Patent ID: 7364039

Claim:
A packing member for packing an ink cartridge, comprising: a label sheet, the label sheet including: a coat of adhesive on a first surface; a first portion; a second portion; and a weakened or cut label sheet portion between the first portion and the second portion, wherein a part of the second portion is surrounded by the weakened or cut label sheet portion, the first portion and the second portion are configured to be readily torn apart at the weakened or cut label sheet portion, and the second portion includes a hanging portion that includes a hole configured to be hung from a rail; and a release coated paper adhered to the first surface of the label sheet, the release coated paper including: a first zone; a second zone; and a weakened or cut release coated paper portion separating the first zone and the second zone, wherein a part of the second zone is surrounded by the weakened or cut label sheet portion, and the first zone and the second zone are configured to be readily torn apart at the weakened or cut release paper portion, wherein when the packing member is adhered to the ink cartridge: the first zone is configured to be torn apart from the second zone of the release coated paper and apart from the first surface such that the second zone remains adhered to the first surface, and the packaging member is configured to adhere to the ink cartridge in a manner such that an area of the label sheet, where the first zone is configured to be torn apart from the first surface, is configured to adhere to a portion of the ink cartridge from a first side face of the cartridge up to a second side face of the cartridge via a rear face portion of the cartridge in a turning manner so that a part of the second portion contacts an ink supplying portion of the ink cartridge to seal the ink supplying portion.