Sheet media input structure

Details Sheet media input structure Sheet media input structure

2003-06-16

2008-11-25

Mackey, Patrick H (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

Reexamination Certificate

active

07455288

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a sheet media input structure comprises a sheet media supporting surface and a movable feature downstream from the supporting surface along a media path that extends from the supporting surface to and along the movable feature. The feature is configured to separate a top sheet on a stack of sheets supported on the supporting surface from a next-to-top sheet in the stack. The feature movable between a first position in which the feature impedes a leading edge of sheets fed from the stack along the media path to separate a top sheet from a next-to-top sheet and a second position in which the feature does not impede the leading edge of sheets fed along the media path.

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