Patent ID: 8303102

Claim:
A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device, the system comprising: a reservoir configured to contain a supply of release agent; an applicator having a first end and a second end, the applicator being positioned within a trough and configured to receive release agent from the reservoir through a pair of tubes to provide release agent at the first end and the second end of the trough to enable equal delivery of the release agent along a length of the applicator in the trough and enable the applicator to apply the release agent to an imaging surface of an imaging device in response to the applicator being positioned against the imaging surface; and a metering blade positioned to meter the release agent on the intermediate imaging surface applied by the applicator and being located above the trough, the metering blade being arranged in doctor mode with respect to a process direction of the imaging surface and including a tip positioned adjacent the imaging surface, the tip having a square portion positioned proximate the imaging surface and a beveled portion opposite the imaging surface to enable gravity to direct release agent from the beveled portion of the metering blade to the trough.