Patent ID: 7497565

Claim:
A medium feeding device, adapted to be attached to a recording apparatus to feed a recording medium thereto or adapted to be attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus to feed a target medium thereto, comprising: a feeding roller; a first tray, provided with a hopper adapted to support the recording medium or the target medium which is to be automatically fed to the recording apparatus or the liquid ejecting apparatus by the feeding roller; and a second tray, arranged above the first tray and adapted to support the recording medium or the target medium which is to be manually fed to the recording apparatus or the liquid ejecting apparatus, the second tray comprising a tray body and an extensible member which is retractably extended from the tray body toward the feeding roller, wherein the hopper is operable to lift the tray body and the extensible member to bring the recording medium or the target medium placed thereon into contact with the feeding roller.