Document receiver in a document processing machine

Document receiving and storing apparatus comprising

• a source of documents,
• a generally L-shaped tray including a generally vertical base having an upper end and a lower end, and a lip extending perpendicularly from the base at the lower end thereof, said lip extending generally toward said documents,
• a first pair of first rollers freely rotatably mounted on a first horizontal shaft disposed parallel to and adjacent to said lip, and
• a second pair of second rollers freely rotatably mounted on a second horizontal shaft disposed parallel to said first shaft, said second rollers being positioned so that each second roller is narrower than the first rollers and rests in contact with the hub of an adjacent corresponding first roller,
• each document being positioned to move between said first and second pairs of rollers onto said tray, the engagement of the first and second rollers acting to bend and stiffen each sheet as it passes between the pairs of rollers to facilitate the feeding of each sheet onto the tray.