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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest Isreal Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Richard Guy Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Jasper Kent Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest Isreal Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Richard Guy Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Jasper Kent Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An ink stick support for use in an ink loader of a phase change ink imaging device includes an ink stick carrier for receiving and supporting an ink stick. The ink stick carrier includes a loading platform for receiving the ink stick thereon and a substantially vertically oriented back wall extending from a back edge of the base plate. A coupler for removably attaching the ink stick carrier to a drive mechanism of an ink loader.