Abstract: A sheet handling path extending from an entrance location to an exit location is provided by a small diameter rotatable roller and several parallel transversely spaced flexible belts. At the exit location, several deflector arms mounted on an actuator shaft initially deflect the leading portion of an exiting sheet towards the forward wall of an underlying receiving tray. An exit roller may also be provided at the exit location. After the leading edge of a sheet has reached the forward wall and the sheet has started to form a buckle, the deflector arms are rotated to a remote position permitting the sheet to be translated rearwardly by friction between the overlying flexible belts and the sheet until a trailing edge of the sheet springs clear of the belts and settles under its own weight into the receiving tray.