Patent ID: 7992982

Claim:
An imaging apparatus configured for mounting an ink supply cartridge, comprising: a guide frame defining a main scan direction; and a printhead carrier for mounting said ink supply cartridge, said printhead carrier being coupled to said guide frame for reciprocating movement along said main scan direction, said printhead carrier including: a housing cradle having a front portion and a rear portion; a first latch device pivotally coupled at a first axis to said front portion of said housing cradle, said first latch device being rotatable between a first latched position and a first unlatched position; a second latch device pivotally coupled at a second axis to said rear portion of said housing cradle, said second latch device being rotatable between a second latched position and a second unlatched position; said first latch device and said second latch device being configured with said first axis and said second axis in a substantially horizontal plane at a bottom of the cradle to define a top opening for vertically receiving said ink supply cartridge between said first latch device and said second latch device, the first and second latch device to counter pivot at the bottom of the cradle to eject the ink supply cartridge upward.