Patent ID: 8359724
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a detachable seal for at least one outlet port of an ink tank, the method comprising: a) providing a detachable seal retainer including: a housing for a seal member; an attachment face having a plurality of attachment members; an outer face opposite the attachment face; a handle including a free end and a hinged end opposite the free end; and a living hinge disposed between the housing and the hinged end of the handle; wherein a thickness of the living hinge is less than a height between the attachment face and the outer face of the seal retainer; b) providing a seal member within the housing; c) providing an ink tank including an outlet face having a corresponding plurality of attachment features proximate the at least one outlet port; d) aligning the seal retainer to the ink tank such that the alignment members of the seal retainer are aligned with the corresponding plurality of attachment features of the ink tank; e) pressing the seal retainer against the ink tank such that the seal member is contact with the at least one outlet port; and f) affixing the attachment members of the seal retainer to the corresponding plurality of attachment features of the ink tank.