Patent Document ID: 9082063
Application ID: 13944637
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for handling a continuous feed web material image receiving medium in an image forming system, comprising: providing a continuous feed web material image receiving medium in an image forming system; providing a multi-mode media handling system in the image forming system, the multi-mode media handling system having at least two separately-selectable modes of operation for handling the continuous feed web material image receiving medium comprising: a nip-based media driving mode of operation in which at least two opposing rollers are positioned in a first position to face each other in a manner that forms a media driving nip, and a dual tensioned-web supporting mode of operation configured with the at least two opposing rollers positioned in a second position offset from each other in a transport direction with the at least two opposing rollers maintaining tensioned contact with the continuous feed web material image receiving medium; selecting one of the at least two separately-selectable modes of operation for handling the continuous feed web material image receiving medium; positioning the at least two opposing rollers according to the selected one of the at least two separately-selectable modes of operation for handling the continuous feed web material image receiving medium with the at least two opposing rollers maintaining tensioned contact with the continuous feed web material image receiving medium in each of the at least two separately-selectable modes of operation for handling the continuous feed web material image receiving medium; and executing image receiving medium handling operations in the image forming system once the at least two opposing rollers are positioned according to the selected one of the at least two separately-selectable modes of operation for handling the continuous feed web material image receiving medium.