Sheet stack holding apparatus for a printer or copier

摘要

Certain designs of paper feeding devices used in copiers and printers require that an edge of a stack of sheets (5) be in close contact with a slanted surface (102). An apparatus engages an opposite edge of the stack (5) to urge the stack (5) against the slanted surface (102), so that the stack (5) assumes a parallelogram shape. The apparatus includes a plate (10) which is movable from a vertical, upright position to a slanted position. Means (12) are provided to cause the plate (10) to move to the slanted position in response to the closing of a paper tray (100) of a printer or copier. <IMAGE>