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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicant:
Daniel Joseph Westhoff, Georgetown, KY (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Joseph Westhoff, Georgetown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 85/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A paper feed assembly for a printer including a media tray for a stack of sheets of media to be fed, a pick mechanism capable of pivoting including one or more picking devices in contact with said media. The pick mechanism includes a media contact member which is capable of moving the pick mechanism upon contact with advancing media to eliminate contact with the media stack.