Patent ID: 7293861

Claim:
A printing fluid dispensing system comprising: a range of printing fluid dispensers, each printing fluid dispenser in the range containing a different type of printing fluid respectively; each of the printing fluid dispensers having a feature configured to engage a complementary formation on an inkjet printer component that can engage any of the printing fluid dispensers in the range such that all the printing fluid dispensers individually engage the inkjet printer component at a single predetermined position on the component, the single predetermined position being the same position for each of the printing fluid dispensers, the component also having a range of printing fluid inlets, one of the printing fluid inlets for each of the different types of printing fluids respectively; and each of the printing fluid inlets being at a different position on the component; and, each of the printing fluid dispensers has an outlet for dispensing printing fluid; wherein, the outlet is positioned for establishing a fluid connection with the printing fluid inlet on the component corresponding to the type of printing fluid contained in the printing fluid dispenser.