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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2007
Steven Parish, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey A. Abler, Georgetown, KY (US);
Donn Duane Bryant, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
David Erwin Rennick, Georgetown, KY (US);
Phill Douglas Cole, Richmond, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
Steven Parish, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey A. Abler, Georgetown, KY (US);
Donn Duane Bryant, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
David Erwin Rennick, Georgetown, KY (US);
Phill Douglas Cole, Richmond, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present application includes embodiments of a connector in an image forming device that establishes an electrical connection with a cartridge. The connector may include an electrical contact that is able to rotate in a first direction when in contact with the cartridge during a first amount insertion of the cartridge into the image forming device. The electrical contact may be adapted to stop rotating after the cartridge is inserted the first amount. As a result, the electrical connector may slide across the surface of the cartridge during additional insertion. The sliding motion may scrape off an oxidation or contamination layer thus providing a reliable electrical contact between the connector and the cartridge.