Patent ID: 8371576

Claim:
A media sheet stacking implement for an image forming apparatus, comprising: an exit nip formed by a first exit roller and a second exit roller for advancing media in a media process direction along a media path and delivering the media to an output bin of the image forming apparatus; a pinching element mounted along the media path downstream from the exit nip and having at least one first member and at least one second member movable relative to the at least one first member between a closed state and an open state; and an actuating mechanism operatively coupled with the pinching element for moving the pinching element between the closed state and the open state to allow the pinching element to hold a trailing end of a media sheet and reduce the speed of the media sheet being delivered to the output bin when in the closed state and to allow the pinching element to release the held trailing end of media sheet to complete delivery of the media sheet to the output bin when in the open state.