Patent ID: 7967426
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A sealing device configured to seal a fluid-discharge port of a fluid reservoir for an ink jet printer, the sealing device comprising: a latching feature configured to facilitate latching of the sealing device to the fluid reservoir; a first region configured to seal or substantially seal the fluid-discharge port from fluid loss when the sealing device is latched to the fluid reservoir; a second region configured to protect a circuit device on the fluid reservoir when the sealing device is latched to the fluid reservoir, wherein the latching feature is a first latching feature, and the sealing device further comprises a second latching feature configured to facilitate latching of the sealing device to the fluid reservoir, the second latching feature located on an opposite side of the sealing device as the first latching feature; and a third region located between the first latching feature and the first region, wherein the first region resides within or substantially within a first plane, and the third region resides within or substantially within a second plane, such that the first plane and the second plane intersect, and the second plane, in a direction toward the first latching feature, is tilted away from a location in which the fluid reservoir is configured to reside when the sealing device is latched to the fluid reservoir.