Patent ID: 8644725

Claim:
A sealing member for sealing between a roll and at least one printer component, comprising: a first surface to be engaged with the roll and the at least one printer component, the roll and the at least one printer component forming a nip region therebetween, the first surface including at least one groove, a first portion of the first surface engaging with a corresponding portion of the roll at a first contact pressure and a nip region portion of the first surface abutting an end of the first portion of the first surface and engaging the roll and the at least one printer component along said nip region at a second contact pressure; and a second surface biasing the first surface to engage with the roll and the at least one printer component, a first portion of the second surface providing the first contact pressure in a substantially uniform manner along the first portion of the first surface, and a nip region portion of the second surface providing the second contact pressure along the nip region portion of the first surface that is greater than the first contact pressure, wherein the second surface includes a pair of projecting ribs, each rib having a first stiffness along the first portion of the second surface to provide the first contact pressure and a second stiffness along the nip region portion of the second surface that is greater than the first stiffness to provide the second contact pressure.