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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2006
Thomas Richard Helma, Wakefield, RI (US);
Thomas Richard Helma, Wakefield, RI (US);
ZIH Corp., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
The present invention provides a cleaning assembly for use in a media processing device. In various embodiments, the cleaning assembly includes a first roller that at least partially engages a second roller, and a media feed path that passes between the first roller and the second roller. There may also be a third roller that at least partially engages the second roller, and which may be replaceable. In one embodiment, the second roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than a surface adherence of the first roller and the third roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than the surface adherence of the second roller. As a result, the present invention provides a cleaning assembly capable of cleaning opposed surfaces of a media unit in a single pass.