Patent ID: 8714852

Claim:
A sheet-supply tray for use with an image recording apparatus, the sheet-supply tray accommodating at least one recording sheet and supplying the at least one recording sheet in a sheet-supply direction, the sheet-supply tray comprising: a support portion; a first tray portion which is supported by the support portion and which is configured to support at least a leading-end portion of at least one first recording sheet; a second tray portion which is supported by the support portion and which is configured to support at least a trailing-end portion of the at least one first recording sheet, wherein the second tray portion is pivotable between a first position thereof and a second position thereof, about an axis line, relative to the support portion and the first tray portion, wherein, when the second tray portion is positioned at the first position thereof, the first tray portion and the second tray portion cooperate with each other to support the at least one first recording sheet taking a substantially flat posture, and wherein, at least when the second tray portion is positioned at the second position thereof, the first tray portion and the second tray portion cooperate with each other to support the at least one first recording sheet taking an angled posture relative to the substantially flat posture; a leading-end stopper which is stationary relative to the first tray portion and which is configured to stop a leading end of the at least one first recording sheet, wherein the leading-end stopper is configured to contact the leading end of the at least one first recording sheet taking the angled posture at least when the second tray portion is positioned at the second position thereof, and a trailing-end stopper which extends from the second tray portion and which is configured to stop a trailing end of the at least one first recording sheet, wherein the trailing-end stopper is configured to contact the trailing end of the at least one first recording sheet taking the angled posture at least when the second tray portion is positioned at the second position thereof, and wherein the first tray portion is slideable relative to the support portion in opposite directions parallel to the sheet-supply direction and, when the first tray portion is slid relative to the support portion in each of said opposite directions, the second tray portion is moved with the first tray portion relative to the support portion.