Patent ID: 7559547

Claim:
A tray system, comprising: a tray comprising: an object support, portions of the object support movable in a substantially linear tray movement direction at substantially different rates; an arm having a first end and a second end; a first pivot disposed at the first end and the object support disposed at the second end; a tray lift that moves upward and downward; a spacer supported by the tray lift and disposed between the tray lift and the object support, the spacer having a rectangular top surface with an opening forming one corner of the top surface, the object support including a rectangular recording medium support being shaped to fit the corner of the top surface; and a feeder disposed above the tray, wherein the tray system comprises a second pivot disposed on the arm and on the spacer to (1) move the portions of the object support at the substantially different rates to accommodate a reduction in a number of objects on the tray, and (2) maintain a planar surface of an object that is topmost substantially beneath and parallel to a surface of the feeder, so that contact is provided between the topmost object and the feeder to achieve a feeding process, as one or more objects are removed from the tray, when the tray lift is at an uppermost position, the recording medium support fills the opening of the corner of the top surface, and as the tray lift moves downward, the arm rotates so that the recording medium support moves downward at a faster rate than the top surface.