Recyclable photoreceptor end flange

An assembly comprising

• a hollow cylindrical electrostatographic imaging member having
• a circular cross section,
• an inner surface and
• an axis,
• an end flange secured to at least one end of said hollow cylindrical member, said end flange comprising a disk shaped member having
• a circular periphery,
• an axis coaxial with said axis of said imaging member and
• a major plane perpendicular to said axis, and
• a partially wound helical coil spring securing said end flange to said imaging member, said spring having
• a major plane substantially parallel to said major plane of said disk shaped member,
• an exposed arcuate outer periphery,
• an outer exposed end and
• an inner end secured to said end flange,
• said coil of said spring spiraling within said major plane toward said axis of said end flange from said outer exposed end to said inner end, and said exposed arcuate outer periphery of said coil spring being adjacent said circular periphery of said disk shaped member and in frictional engagement with said inner surface of said hollow cylindrical electrostatographic member.

A process for fabricating an electrostatographic imaging member assembly comprising

• providing a hollow cylindrical electrostatographic imaging member having
• a circular cross section,
• an inner surface,
• a coated outer surface,
• two ends and
• an axis,
• providing a drum supporting end flange comprising a disk shaped member having
• a circular periphery,
• an axis coaxial with said axis of said cylinder,
• a hole extending axially through the center of said disk shaped member and
• a major plane perpendicular to said axis,
• providing a helical coil spring having
• a major plane substantially parallel to said major plane of said disk shaped member,
• an exposed arcuate outer periphery having a diameter larger than the inside diameter of said hollow cylindrical electrostatographic imaging member,
• an outer exposed end and
• an inner end secured to said end flange,
• said coil of said spring spiraling within said major plane toward said axis of said end flange from said outer exposed end to said inner end, and said exposed arcuate outer periphery of said coil spring being adjacent said circular periphery of said disk shaped member,
• partially compressing said coil spring,
• inserting said coil spring into one of said ends of said hollow cylindrical electrostatographic imaging member, and
• allowing said coil spring to unwind until said exposed arcuate outer periphery of said coil spring frictionally engages said interior surface to retain said end flange in an end of said hollow cylindrical electrostatographic imaging member.