Feeding device and image reading apparatus

A feeding device comprising:

• a medium mounting section configured to mount a bundle of a plurality of media stacked on one another;
• a feeding roller configured to feed a lowest medium among the bundle of media mounted on the medium mounting section;
• a separating roller disposed at a position opposite the feeding roller and configured to separate the lowest medium from the bundle of media;
• and
• a restricting member including a contact face configured to be brought into contact with at least one portion of edges of the bundle of media mounted on the medium mounting section, the restricting member being configured to be switched to either a blocking attitude or an opening attitude, the blocking attitude being an attitude for blocking a medium feeding path at an upstream side of the separating roller to block advancement of the edges of the bundle of media mounted on the medium mounting section into a nip portion between the feeding roller and the separating roller, the opening attitude being an attitude for opening the medium feeding path to permit the advancement of the edges of the bundle of media into the nip portion;
• wherein, in the blocking attitude, the restricting member allows an edge shape of the bundle of media in contact with the contact face to be formed into a shape that fills in a tapered space tapering toward the nip portion, between the feeding roller and the separating roller.