| 摘要 |
A mailing machine including a base; a postage meter removably mountable on t he base; the base and meter respectively including structure for guiding the meter in a path of travel to a predetermined position on the base when mounting the meter thereon; and a disposable inking cartridge having a generally rectangularly-shaped hollow housing movably connected to the base, the housing having opposed side walls and having an elongate perimeter edge wall extending between the side walls, each of the side walls including an arcuately-shaped cam surface oppositely spaced from the cam surface of the other side wall, the cam surfaces and edge wall defining a substantially arcuately-shaped aperture formed in the housing; and a transfer roller impregnated with printing ink and rotatab ly connected to the side walls so as to extend therebetween and be accessible via the housin g aperture, the cam surfaces located in the path of travel of the meter for engagement there by to move the housing out of the path of travel and carry therewith the transfer roller as the postage meter is mounted on the base.
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