Toner container and toner replenishing device using the same

A toner container comprising:

• a rectangular, hollow case having a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls facing each other and two end walls facing each other, said side walls and said end walls each being formed with a thin portion at an intermediate position thereof to allow said case to fold down at said thin portion;
• a pack received in said case;
• and
• a toner contained in said pack.

A toner replenishing device positioned at an open portion of a body of an image forming apparatus for allowing a toner container to be mounted to said body via said open portion, said toner container comprising:

• a rectangular, hollow case having a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls facing each other and two end walls facing each other, said side walls and said end walls each being formed with a thin portion at an intermediate position thereof to allow said case to fold down at said thin portion;
• a pack received in said case;
• a toner contained in said pack;
• and
• a shutter member mounted on an underside of said bottom plate;
• wherein
• said case, said pack, said bottom plate and said shutter member are formed with respective openings for toner discharge in corresponding positions, and
• said shutter member selectively blocks or unblocks the opening of said bottom plate said toner replenishing device comprising:
• a tray for allowing said toner container to be set thereon by being slid in a lengthwise direction of the top wall and the bottom wall of said case, said tray is formed with an opening corresponding in position to said openings of said toner container;
• a leaf spring fitted in said opening of said tray and formed with an opening corresponding in position to said openings of said toner container, wherein said spring is formed with an engaging portion engageable with said shutter member for thereby moving said shutter member.