Patent ID: 8666296

Claim:
A media stripper mechanism for use with a pair of opposed rotary members disposed opposite each other to form a nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed as the rotary members rotate together, the mechanism comprising: a shaft extending in an axial direction thereof parallel to a rotational axis of the rotary member; one or more first stripping members, each being a pneumatic nozzle that has a proximal end thereof supported on the shaft, and a distal, free end opposite the proximal end thereof pointing toward the rotary member to direct compressed gas toward the nip along the rotary member for stripping the recording medium from the rotary member; and one or more second stripping members, each being a non-contact finger that has a proximal end thereof supported on the shaft, and a distal, free end opposite the proximal end thereof pointing toward the rotary member to assist in stripping the recording medium from the rotary member without contacting the rotary member, the distal ends of the nozzle and the finger being coincident with each other in shape and position when viewed in the axial direction of the shaft.