Patent ID: 8380116

Claim:
An image forming machine comprising: a moving surface; a blade held in contact with the moving surface in a counter direction for removing particles on the moving surface and having a free end with at least a first plane and a second plane, the first plane being adjacent to the second plane defining a first edge angle between each other, the working end further defining a blade tip having an edge between the first plane and the second plane; a bevel surface adjacent to the working end and having a third plane and a fourth plane, the third plane being adjacent to the first plane defining a second angle therebetween; and a blade positioning mechanism connected to the blade to move the blade into a working position, wherein only the edge of the blade tip engages the moving surface to remove particles therefrom, the first edge angle is greater than 90 degrees and less than 95 degrees, and the second angle is about 60 degrees.