Patent ID: 8523335

Claim:
A system for venting gas at ink containers which supply inks to a multi-channel inkjet printhead, the system comprising: a plurality of ink containers for supplying fluids to a printhead having a plurality of ink channels, each ink container having an ink port connected to a corresponding one of the ink channels of the printhead and a gas port; a gas vent assembly comprising: a body having a dividing wall defining first and second sides of the body: a plurality of discrete chambers defined on the first side of the body, each chamber having a respective transfer port; and a plurality of compartments defined on the second side of the body, each chamber having a corresponding series of compartments in fluid communication therewith via an aperture defined in the dividing wall, each series of compartments being in fluid communication with atmosphere; and a plurality of vent lines interconnecting each transfer port with a respective one of the gas ports.