Patent ID: 7712986

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: a guide frame; and a printhead carrier coupled to said guide frame for mounting a printhead cartridge, said printhead carrier including: a carrier back wall having an upper portion and a lower portion; a printhead cartridge cradle having a front portion and a back portion, said back portion being connected to said carrier back wall; a latch lever having a first proximal end and a first distal end, said first proximal end being pivotably attached to said front portion of said printhead cartridge cradle, said latch lever having at least one cam follower, each said at least one cam follower being located near said first distal end; a carrier lid having a second proximal end a second distal end, at least one cam, an interior and an exterior, said second proximal end being pivotably attached to said upper portion of said carrier back wall, said at least one cam being formed at said exterior near said second distal end, said at least one cam being positioned for progressive engagement by a corresponding at least one cam follower as said latch lever is moved from an open position toward a latched position, and an actuator surface disposed on the carrier lid, actuation of said actuator surface releases each said cam follower on the latch lever from a corresponding detent, formed on the carrier lid, so as to release said latch lever from the latched position to the open position.