Cleaning member for fixing roller in an image forming apparatus

- Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top, front and right side of a cleaning member for fixing roller showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the top, front and right side showing a second embodiment of our new design; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the top, front and right side showing a third embodiment of our new design.

The top, front, left, right, rear and bottom elevational views of the second and third embodiments are identical to FIGS. 2-7, respectively, save for the shape of the aperture.

The broken away showing in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 indicate that the cleaning member for fixing roller in an image forming apparatus of indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D375118 October 29, 1996 Ishikawa et al.
D375361 November 5, 1996 Osterby et al.
D389512 January 20, 1998 Kouzai et al.
D397142 August 18, 1998 Hammill et al.
3649992 March 1972 Thettu
5903809 May 11, 1999 Tomatsu
Patent History
Patent number: D420042
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2000
Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (Ibaraki)
Inventors: Tomomichi Kawashima (Ibaraki), Shuho Yokokawa (Ibaraki), Kunitomo Takahashi (Ibaraki), Tsukasa Onose (Ibaraki), Hiroshi Hakuta (Ibaraki)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andll
Law Firm: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC
Application Number: 0/81,131
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D18/40); Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56); Miscellaneous (D18/99)
International Classification: 1603;