Patent ID: 8705149

Claim:
An image reading apparatus comprising: a document table having a reading area, the document table having a top surface on which a document is to be placed; an image reader disposed under the document table, the image reader being configured to read an image of the document placed in the reading area of the document table; and a document cover configured to pivot around an axis extending in a first direction relative to the document table between a closed position where the top surface of the document table is covered and an open position where the top surface of the document table is exposed, the document cover including a document table contacting member, the document table contacting member being configured to have face-to-face contact with the top surface of the document table at least in the reading area when the document cover is in the closed position, wherein the top surface of the document table has a marginal area which is located outside of the reading area on a side opposite to a side where the document cover pivots around the axis, wherein the marginal area of the top surface of the document table includes a first contact area, a second contact area and a non-contact area, wherein, when the document cover is in the closed position, the document table contacting member of the document cover contacts the top surface of the document table in the first contact area and the second contact area and does not contact the top surface of the document table in the non-contact area, wherein the non-contact area is disposed between the first contact area and the second contact area such that the first contact area, the non-contact area, and the second contact area are arranged in the first direction, wherein the document cover further includes a handle portion disposed on the side opposite to the side where the document cover pivots around the axis and the handle portion extends in the first direction, and wherein, when the document cover is in the closed position, the non-contact area disposed between the first contact area and the second contact area is located in an area corresponding to a length of the handle portion in the first direction.