Patent ID: 7455288

Claim:
A sheet media input structure for a sheet media processing device having a pick/feed mechanism operative to move media sheets from the input structure along a media path, the input structure comprising: a sheet media supporting surface; a wall downstream from the supporting surface along a media path that extends from the supporting surface to and along the wall; a separator pad adjacent to the wall; a swing arm having a first part carrying the wall and a second part exposed to sheets supported on the sheet media supporting surface, the swing arm pivotable in response to pressure on the second part applied while picking a top sheet from the sheets on the sheet media supporting surface from a first position in which the wall does not shield the separator from the media path to a second position in which the wall shields the separator pad from the media path; and an idler roller mounted to the second part of the swing arm and wherein the second part of the swing arm is exposed to sheets supported on the sheet media supporting surface through the idler roller.