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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, KY (US);
Stacey Vaughan Mitchell, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel Lee Thomas, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, KY (US);
Stacey Vaughan Mitchell, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel Lee Thomas, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A removable input tray assembly for an image forming device according to one embodiment includes a media tray having a bottom surface and a wall extending upward from the bottom surface. The bottom surface defines a media storage location for storing a stack of media sheets. The assembly further includes a housing having an opening therein to receive the media tray. An inclined media dam is formed in the wall and has a media contact surface for directing media advanced from the media storage location. A channel is provided in the wall and extends the height of the wall for directing media passing therethrough. A roller nip is formed in the channel within the media tray by a pair of rollers for advancing media through the channel.