US 2010/0141718 A1 · PRINTING DEVICE FLUID RESERVOIR WITH GRIPPING FEATURES

Abstract

Embodiments of a printing device fluid reservoir with gripping features are disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the fluid reservoir includes a first surface and a fluid-containing body located beneath the first surface. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first surface includes a protruding grip, and the fluid-containing body has a lever extending therefrom. According to an embodiment of the present invention, both the protruding grip and the lever are configured to receive a pinching force that compresses the lever towards the fluid-containing body, facilitates carrying of the fluid reservoir, and facilitates installing and/or releasing the fluid reservoir into/from a chassis of the printing device.

Claims4

Dependent claims

A fluid reservoir configured to provide image-forming fluid for a printing device, the fluid reservoir comprising:

a first surface, a second surface and at least one third surface extending between the first surface and the second surface;
a fluid-containing body located beneath the first surface when the fluid reservoir is in an orientation in which the fluid reservoir is configured to operate;
and
a lever extending from the third surface in a direction from the second surface to the first surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Printing device fluid reservoir with gripping features

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Printing device fluid reservoir with gripping features

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Abstract

Claims4