Accessories usable with roll media and image forming system having output member
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsLing-Li Yuan, Jing Hu, Yi-Wei Deng, Angel Martinez Barambio
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Abstract
In some examples, an accessory usable with roll media and an image forming system having an output member, comprises a leader member to attach to the output member of the image forming system, and a clip attached to the leader member, the clip to removably attach the leader member to the roll media in an installed state. The clip includes a first section to contact a first surface of the roll media, a second section to contact a second surface of the roll media, and a magnetic unit mounted on a surface of the first section, a magnetic field of the magnetic unit to attract the first and second sections toward one another to grip the roll media.
Claims14
An accessory usable with roll media and an image forming system having an output member, the accessory comprising:
- a leader member to attach to the output member of the image forming system;
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- a clip attached to the leader member, the clip to removably attach the leader member to the roll media in an installed state, the clip comprising:
- a first section to contact a first surface of the roll media,
- a second section to contact a second surface of the roll media, and
- a magnetic unit mounted on a first surface on a first side of the first section, the first section further comprising a second surface on a second side of the first section opposite the first side of the first section, the second surface of the first section to contact the first surface of the roll media when the roll media is gripped by the clip, and a magnetic field of the magnetic unit to attract the first and second sections toward one another to grip the roll media.
A method of providing an accessory usable with roll media and an image forming system having an output member, the method comprising:
- providing a leader member attachable to the output member of the image forming system;
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- attaching a clip to the leader member, the clip to removably attach the leader member to the roll media in an installed state, the clip comprising:
- a first section to contact a first surface of the roll media,
- a second section to contact a second surface of the roll media, and
- a magnetic unit mounted on a first surface on a first side of the first section, the first section further comprising a second surface on a second side of the first section opposite the first side of the first section, the second surface of the first section to contact the first surface of the roll media when the roll media is gripped by the clip, and a magnetic field of the magnetic unit to attract the first and second sections toward one another to grip the roll media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.