Patent ID: 6315285
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A media supply receptacle for holding a stack of printable media prior to printing in an image forming apparatus, the receptacle comprising:a) a horizontally inclined base plate having a generally flat upper surface;b) a movable, slotted input tray generally parallel to and above the base plate, the input tray having a generally flat upper surface adapted for contacting a bottom sheet of a plurality of sheet media, the input tray being adapted for supporting the stack of sheet media;c) a plurality of evenly spaced control rod slots in the input tray, each control rod slot being parallel to and set in the same plane as the other control rod slots;d) at least one media adjustment guide member, each adjustment guide member comprising a plurality of generally identical, evenly spaced control rods, each control rod being vertically positioned with respect to the horizontally inclined input tray, at least one control rod passing through a corresponding control rod slot, at least one control rod having a lower end movably or immovably affixed to the base plate, and an opposite, upper end affixed to a guide cap, each guide cap extending across the upper ends of the control rods in the adjustment guide member and over the input tray; andwherein the receptacle is adapted for feeding the stack of sheet media in the receptacle to the adjacent image forming or rendering apparatus, a sheet at a time.