Patent ID: 7540678

Claim:
A paper storage apparatus for stacking and storing paper comprising: a first discharge roller for discharging paper in a given paper discharge direction with the paper having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a paper storage pocket for stacking paper discharged by the first discharge roller at a location offset from said paper discharge direction; a first guide member having a first position in which the first guide member is disposed at an inclined angle relative to the paper discharge direction of the first discharge roller for intercepting paper along said discharge direction so as to guide the leading edge of the intercepted paper into said paper storage pocket; and a movable second guide member positioned between the first discharge roller and first guide member with the second guide member having a first position intersecting the paper discharge direction which pivots in response to the leading edge of the paper for allowing the paper to advance and having a retracted second position which urges the trailing edge of the paper toward the paper storage pocket.