Printing-fluid container
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1. A printing-fluid container, comprising:
- a reservoir defining a bounded volume configured to contain printing fluid, the reservoir including a front face having an outer perimeter; and
a keying pocket recessed from the front face and extending into the bounded volume of the reservoir, the keying pocket being configured to mate with a complementary key post of a printing-fluid container bay.
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Abstract
A printing-fluid container includes a reservoir having an outer-face. A keying pocket is recessed from the outer-face of the reservoir and configured to mate with a complementary key post of a printing-fluid container bay.
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1. A printing-fluid container, comprising:
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a reservoir defining a bounded volume configured to contain printing fluid, the reservoir including a front face having an outer perimeter; and a keying pocket recessed from the front face and extending into the bounded volume of the reservoir, the keying pocket being configured to mate with a complementary key post of a printing-fluid container bay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A printing-fluid container, comprising:
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a reservoir defining a bounded volume configured to contain printing fluid, the reservoir including a front face having an outer perimeter; and a keying pocket recessed from the front face and extending into the bounded volume of the reservoir, the keying pocket being configured to mate with a complementary key post of a printing-fluid container bay, wherein the reservoir holds a printing fluid designated by a shape of the keying pocket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A printing-fluid container, comprising:
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a reservoir defining a bounded volume configured to contain printing fluid, the reservoir including a front face having an outer perimeter; and a keying pocket recessed from the front face and extending into the bounded volume of the reservoir, the keying pocket being configured to mate with a complementary key post of a printing-fluid container bay, wherein the front face of the reservoir is substantially upright.
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15. A printing-fluid container, comprising:
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a reservoir defining a bounded volume configured to hold a printing fluid the reservoir including a leading surface; and a keying pocket extending into the bounded volume of the reservoir, wherein the keying pocket is configured to prevent the reservoir from being seated in a printing-fluid container bay adapted to extract a printing fluid other than the printing fluid held within the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A printing-fluid container, comprising:
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reservoir means defining a cavity for holding a printing fluid, the reservoir means including a leading surface; and keying means recessed from the leading surface and extending into the cavity of the reservoir means for restrictively mating to key posts associated with printing-fluid container bays adapted to receive the printing fluid held in the reservoir means.
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