US 7,524,045 B2
Print roll assembly
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); and Simon Robert Walmsley, Balmain (Australia)
Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia)
Filed on May 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/442,103.
Application 10/644008 is a division of application No. 09/112781, filed on Jul. 10, 1998, granted, now 6,786,420.
Application 11/442103 is a continuation of application No. 11/076057, filed on Mar. 10, 2005, granted, now 7,083,108.
Application 11/076057 is a continuation of application No. 10/644008, filed on Aug. 20, 2003, granted, now 6,948,661.
Claims priority of application No. PP2370 (AU), filed on Mar. 16, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2006/0214012 A1, Sep. 28, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41F 31/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 347—85  [347/84; 101/327] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A print roll assembly including:
an elongate former;
a print roll of continuous sheet print media stored around the elongate former;
an ink supply provided within the elongate former, and which defines a plurality of ink chambers for each receiving a respective type of ink; and
a plurality of absorbent sponges for each being received within a respective ink chamber.