Patent ID: 6097912
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A protective cover package for an endless photoreceptor belt of an image forming apparatus, the endless photoreceptor belt having an outer photoreceptor coated surface, the cover package comprising:a flexible, closed loop sheet member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the closed loop sheet member extending about the outer photoreceptor coated surface of the endless photoreceptor belt of the image forming apparatus, wherein the closed loop sheet member has a width and a plurality of bends along its width, such that the closed loop sheet member, with the endless belt support therein, has a belt loading configuration that substantially duplicates a configuration of the endless photoreceptor belt when the endless photoreceptor belt is mounted onto support rollers of an image forming apparatus, so as to facilitate loading of the endless photoreceptor belt onto the support rollers; anda releasable securing article on the inner surface of the closed loop sheet member which contacts the outer photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt and releasably secures the outer photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt to the inner surface of the closed loop sheet member, so that the sheet member supports the endless belt and protects the outer photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt from damage that would adversely affect image reproduction quality of the photoreceptor coated outer surface.