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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gabriel Michael Rask Gassoway, Bellevue, WA (US);
Luke P. Sosnowski, Vancouver, WA (US);
Kynan Lon Church, Vancouver, WA (US);
Mike Fairchild, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 13/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/72 (2006.01); F16C 35/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 13/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/723 (2013.01); F16C 35/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shaft for a media transport assembly includes a first assembly provided at a first end of the shaft to datum the shaft, and a second assembly provided at a second end of the shaft to bias the shaft in a direction opposite the second end of the shaft such that the first assembly and the second assembly each provide point contact with a respective surface oriented substantially perpendicular to an axis of the shaft.