Patent ID: 7018034

Claim:
A print media transport assembly for advancing a print media through a print zone, the print media transport assembly comprising: a primary drive roller rotatably mounted on an entry side of the print zone and adapted to contact the print media and advance the print media through the print zone; a pinch roller rotatably mounted opposite the primary drive roller and adapted to contact the print media; a secondary drive roller rotatably mounted on an exit side of the print zone and adapted to contact a first side of the print media; and a starwheel rotatably mounted opposite the secondary drive roller and configured to move between a disengaged position in which the starwheel is spaced from the print media and an engaged position in which the starwheel contacts a second side of the print media, wherein the starwheel is prevented from contact with the secondary drive roller at all times when in the engaged position and adapted to be moved to the engaged position after the secondary drive roller contacts the first side of the print media.