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US 8,556,409 B2Granted
Printers and duplexers for printers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRussell P Yearout, Daniel Fredrickson
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Abstract
Printers and duplexers are described herein. An example duplexer for a printer includes a print substrate path to guide a print substrate and a chamber to collect a fluid.
Claims20
A duplexer removably detachable for installation in a printer, the duplexer comprising:
- a print substrate path to guide a print substrate;
- and
- a chamber encompassed within the duplexer to collect waste fluid.
A method of transforming a duplexer from a first state to a second state, comprising:
- receiving the duplexer encompassing a chamber containing a waste fluid;
- removing the waste substance from the duplexer;
- and
- preparing the duplexer to be installed in a printer.
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A printer, comprising:
- a duplexer defining a print substrate path to guide a print substrate and encompassing a chamber to collect waste fluid;
- a print head to form an image on a print substrate and to eject waste ink into the chamber;
- and
- a roller to advance the print substrate along the print substrate path through the printer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.