Patent ID: 7290762

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: a printing mechanism; and a print media source for supplying print media sheets to said printing mechanism, said print media source including: a first media tray for holding a first print media; a second media tray for holding a second print media; a sheet feeder mechanism having a sheet picking roller located to pick a top sheet of print media in said print media source, said top sheet of print media being located in only one of said first media tray and said second media tray, said sheet feeder mechanism including a biasing mechanism coupled to said sheet picking roller, said sheet picking roller being biased by said biasing mechanism to move in a first direction to engage said top sheet of print media, regardless of which of said first media tray and said second media tray contains said top sheet of print media; a first frame with a mounting frame coupled to said first frame, said mounting frame being located to extend across a width of said first media tray, said second media tray being pivotably coupled by at least one pivot joint to said mounting frame, wherein said mounting frame includes a cross support extending across a width of said first media tray; and a drive shaft for driving said sheet picking roller, said drive shaft being mounted to said cross support.