Patent ID: 6866259

Claim:
A print recording system for recording print onto a media sheet which is picked from a media stack, the system comprising: a pick arm having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion connected to the proximal portion at a hinge point, the distal portion hinging relative to the proximal portion at the hinge point, the pick arm being anchored at a pivot point along the proximal portion away from the hinge point, the pick arm rotating relative to the pivot point; a pick roller coupled to the distal portion away from the hinge point; a drive motor for rotating the pick roller, the drive motor mounted to the distal portion of the pick arm; and a means for inducing a moment on the pick arm which causes the proximal portion to pivot relative to the pivot point and causes the distal portion to hinge relative to the hinge point, said inducing means inducing the moment while the drive motor rotates the pick roller with the pick roller in contact with the media sheet allowing for effective picking of the media sheet from the media stack.