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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2005
Scott K. Hymas, Meridian, ID (US);
Patrick Dougherty, Boise, ID (US);
Brent L. Meyer, Boise, ID (US);
Scott K. Hymas, Meridian, ID (US);
Patrick Dougherty, Boise, ID (US);
Brent L. Meyer, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cartridge for a printing device includes first and second portions coupled to one another and capable of moving relative to each other, one or more rollers situated at the first portion, a photoconductor situated at the second portion, and a lock mechanism. The rollers are in contact with the photoconductor in a first position of the first and the second portions. The lock mechanism maintains the first and the second portions in a second position in which the rollers are separated from the photoconductor.