Patent ID: 8544988

Claim:
A recyclable and remanufacturable postal evidencing module comprising: a. a housing, the housing further comprising a cartridge receiving portion, a removable lid, a removable ink outlet cover and one or more flex circuits; b. the cartridge receiving portion and the removable lid both comprising attachment means receiving multiple attachable, corresponding and complementary elements on the cartridge receiving portion and the removable lid that are interacting to result in the removable lid being fastened to the receiving portion; c. the cartridge receiving portion comprising an open top side and a bottom side, the bottom side of the cartridge receiving portion comprising one or more openings; d. the removable ink outlet cover covering the openings in the bottom side of the cartridge receiving portion; e. the flex circuits comprising one or more microprocessors, the flex circuits being capable of engaging the cartridge receiving portion and engaging an ink cartridge, and electrically connecting one or more ink cartridges with a postage evidencing system, the flex circuits being affixed to the cartridge receiving portion; and f. the housing securely engaging and containing one or more postal ink cartridges.