Ink cartridge receiving pocket assembly

A pocket assembly for use in an ink jet printer, the pocket assembly adapted to receive an ink cartridge, the pocket assembly comprising:

• a housing defining a pocket for receiving the ink cartridge, the housing having an open end and a closed end, the housing including a recess extending away from the pocket;
• a needle mounted to the housing closed end and protruding into the pocket;
• a door pivotally mounted to the housing and located within the pocket, the door including a top edge;
• and
• a door mechanism operatively coupled with the door for repositioning the door between a closed position blocking access to the needle and an open position allowing access to the needle where the door pivots toward the open end when repositioning between the closed position and the open position, the door top edge being seated in the recess when the door is in the closed position so that the door top edge is not manually accessible from the open end.