Device for controlling access to containers for dispensing printing material
US11951746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1654
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (1) for controlling user access to at least one container (4) for dispensing printing material housed by a printing apparatus (5), the device (1) comprising an openable and closable barrier (2) corresponding to the container (4) and a lock for locking the barrier (2) in a closed position. The lock is overlapped by at least a portion of the barrier (2) both when the barrier (2) is in the closed position and when the barrier (2) is in an open position.
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