Patent ID: 8180269

Claim:
A fuser roll for fusing toner on the surface of a recording medium, comprising: a non-metallic core having an outer surface; a resistive heating element having a plurality of resistive film traces arranged to form a substantially serpentine shaped pattern and covering at least a portion of the outer surface of said core, said substantially serpentine shaped pattern having a first terminating end and a second terminating end; a current transmitter for transmitting a current to said resistive heating element, said current transmitter having a first current supplying member and a first current receiving member in electrical contact with said first terminating end of said substantially serpentine shaped pattern of said resistive heating element, and a second current supply member and a second current receiving member in electrical contact with said second terminating end of said substantially serpentine shaped pattern, the current transmitter further including a first biasing member biasing the current supply member against the current receiving member so as to substantially maintain electrical contact therebetween, said first and second current receiving members respectively being in electrical contact with said first and second terminating ends of said substantially serpentine shaped pattern so as to allow the current to flow from the first terminating end to the second terminating end of said substantially serpentine shaped pattern; an insulation layer covering at least a portion of said resistive heating element; and a toner release layer covering at least a portion of said insulation layer, wherein said toner release layer comprises a fluoropolymer material.