Patent ID: 9535373
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B41F,G03G

Claim:
1. An end seal for removable attachment to a doctor blade assembly having first and second doctor blades configured to engage a roller surface, the end seal comprising: a seal body having a bottom wall and opposite first and second sidewalls and a top edge configured to include a radius adapted to align with and seal against the roller surface; at least one abrasion resistant insert secured within said seal body, said at least one abrasion resistant insert including a bottom wall and opposite first and second sidewalls and an insert top edge configured to coincide with said seal body top edge to align with and seal against a roller surface, wherein said seal body and said at least one abrasion resistant insert each further comprise respective first and second upper angled sidewalls extending from respective said opposite first and second sidewalls, said respective first upper angled sidewall having a different length and tapering from said seal body and insert top edges at a different angle than said respective second upper angled sidewall.