Patent ID: 7481425

Claim:
A paper feed cassette adapted to be inserted into a paper feed port of an image-forming apparatus for feeding pre-printing paper to the image-forming apparatus and receiving printed paper from the image-forming apparatus, the paper feed cassette comprising: a main case adapted to hold pre-printed paper, a front end portion of the main case being adapted to be inserted into the paper feed port, the main case having a paper extraction port from which the pre-printed paper is adapted to be fed to the paper feed port; a cover member slidably coupled to the main case so as to be slidable relative to the main case from a closed position to an open position in a direction parallel to the insertion direction of the main case, the cover member covering the paper extraction port when the cover member is in the closed position, and exposing the paper extraction port when the cover member is in the open position, the cover member sliding from the closed position to the open position as the paper feed cassette is inserted into the paper feed port; a catch tray supported on the cover member so as to be pivotable between a flat position and a raised position, an upper surface of the catch tray and an upper surface of the cover member together forming a bent-shaped printed paper receiving surface when the catch tray is in the raised position; and a connecting mechanism that is coupled to the catch tray and the cover member, the connecting mechanism pivoting the catch tray from the flat position to the raised position as the cover member slides from the closed position to the open position.