Xerox Corporation

Allan D McIver

Ian Burdon

David R Cole

Christopher N Hancox

Neil Flynn

John Saunders

Craig Edwards

A method and apparatus for removing excess paper dust from paper fed from a high capacity feeder module that includes blades positioned after an exit of the high capacity feeder module that are configured to physically remove paper dust from sheets generated during feeding of the sheets by a fully active retard feeder from the high capacity feeder module.

Paper dust removal device

A power supply apparatus receives a voltage from power rails on a circuit board. The power supply apparatus comprises a frame and arms connected to the frame. Each of the arms comprises a contact end. The frame positions the contact end of each of the arms to contact the power rails of the circuit board. The contact end is biased towards the power rails to maintain the contact end in contact with the power rails. The contact end comprises a curved planar surface having a first edge and a second edge that terminates at an end edge. The first edge and the second edge follow a curved line, while the end edge follows a straight line. The contact end comprises a non-linear slot extending from the end edge along the curved planar surface and is positioned equally between the first edge and the second edge.

Spring power contact having non-linear slot

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Stevenage, United Kingdom

Allan D McIver