Patent ID: 8794620

Claim:
A paper feed cassette device configured to be removably installed in an image recording device, the paper feed cassette device comprising: a base portion comprising: a first paper feed cassette portion comprising a first placement surface on which recording media is to be placed; and a first paper discharge tray portion comprising a first discharge surface on which discharged recording media is to be placed, the first paper discharge tray portion being disposed above the first paper feed cassette portion; and an extendable portion configured to both contract and extend with respect to the base portion, the extendable portion comprising: a second paper feed cassette portion comprising a second placement surface on which recording media is to be placed when the extendable portion is extended with respect to the base portion by sliding the second paper feed cassette portion along a particular direction; and a second paper discharge tray portion comprising a second discharge surface on which discharged recording media is to be placed, the second paper discharge tray portion being disposed above the second paper feed cassette portion and being configured to both extend and contract together with the second paper feed cassette portion when the second paper feed cassette portion is extended and contracted with respect to the base portion, wherein the base portion and the extendable portion are configured such that: each of the first placement surface, the second placement surface, the first discharge surface, and the second discharge surface faces upward, and when the extendable portion is extended and contracted with respect to the base portion, the second placement surface of the second paper feed cassette portion slides below the first placement surface of the first paper feed cassette portion and the second discharge surface of the second paper discharge tray portion simultaneously slides above the first discharge surface of the first paper discharge tray portion.