Ink-jet print cartridge body

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EP 0 887 189 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	30.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/53

(21)	Application number: 98111857.3

(22)	Date of filing: 26.06.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B41J 2/175

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.06.1997 US 882900

(71)	Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
	Lexington, Kentucky 40550 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Harris Jackson, Tonya Lexington, Kentucky 40514 (US) Haarz, Leea Danielle Lexington, Kentucky 40503 (US) Christiansen, Robert Arnold Salvisa, Kentucky 40372 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dr. Weitzel & Partner
	Friedenstrasse 10 89522 Heidenheim 89522 Heidenheim (DE)

(54)	Ink-jet print cartridge body

(57) An opening extending to an outer surface of a cartridge body (12) is closed by a polymeric material sealant plug formed in situ. The cartridge body (12) includes an ink flow pathway which interconnects an ink reservoir chamber (22) to an exit port. The opening, which extends from a duct of the ink flow pathway of the cartridge body to the outer surface of the body, is closed by injecting a polymeric material into the opening. It is currently preferred to use a thixotropic material such as a thermoset urethane adhesive.

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