an image forming apparatus having a housing that includes a front face , a rear wall , a pair of side walls , a bottom surface , and a top surface with a discharge surface formed therein . a cover , having a planar upper surface , is mounted on protrusions extending along each side of the top surface . the discharge surface is formed between the protrusions and has a depth proximate the rear wall that is greater than a depth proximate the front face . a cutout is formed between the cover and the front face , the cutout being in either the cover or the front face which allows discharge of the printed material . the printed material when discharged onto the discharge surface extends beyond the front face .