A heater element is provided adapted to heat a belt in a fuser assembly.
The heater element comprises laterally spaced-apart first and second
features. The first feature may have a first inner surface and the second
feature may have a second inner surface facing the first inner surface.
Preferably, at least a majority portion of at least one of the first and
second inner surfaces is positioned at an oblique angle relative to a
reference line extending substantially perpendicular to a path a
substrate moves along as it passes through the fuser assembly.