Automatic document feeder quick release hinge assembly

A quick release hinge assembly for an automatic document feeder to facilitate removably attaching the automatic document feeder to a flat bed computer input device having a document receiving surface and an associated aligned flat bed bezel with at least one receiving sleeve, said quick release hinge assembly comprising:

• a plurality of interconnectable modular assemblies for defining a medium path, said medium path extending between a medium input tray and a medium output tray via the medium receiving surface of the computer input device;
• said plurality of interconnectable modular assemblies including a main chassis, an upper chassis and a lower chassis, said lower chassis including a hinge mount having a set of axle casings to facilitate at least two different orientations between the automatic document feeder and the computer input device;
• and
• a swivel mounted quick release attachment hinge coupled to said hinge mount for removably mounting said plurality of modular assemblies to the computer input device so that said medium path is sufficiently aligned with the document receiving surface to facilitate the reliable, in seriatim, transporting of individual sheets of print medium onto and off the document receiving surface of the computer input device;
• said swivel mounted quick release attachment hinge and the at least one receiving sleeve cooperating with one another to permit the automatic document feeder to be attached to the computer input device without the use of tools and to permit the automatic document feeder to slide vertically upward relative to the document receiving surface to accommodate thick documents without removing the automatic document feeder from the computer input device.