Ink container

- Hewlett Packard
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a ink container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D425554
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1998
Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Eric L. Gasvoda (Salem, OR), Susan M. Hmelar (Corvallis, OR)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Kevin B. Sullivan
Application Number: 0/86,376
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56); Cartridge (347/86)
International Classification: 1802;