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1. Apparatus for stacking items of media in a media container region, comprising:
a rotatable roller element arranged to rotate about a longitudinal axis to locate an incoming item of media at a deposit position within a container region; at least one trailing edge engaging element that engages with a trailing edge region of the incoming item of media and urges the trailing edge region towards a stack position; at least one preceding item edge engaging element that engages with an edge region of a preceding item of media to urge said edge region of the preceding item of media away from the incoming item of media; and said at least one trailing edge engaging element, comprises a plurality of flexible paddle elements and said at least one preceding item edge engaging element comprises a plurality of flexible flap elements, said plurality of paddle elements and said plurality of flap elements being supported in a circumferentially spaced apart relationship on said roller element and arranged to rotate simultaneously therewith. |