Patent ID: 7509070

Claim:
A method of remanufacturing a seal spooling mechanism of a printer cartridge, the printer cartridge defining a seal passage, the seal passage providing access to a toner port of the printer cartridge to be covered by a toner seal, the seal spooling mechanism comprising a spool where a first toner seal may be wound, the seal spooling mechanism further comprising a spool frame where the spool may be mounted, the method comprising: a. detaching the spool frame from the printer cartridge; b. inserting a second toner seal through the seal passage; c. sealing the toner port with the second toner seal, the second toner seal comprising a toner seal extension configured to extend out of the seal passage upon sealing the toner port; d. winding the toner seal extension around the spool; e. providing a replacement spool frame, the replacement spool frame being configured to be attached to the printer cartridge at a location that is different from the location where the spool frame was previously attached on the printer cartridge; and f. attaching the spool to the replacement spool frame.