Patent ID: 8342091

Claim:
An expendable ink cartridge for a hand held printing mechanism, comprising: a hollow housing for holding a reservoir of ink, the hollow housing having a pair of support arms extending outwardly from the housing; an ink cartridge carriage unit having a pair of support arms positioned between the pair of support arms of the hollow housing, wherein a hole extends through each of the support arms of the ink cartridge carriage unit; a pin positioned between and connecting the pair of support arms of the hollow housing, the pin extending through the hole in each of the support arms of the ink cartridge carriage unit such that the hollow housing and the ink cartridge are pivotably coupled to one another; a stop bar positioned on the pair of support arms of the ink cartridge carriage unit and over the pair of arms of the hollow housing; and a wicking bar formed within said housing and having a sufficient width to engage individual ones of a plurality of different size and gauge electrical conductors for inking with customized indicia.