US 2012/0268535 A1 · LATCH FOR A LIQUID DISPENSER

Abstract

In one embodiment, a latch for a liquid dispensing component includes: a first part for holding a liquid dispensing component in a seated position in a holder, the first part movable between an open position in which the component may be installed in or removed from the holder and a closed position in which the component is held in the seated position in the holder; and a second part for connecting the component to a liquid supply port, the second part movable, while the first part is in the closed position, between a disconnected position in which the component is not connected to the liquid supply port and a connected position in which the component is connected to the liquid supply port.

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Dependent claims

A latch for a liquid dispensing component, comprising:

a first part for holding the component in a seated position in a holder, the first part movable between an open position in which the component may be installed in or removed from the holder and a closed position in which the component is held in the seated position in the holder;
and
a second part for connecting the component to a liquid supply port, the second part movable, while the first part is in the closed position, between a disconnected position in which the component is not connected to the liquid supply port and a connected position in which the component is connected to the liquid supply port.

A carriage for carrying an ink cartridge, comprising:

a body having a bay therein for holding the ink cartridge;
multiple ink supply ports near the bay;
a first lever operatively connected between the body and a contact surface, the first lever movable between an open position in which the ink cartridge may be installed in or removed from the bay and a closed position in which the contact surface contacts the ink cartridge to hold the ink cartridge in a seated position in the bay;
a second lever operatively connected between the body and the ink supply ports, the second lever movable between a disconnected position in which the ink supply ports are not connected to the ink cartridge and a connected position in which the ink supply ports are connected to the ink cartridge;
and
a third lever detachably connected between the first lever and the second lever for moving the second lever from the disconnected position to the connected position while the first lever is in the closed position and for moving the second lever from the connected position to the disconnected position while the first lever is in the closed position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Latch for a liquid dispenser

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Latch for a liquid dispenser

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Abstract

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