Patent ID: 8523313
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet cartridge having an ink containment system for storing ink for printing, the inkjet cartridge comprising: a collapsible ink reservoir; a printhead having a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the ink reservoir; and, an electrical interconnect for providing an electrical communication between the printhead and a printer controller, the electrical interconnect disposed at an acute angle relative to the printhead, a housing in which the ink reservoir is disposed for storing ink for printing, and a snout attached to the housing, and the snout having a first surface on which the printhead is mounted and a second surface on which the electrical interconnect is mounted and the second surface is disposed at an acute angle relative to the first surface; and, wherein the second surface of the snout is disposed at an angle that is less than 90 degrees relative to the first surface of the snout in a clockwise direction from the first surface across the snout to the second surface when the cartridge is in a vertical printing position or in a counterclockwise direction from the first surface across the snout to the second surface when the cartridge is in a horizontal printing position.