Patent ID: 7756457

Claim:
A fuser assembly, comprising: a fuser housing; a fuser roller rotatably mounted to said fuser housing, said fuser roller having an exterior surface; an actuator mechanism; and a fuser detack mechanism including: a detack housing pivotably mounted to said fuser housing, said fuser detack mechanism being pivoted from a first position to a second position when said actuator mechanism is actuated, and a plurality of detack fingers mounted to said detack housing, each of said plurality of detack fingers having a distal end, wherein said fuser detack mechanism is in said first position, said distal end of each of said plurality of detack fingers is positioned to be disengaged from said exterior surface of said fuser roller, and when said fuser detack mechanism is in said second position, said distal end of each of said plurality of detack fingers is positioned to be engaged with said exterior surface of said fuser roller, wherein said detack housing is positioned in said first position by a force of gravity when said actuator mechanism is de-actuated.