Patent ID: 8292411
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A multi-color ink tank, comprises: a body; a plurality of separate compartments formed in said body for containing respectively therein different colors of ink corresponding to different colors of ink contained in a plurality of individual ink tanks that seat in a housing cavity of a given support structure; and a plurality of elements formed on said body with configurations enabling compatibility with the given support structure by adapting said body to releasably seat in the housing cavity of the given support structure in place of the plurality of individual different color ink tanks, wherein said plurality of elements on said body comprise opposite side portions of said body at one end thereof and a lower intermediate central recessed region between said opposite side portions adapting said opposite side portions to seat in spaced slots in the housing cavity and said body at said lower intermediate central recessed region to straddle an intermediate slot between the spaced slots in the housing cavity and also straddle partitions in the housing cavity forming the slots therein.