Patent ID: 7170537

Claim:
A card-cleaning assembly for a printer, comprising: a card-cleaning means comprising a card-cleaning roller mounted to a frame of the printer and adjacent to a surface of the card so that the roller collects debris from the card surface; and a cleaning means for removing debris from the card-cleaning roller, the cleaning means, comprising: (i) a pivot arm pivotably attached to the printer frame; and (ii) an adhesive tape cartridge mounted to the pivot arm, the tape cartridge comprising: (a) a housing adaptable for connection to a card cleaning assembly of the printer; (b) a supply tape core located at a first position in said housing, said supply tape core containing a media having at least one surface coated with an adhesive material; and (c) a take up tape core located at a second position in said housing spaced apart from said supply tape core, said take up tape core receives the media as the media is paid out from said supply roll, wherein a force exerted on the pivot arm causes the arm to pivot so that the tape cartridge and cleaning roller engage each other, and the tape removes debris from the roller as the tape is peeled from the supply tape core to the take up tape core and the cleaning roller rotates.