Patent ID: 6969169

Claim:
A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a supply opening for supplying a sheet into a main body; a discharge opening for discharging the sheet subjected to processing within the main body outside of said apparatus; a first openable/closable cover member for covering said supply opening; a second openable/closable cover member for covering said discharge opening; and connection means for maintaining, when both of said first cover member and said second cover member are closed, a state in which said first cover member and said second cover member are closed by connecting said first cover member and said second cover member, wherein said supply opening is disposed at an upper surface of a main body, and said discharge opening is disposed at one side of the main body, wherein said first cover member is rotatable around a first rotation center disposed on the upper surface of the main body, said second cover member is rotatable around a second rotation center disposed at a side of the main body, and, when both of said first cover member and said second cover member are closed, an end portion of said first cover member and an end portion of said second cover member face each other at the side, wherein said connection means comprises a first engaging portion provided at an end portion of said first cover member, and a second engaging portion provided at said second cover member and engageable with said first engaging portion, and wherein, when engagement between said first engaging portion and said second engaging portion is detached, said second cover member opens by its own weight.