Patent ID: 7128244
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: B41F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A safety cap ( 10 ) for a fluid dispensing cartridge of the type that dispenses ink for automated printing presses, the cartridge having a body that holds a supply of ink, the body having a dispensing end fitted with a nozzle ( 34 ) and a plunger end into which is inserted a moveable plunger ( 16 ), the nozzle ( 34 ) capable of moving from a closed position to an open position in response to increased pressure within the cartridge created by movement of the plunger toward the dispensing end, thereby allowing ink to be dispensed from the cartridge, the safety cap ( 10 ) comprising: a hub portion ( means for attaching the safety cap ( a cylindrical outer wall ( an annular wall (