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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Michael Lee Alsip, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel Robert Gagnon, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Kris Eren Kallenberger, Richmond, KY (US);
Michael Lee Alsip, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel Robert Gagnon, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Kris Eren Kallenberger, Richmond, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A tuned media buckler comprises a body made of a plastic material, a rib extending from the upper surface of the body with an overall flat configuration and uniform rigidity with the rib running along the upper surface and centrally lengthwise along the body, a spring force material backing the lower surface of the body opposite to the rib that compresses against the lower surface of the body in response to the generally normal force applied to the top edge surface of the rib by a media stack, and a housing having a central aperture running lengthwise of the housing such that the rib of the media buckler extends through the aperture for engagement by a media stack.