Imaging cartridge having a hopper supported by a wastebin
OwnerSteven Millerinventor
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Abstract
An imaging cartridge contains a wastebin and a hopper connected to the wastebin. A flat mounting surface on the wastebin receives a circuit board. A microswitch actuating tab is formed on the body of the imaging cartridge. A hopper is connected to the wastebin in a manner such that the hopper is supported entirely by the wastebin when the imaging cartridge is installed in the imaging cartridge receiving cavity of the imaging machine. The hopper is void of any protrusions adapted to rest on a supporting member in the imaging cartridge receiving cavity of the imaging machine.
Claims10
An imaging cartridge for use in an imaging cartridge receiving cavity of an imaging machine, comprising:
- a wastebin;
- a flat mounting surface on said wastebin, said flat mounting surface adapted to receive a circuit board;
- a microswitch actuating tab formed on a wall of said imaging cartridge;
- a hopper connected to said wastebin such that said hopper is supported entirely by said wastebin when said imaging cartridge is installed in said imaging cartridge receiving cavity of said imaging machine.
An imaging cartridge for use in an imaging cartridge receiving cavity of an imaging machine, comprising:
- a wastebin;
- a hopper connected to said wastebin;
- a flat mounting surface on said wastebin, said flat mounting surface adapted to receive a circuit board;
- a microswitch actuating tab formed on a wall of said imaging cartridge;
- said hopper being void of any protrusions adapted to rest on a supporting member in said imaging machine receiving cavity of said imaging machine, such that said imaging cartridge is not obstructed by the imaging cartridge receiving cavity during installation of said imaging cartridge into said imaging machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.