Claims
- 1. An ink replenishment pack for use with an ink tank cartridge for an ink-jet recording apparatus, said ink replenishment pack being shaped and dimensioned to be loaded into the ink tank cartridge, the ink replenishment pack comprising:a housing formed of a flexible film-like member, said housing having a top wall and a bottom wall and being formed with a first selectively openable through hole in said top wall and a second selectively openable through hole in said bottom wall; and an ink absorbing member containing ink, said ink absorbing member being retained in said housing in a compressed state before said housing and said ink absorbing member retained therein are positioned into the ink tank cartridge; said flexible film-like member being a laminate comprising metallic foils made of an air-impermeable material.
- 2. An ink replenishment pack for use with an ink tank cartridge for an ink-jet recording apparatus, said ink replenishment pack being shaped and dimensioned to be loaded into the ink tank cartridge, the ink replenishment pack comprising:a housing having a top wall and a bottom wall, said housing being formed with a first selectively openable through hole in said top wall and a second selectively openable through hole in said bottom wall; an ink absorbing member containing ink, said ink absorbing member being retained in said housing in a compressed state before said housing and said ink absorbing member retained therein are positioned into the ink tank cartridge; and a first releasable seal for sealing said first selectively openable through hole and a second releasable seal for sealing said second selectively openable through hole.
- 3. An ink replenishment pack for use with an ink tank cartridge for an ink-jet recording apparatus, said ink replenishment pack being shaped and dimensioned to be loaded into the ink tank cartridge, the ink replenishment pack comprising:a housing formed of a flexible film-like member, said housing having a top wall and a bottom wall and being formed with a first selectively openable through hole in said top wall and a second selectively openable through hole in said bottom wall; and an ink absorbing member containing ink, said ink absorbing member being retained in said housing in a compressed state, said housing, when filled with said ink absorbing member, being dimensioned for positioning in the ink tank cartridge; said flexible film-like member being a laminate comprising thin plastic sheets made of an air-impermeable material.
Priority Claims (6)
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58-191529 |
Oct 1983 |
JP |
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58-224892 |
Nov 1983 |
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59-102841 |
May 1984 |
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59-102842 |
May 1984 |
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59-102843 |
May 1984 |
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7-118974 |
Apr 1995 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/357,639 filed Dec. 16, 1994 entitled INK-SUPPLIED PRINTER HEAD AND INK CONTAINER now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/150,676, filed Nov. 10, 1993, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,658, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/962,959, filed Oct. 16, 1992, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,279, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/612,010, filed on Nov. 9, 1990, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,156,471, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/401,539, filed on Aug. 31, 1989, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,969,759, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/161,216, filed on Feb. 17, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/035,251, filed on Mar. 23, 1987, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/873,871, filed on Jun. 12, 1986, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/659,816, filed Oct. 11, 1984, now abandoned.
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