Patent ID: 8360552

Claim:
A carriage for carrying a fluid ejector cartridge, comprising: a body having a bay therein for holding a fluid ejector cartridge; a pump mounted to the body; a retaining cover connected to the body, the cover movable between an open position in which the cartridge may be installed in or removed from the bay and a closed position in which the cover contacts the cartridge in the bay to help retain the cartridge in place in the bay; and a port disposed within the cover such that the cover port is connected to a port on the cartridge when the cartridge is installed in the bay and the cover is in the closed position, the cover port operatively connected to the pump so that a fluid may be pumped into the cartridge through the cover and cartridge ports, wherein the pump comprises an air pump and the port disposed in the cover comprises an air port disposed within the cover such that the cover air port is connected to an air port on the cartridge when the cartridge is installed in the bay and the cover is in the closed position, the cover air port operatively connected to the pump so that air may be pumped into the cartridge through the cover and cartridge air ports.