Patent ID: 9604802
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. A removable media tray for an imaging device, the removable media tray comprising: a bottom surface for holding media to be fed to the imaging device; a track having a plurality of serrations along a length thereof, the track positioned on the bottom surface; and, a media restraint slidably engageable with the track, the media restraint including: wherein, upon application of a user-supplied downwardly directed force to the button, the actuator moves from its first position and translates downwardly with the first and second rack portions rotating the first and second pinion gears, respectively, which horizontally separates and translates the first and second latching cams away from their respective first positions and pivots the serrated portions thereof away from the track allowing the media restraint to be translated along the track, and, further wherein, when the downwardly directed force is removed, the biasing member returns the actuator and the first and second latching cams to their respective first positions.