Article: Kentucky Inventors Develop Inkjet Printer Spit Cup Assembly

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- John N. Funk of Lexington, Ky., Terry L. King of Versailles, Ky., and Bryan C. Scharf of Richmond, Ky., have developed an inkjet printer spit cup assembly.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first inkjet printer spit cup assembly includes a spit cup having a mounting hole and inner teeth, includes a cylindrical post attached to a base portion and positioned in the mounting hole, and includes a wing. The wing and inner teeth are adapted to permit rotation, and to prevent counter-rotation, of the spit cup about the cylindrical post."

An abstract of the invention, released by the Patent Office, said: "A second inkjet printer spit cup assembly ...

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