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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2009
Christine A. Keenan, Fairport, NY (US);
Augusto E. Barton, Webster, NY (US);
Anthony S. Condello, Webster, NY (US);
Christine A. Keenan, Fairport, NY (US);
Augusto E. Barton, Webster, NY (US);
Anthony S. Condello, Webster, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of stripping media from surfaces in apparatuses useful for printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of an apparatus useful for printing comprises a first roll; a belt including an inner surface and an outer surface, the first roll and the outer surface of the belt forming a nip; and a stripping member located internal to the belt. The stripping member includes at least a first stripping surface and a second stripping surface having a smaller curvature than the first stripping surface. The stripping member is rotatable to selectively position one of the first stripping surface and the second stripping surface in contact with the inner surface of the belt. The one of the first stripping surface and the second stripping surface facilitates stripping of a medium fed to the nip from the outer surface of the belt.