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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Dean Alan Eltzroth, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Matthew Johnson, Georgetown, KY (US);
Michael William Lawrence, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Sandheinrich, Lexington, KY (US);
Dean Alan Eltzroth, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Matthew Johnson, Georgetown, KY (US);
Michael William Lawrence, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Sandheinrich, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A friction backup roller assembly for a peripheral device, comprising an auto-compensating mechanism having a pick tire at one end, a media tray disposed adjacent to the auto-compensating mechanism, a backup roller extending through an aperture in the media tray, the backup roller having a tire, the auto-compensating mechanism pivotally positioned for engagement and disengagement of the pick tire with the backup roller, and a biasing element acting on the backup roller.