End cap for an ink container

- Hewlett Packard
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of an end cap for an ink container showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422306
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 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: 0/86,322
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56); Cartridge (347/86)
International Classification: 1802;