Ink tank
Granted 2 Oct 2001 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Xerox Corporation · originally Xerox
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Inventors: Richard E. Butts, Douglas J. Baxendell, Bruce A. LaPlant, Dennis M. Lengyel +4 · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›The inside features of the ink tank have…
The inside features of the ink tank have no ornamentality.
FIG. 1 is a right side view of an ink tank according to a first embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view thereof also showing a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of FIG. 3;
FIG. 9 is right side view of an ink tank according to a second embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 10 is a rear view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 14 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 15 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of FIG. 11;
FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of FIG. 11;
FIG. 17 is top perspective view of an ink tank according to a third embodiment of the invention; and,
FIG. 18 is top perspective view of an ink tank according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
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