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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Richard A. Murray, San Diego, CA (US);
John Randall Fredlund, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Richard A. Murray, San Diego, CA (US);
John Randall Fredlund, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 29/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printing apparatus comprising a pivotable cleanout member attached to the housing using a hinge having an axis that is substantially perpendicular to the base. A latch holds the pivotable cleanout member in a closed position relative to the wall of the printing apparatus. On an opposite end of the cleanout member is a hinge mechanism that includes a pin member. The other part of the hinge is in the printer housing and includes a support member portion of the hinge mechanism.