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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Neal Douglas McFarland, Versailles, KY (US);
Dustin Daniel Fichter, Versailles, KY (US);
Stacey Vaughan Mitchell, Lexington, KY (US);
Hannibal Bartolata Aljecera, Mandaue, PH;
Winston Bercades Gomez, Dumaguete, PH;
Pat Marlon Cartagena Limosnero, Minglanilla, PH;
Lowell Libo-On Tacadao, Mandaue, PH;
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A media restraint for a removable media tray and slidably operable without the use of a pinching force. The media restraint slidably positionable on a track in a removable media tray and is operable without pinching. A pair of pivoting latching cams are used to engage the media restraint to the track and have serrated portions pivotally mounted to a bottom of the media restraint. The media restraint is operable by a finger of the user applying a downward force to an actuator that spreads two cam plates apart which in turn pivot the pair of latching cams to release the media restraint from the track and allowing it to be moved along the track. Upon removal of the downward force, a biasing member lifts the actuator to bring the two cam plates back to their first positions thereby pivoting the pair of latching cams back to reengage with the track.