Ink refill kit capable of efficiently siphoning ink from an ink bottle
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorJuichi Furukawa
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Abstract
An ink refill kit for injecting ink into an ink cartridge includes an ink bottle and an injector. The ink bottle stores ink. The injector siphons the ink from the ink bottle and injects the ink into the ink cartridge. The ink bottle includes an opening, an inner bottom surface, and a single deepest portion. The opening allows the injector to pass therethrough. The inner bottom surface is provided on an inner bottom of the ink bottle. The single deepest portion is provided in the inner bottom surface opposite the opening and having a depth greater than that of the inner bottom surface.
Claims6
An ink refill kit for injecting ink into an ink cartridge, comprising:
- an ink bottle configured to store ink;
- and
- an injector configured to siphon the ink from the ink bottle and inject the ink into the ink cartridge,
- the ink bottle comprising:
- an opening configured to allow the injector to pass therethrough;
- an inner bottom surface provided on an inner bottom of the ink bottle;
- and
- a single deepest portion provided in the inner bottom surface opposite the opening and having a depth greater than that of the inner bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.