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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1984
Richard C Alt, Vestal, NY (US);
Joseph Pinter, Apalachin, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A strip assembly for a printing device having an endless type band frictionally driven by drive and idler pulleys between print hammers and a platen comprises a wear strip and wiper strip attached together at a common end. The wiper strip has a wiper portion extending from the point of attachment which terminates in a scraper edge. A retention device mounted in proximity with the drive pulley comprises means connectable to the common end to hold said wear strip under tension and said wiper strip in spring loaded condition with the scraper edge in contact with the drive surface of the drive pulley for cleaning wear strip residue and other deposits from the pulleys and the type band.