Patent ID: 8132735

Claim:
An apparatus for holding a recording medium including an engagement member that is disposed at a rear portion of the recording medium with respect to an insert direction of the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: a main body including an insert portion on a first end of the main body, the insert portion allowing insertion of the recording medium into the main body, and an eject portion on a second end of the main body, the eject portion allowing ejection of the recording medium from the main body, the recording medium being ejected when a substitute recording medium is inserted via the insert portion and pushes the inserted recording medium; a first engagement device that engages an engagement member of the recording medium when the recording medium is inserted to a predetermined position and holds the recording medium, said first engagement device disposed in the main body; and a second engagement device that engages the engagement member of the recording medium when the recording medium is ejected from the main body through the ejection portion and holds the recording medium after ejection, said second engagement device disposed in the main body on a side of the eject portion.