Patent ID: 6425661
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink cartridge for an ink jet print cartridge for use with an ink jet printhead, a mating formation for the ink jet printhead being engageable with the ink cartridge to supply the ink jet printhead with ink, the ink cartridge comprisinga container defining a number of reservoirs, inks of different colors being receivable in respective reservoirs, the container being mountable within a housing of the print cartridge and the container being shaped so that a roll supply of print media can be positioned about the container; a number of seal moldings, one seal molding being positioned at a first end of each reservoir, each seal molding being configured to be breached, in use, by the mating formation for facilitating a flow of ink from the container to the printhead; and a seal arrangement positioned at an opposed second end of the container, the seal arrangement comprising a number of pellets of a hydrophobic, moldable material, one pellet being received in each respective reservoir, each pellet being of a consistency to retain its shape as each pellet moves towards said first end of its respective reservoir as ink is withdrawn from its respective reservoir, in use.