Abstract: A portable handheld tool having a power head for powering a lawn maintenance implement is provided. The portable handheld tool may include a brush cutter, a blower, a vacuum, an edger, a polesaw, or the like. The power head includes an engine surrounded by a housing. The housing includes a transition surface having a heat dissipation and/or a heat isolating barrier member extending therefrom for allowing the user to rest their forearm against the barrier member during operation. The barrier member providing a contact surface having localized cooling generated by heat dissipating and/or heat isolation properties of the barrier member.

Abstract: An apparatus for aligning a media sheet includes a sheet feed system for transporting the media sheet along a media feed path in a media feed direction and an alignment assembly is positioned to intersect the media feed path. The alignment assembly includes a deflectable member having a plurality of sets of arms, each of the arms of each set has a contact surface defining a plane unique to each set of arms. The media sheet aligns as it exerts a media engagement force on the alignment assembly and causes the alignment assembly to deflect when the media engagement force exceeds the aligning force.

Abstract: A media picking device for an image forming apparatus having a sensing mechanism for detecting the leading and trailing edge of a sheet of media being picked from a media input tray. The device includes a pick mechanism for picking the top-most media sheet; and a sensing mechanism including a sensor and a flag positioned adjacent the pick tire and moveable between at least two positions, the flag having a first end contacting the surface of a picked sheet; the flag moving from a first position to a second position when the leading edge of the picked sheet passes by and moving from the second position to the first position when the trailing edge of the picked sheet passes by. The sensing mechanism providing an output signal corresponding to the movement of the flag. The sensor is one of a photointerrupter, a proximity sensor, a potentiometer, and a switch.

Abstract: A media picking device for an image forming apparatus having a sensing mechanism for detecting the leading and trailing edge of a sheet of media being picked while in a media input tray.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of detecting paper jams in printer, such as in the fuser assembly of an electrophotographic device. A plurality of sensors may detect the leading edge of the sheet of paper as it exits the fuser hot roll nip. The sensors may include a media exit sensor and a narrow media sensor.