Toner container having a shutter lock mechanism

A toner container for use in an image forming device, comprising:

• a body having a reservoir for holding toner;
• a toner port on the body in fluid communication with the reservoir;
• a shutter translatable along a horizontal dimension between a closed position blocking the toner port and an open position unblocking the toner port;
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• a lock movable upward and downward between a locked position blocking the shutter from moving from the closed position to the open position and an unlocked position permitting the shutter to move from the closed position to the open position.

A toner container for use in an image forming device, comprising:

• a body having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side positioned between a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the body, a longitudinal dimension of the toner container that is orthogonal to a vertical dimension of the toner container extends between the first longitudinal end of the body and the second longitudinal end of the body, the first longitudinal end of the body leads during insertion of the toner container into the image forming device and the second longitudinal end of the body trails during insertion of the toner container into the image forming device, the body has a reservoir for holding toner;
• an outlet port on the bottom of the body for exiting toner from the reservoir;
• a shutter movable along the longitudinal dimension of the body between a closed position blocking the outlet port and an open position unblocking the outlet port, the shutter moves in a direction away from the first longitudinal end of the body and toward the second longitudinal end of the body when the shutter moves from the closed position to the open position and the shutter moves in a direction away from the second longitudinal end of the body and toward the first longitudinal end of the body when the shutter moves from the open position to the closed position;
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• a lock positioned on the first side of the body and movable along the vertical dimension of the body between a locked position blocking the shutter from moving from the closed position to the open position and an unlocked position permitting the shutter to move from the closed position to the open position.