Patent ID: 7867364

Claim:
A doctor assembly for use in a paper-making machine, said doctor assembly including a doctor blade holder into which a doctor blade may be inserted, said doctor blade holder comprising: a pressure plate for supporting and aligning the doctor blade in a cross machine direction for application to a machine roll; pressure adjustment means for adjusting the pressure applied to the machine roll by the doctor blade, said pressure adjustment means including at least one fluid reservoir having a wall that contacts said pressure plate; a support tray for supporting said fluid reservoir, said support tray including at least one bracket alignment feature; and a bracket attached to said support tray for pivotal attachment to said pressure plate, said bracket including at least one tray alignment feature that is coupled to said bracket alignment feature of said support tray to provide proper alignment of said bracket with respect to said support tray, and wherein either the bracket alignment features are integrally formed with the support tray or the tray alignment features are integrally formed with the bracket.