Patent ID: 7793932

Claim:
A paper stacker assembly useful in an electrophotographic marking system comprising: an elongated imaged paper entrance structure to receive different size image marked paper from an electrophotographic printer, a paper transporting structure that will transport paper after imaging from said printer to and out from said imaged paper entrance, a wire stacking tray connected to said imaged paper entrance structure, said wire stacking tray having a plurality of wire paper supports that are substantially horizontally disposed from said paper entrance, said paper supports having perpendicular disposed cross supports connecting said wire supports, said cross supports having attached at one portion thereof about 2 to 6 springs or movable bands, said springs or movable bands flexibly able to support paper to be collected in said wire stacking tray, and wherein all of said springs or movable bands support wider paper, and wherein less than all of said springs or movable bands support narrower paper, said springs or movable bands in alignment with each other and disposed in spaces between said wire paper supports, said springs or movable bands are flexible downwardly to a distance of a depth of said wire stacking tray, said springs or movable bands minimize paper curl in paper supported in said wire stacking tray.