Patent ID: 9505225
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A quick connect gravity feed multipurpose bottle apparatus in a printer liquid delivery system useful for supplying a liquid useful in printing, comprising: a printer liquid replenishing bottle configured to supply liquid to a liquid supply tank of an image forming device to maintain a predetermined level of the liquid contained in the liquid supply tank, the printer liquid replenishing bottle having an enclosed reservoir configured to house the liquid and a closure sealingly coupled to the reservoir, the closure having a first port and a second port separate from the first port; a first quick connect fitting sealingly connected to the first port of the closure, the first quick connect fitting extending through the closure and being secured to an exterior side and an interior side of the closure, the first quick connect fitting configured for liquid communication with the liquid supply tank of the image forming device to allow egress of the liquid from the printer liquid replenishing bottle to the liquid supply tank; and a second quick connect fitting sealingly connected to the second port of the closure, the second quick connect fitting extending through the closure and being secured to the exterior side and the interior side of the closure, the second quick connect fitting configured to allow fluid ingress only into the printer liquid replenishing bottle without fluid flow through the liquid housed in the printer liquid replenishing bottle the enclosed reservoir having a bottom wall opposite the closure, and further comprising a vent tube attached to the second quick connect fitting and extending from adjacent the second port into the printer liquid replenishing bottle, the tube having an aperture adjacent the bottom wall of the enclosed reservoir, wherein the vent tube is configured to introduce ambient air from outside the printer liquid delivery system into the printer liquid replenishing bottle via the vent tube without introducing air bubbles into the liquid remaining in the printer liquid replenishing bottle.