US 7,516,956 B2
	Repositionable sheet side guide and sheet size indicator
Julia Allwright, London (United Kingdom); Andrew K. Balm, Herts (United Kingdom); and Rebecca Mallaband, West Midlands (United Kingdom)
Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/485,072.
Prior Publication US 2008/0012207 A1, Jan. 17, 2008
Int. Cl. B65H 1/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 271—171  [399/393]

7 Claims

1. In a print media sheets stacking tray with at least one upstanding repositionable stack edge guide which is repositionable in opposite movement directions for different sizes of print media sheets, said print media sheets stacking tray having a main body to which said repositionable stack edge guide is slidably mounted and an elevate plate which overlies and is movable upwardly away from a stack loading position closely overlying said main body of said print media sheets stacking tray, said elevate plate being movable upwardly relative to said stack edge guide and spaced therefrom, and wherein a stack size indicator system is provided by an indicator extending from said stack edge guide pointing to respective stack size indication indicia, which stack size indication indicia extends along said elevate plate adjacent to but spaced from said stack edge guide substantially in said movement directions of said stack edge guide, wherein said indicator is pivotally mounted to said stack edge guide and said indicator is pivotally extendable outwardly from said stack edge guide to directly overlie the adjacent said stack size indication indicia on said elevate plate when said elevator plate is in said stack loading position, and wherein said indicator is pivotal upwardly away from said elevator plate when said elevator plate is moved upwardly away from said stack loading position.