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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Stacy L. Arrington, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard H. Harris, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dean F. Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Stacy L. Arrington, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard H. Harris, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dean F. Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of retracting a tear bar in a printer includes pivoting a printer access cover away from a printer housing to expose a paper storage portion, and retracting a tear bar into the printer housing away from the paper storage portion through operation of pivoting the printer access cover.