Patent ID: 8388107
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A latch for a liquid dispensing component, comprising: a first part for holding the component in a seated position in a holder, the first part movable between an open position in which the component may be installed in or removed from the holder and a closed position in which the component is held stationary in the seated position in the holder; a second part for connecting the component to a liquid supply port, the second part movable, while the first part is in the closed position, between a disconnected position in which the component is not connected to the liquid supply port and a connected position in which the component is connected to the liquid supply port; and an actuator connectable between the first part and the second part to, in a single latching operation, synchronize movement of the first part to the closed position with movement of the second part to the connected position while the first part is in the closed position.