Patent ID: 7513498

Claim:
A method of processing sheet media, comprising: moving a sheet medium upward by contact of a face of the sheet medium with a roller rotating about an axis of rotation; and carrying a trailing edge of the sheet medium upward and then over the roller with a member, wherein the member includes a body and at least one finger projecting from the body, wherein the member is connected to the roller such that the finger completely orbits the axis of rotation along a circular path, wherein the finger has a distal tip that is spaced farthest from the body and a proximal portion disposed adjacent the body, wherein the finger has an undeflected configuration that defines a central axis extending away from the body to the distal tip along a nonlinear path, wherein the proximal portion of the finger includes a thinned region defined by a recessed portion disposed on a side of the finger, and wherein the moving includes rotating the roller in a first direction and deflecting the finger in a second direction opposite to the first direction.