Patent ID: 7261290

Claim:
A small media guide-in tray for a media handling device, comprising: a media tray sized for holding a first media, said media tray having an aperture therethrough; first and second opposed guide arms pivotally connected to said media tray for receiving therebetween a second media within a predetermined size range that is less than said first media, said first opposed guide arm synchronously engaging said and second opposed guide arms being synchronously engaged; and, a biasing member connected to said guide arms for biasing said arms to a first position, said guide arms moveable to a second position as said second media is inserted therebetween, said guide arms and said biasing member centering said received second media for passing through said aperture; wherein said first and second opposed guide arms each further comprise a radiused edge having a plurality of gear teeth for intermeshing with the other opposed guide arm as said guide arms rotate.