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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1995
Steven C Hart, Webster, NY (US);
Mark S Amico, Rochester, NY (US);
Glenn M Keenan, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A donor roll for transporting marking particles to an electrostatic latent image recorded on a surface is provided. The donor roll is adaptable for use with a power source to assist in transporting the marking particles. The donor roll includes a rotatably mounted body having a particle transportation portion, a support portion adjacent the particle transportation portion, and an external portion adjacent the support portion and spaced from the particle transportation portion. The donor roll further includes an electrode member mounted on the body and an electrical connector associated with the support portion of the body and electrically connected to the electrode member. The electrical connector is adapted to be electrically connectable to the power source.