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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Wayne E. Stiehler, Spencerport, NY (US);
Sathiyamoorthy T. Sivanandam, San Diego, CA (US);
Wayne E. Stiehler, Spencerport, NY (US);
Sathiyamoorthy T. Sivanandam, San Diego, CA (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An inkjet printing system comprising a media input support and a pivotable pick arm assembly including a pick roller. The assembly is biased to pivot toward the media input support. A rotatable arm is linked to the pivotable pick arm assembly and includes a ramped feature. The printing system further includes a carriage that includes a sloped feature that is in line with the ramped feature of the rotatable arm. When the sloped feature of the carriage is engages with the ramped feature of the rotatable arm the pick arm assembly is pivoted in a direction away from the media input support.