Patent ID: 8840230
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink reclamation receptacle comprising: a volumetric container having at least one wall that forms a volume for ink collection and an opening; a second wall that extends away from a first boundary that is co-terminus with the opening in the volumetric container to a second boundary that is separated from the opening, the second boundary having a width and a length that is larger than a width and a length of the first boundary at the opening; a membrane positioned across the opening in the at least one wall, the membrane being hermetically sealed to the volumetric container at the boundary co-terminus with the opening and the second wall to enable the second wall and the membrane to form a volume outside the volumetric container that communicates directly with the volume in the volumetric container through an area of the membrane within the first boundary, the membrane being configured to enable ink passing through the membrane to establish a meniscus strength in pores of the membrane as gravity alone urges the ink in the volume outside of the volumetric container to enter the volume in the volumetric container through the membrane positioned across the opening, the membrane having a bubble point that prevents ink from exiting the volume in the volumetric container through the membrane when the volumetric container is oriented so the ink in the volume within the volumetric container contacts the membrane; a port extending through the wall to enable ink to exit the volumetric container; and a blocking member configured to stop ink from flowing into the volumetric container through the port to enable the membrane to stop ink egress from the volumetric container through the membrane.