Patent ID: 6164769
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A package assembly for packaging an ink tank storing ink for supply to an ink jet head, the ink tank having an ink outlet and an air communicating port, the package assembly comprising:a sealing member that seals the ink outlet with a first sealing strength and seals the air communicating port with a second sealing strength; anda package for accommodating the ink tank therein, the package being a sealable bag havinga first portion including an area on which said sealing member is adhesively fixed, anda second portion opposite to the first portion, on which an opening portion is formed to permit opening of said package, thereby exposing a part of the ink tank,whereinthe first sealing strength is greater than the second sealing strength, andthe ink outlet and the air communicating port are unsealed by opening the opening portion to expose said part of the ink tank and then pulling the first portion of said package and said part of the ink tank oppositely to unseal the air communicating port and afterward unseal the ink outlet, thereby separating said sealing member from the ink tank so that said sealing member remains inside said package after removal of the ink tank therefrom.