly when said movable housing portion is in its first position;
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- a packaging element engaging said stationary and movable housing portions and maintaining said movable housing portion in its second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.