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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Daniel E. Quarto, Vancouver, WA (US);
Devin Knowles, Vancouver, WA (US);
Kevin Witkoe, Vancouver, WA (US);
Victor Bruhn, Vancouver, WA (US);
Teressa L. Roth, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring X, unknown;
Abstract
An example assembly includes a first guide positioned in a pre-print zone area of an imaging device. A second guide rotatably is connected to the imaging device and spaced apart from the first guide to permit a print medium to traverse between the first guide and the second guide. A bearing mechanism connects the second guide to the imaging device in the pre-print zone area. An interface mechanism is operatively connected to the second guide. A bias element is positioned between the interface mechanism and the second guide to release energy upon exposing the interface mechanism to the pre-print zone area allowing rotation of the second guide away from the first guide.