Patent ID: 8641040

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: a housing having a collection site on a top portion thereof adapted to receive media sheets and a lower front opening to an exterior of said housing; an image formation path in said housing extending from an entrance end of said image formation path adjacent a source of supply of media sheets in said housing, past an image forming station in said housing, to an exit end of said image formation path adjacent said collection site; a lower exit path in said housing extending from an inlet end of said lower exit path adjacent said collection site to an outlet end of said lower exit path adjacent said entrance end of said image formation path and said lower front opening; a media sheet directing mechanism disposed in said housing between said exit end of said image formation path, said collection site and said inlet end of said lower exit path and selectively operable to deliver printed media sheets to said collection site or said inlet end of said lower exit path; and a deflector mechanism disposed in said housing between said lower front opening and said outlet end of said lower exit path and operable to divert printed media sheets from said lower exit path through said lower front opening to the exterior of said housing.