Pump-less toner dispensing cap

A cap and valve assembly for installation into a dispensing system housing comprising a receiver, an air source, and a clamp that can be activated to clamp the housing to the cap and valve assembly, the cap and valve assembly comprising:

• a housing coupler shaped to be slidingly received into the receiver of the housing;
• an air input path;
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• an air input path opening located on a surface of the cap and valve assembly that is clamped by activation of the clamp in the housing;
• wherein the air input path is configured to couple the air source in the housing to a toner container attached to the cap and valve assembly when the cap and valve assembly is installed into the dispensing system.

A cap and valve assembly for installation into a dispensing system housing comprising a receiver, an air source, and a clamp that can be activated to clamp the housing to the cap and valve assembly, the cap and valve assembly comprising:

• a housing coupler shaped to be slidingly received into the receiver of the housing, the housing coupler comprising a pair of sliding members disposed in opposed relation to one another to permit the housing coupler to be slidingly received into the receiver of the housing, the housing coupler being configured such that cap and valve assembly hangs from the receiver of the housing when the housing coupler is slidingly received into the receiver of the housing;
• an air input path;
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• an air input path opening located on a surface of the cap and valve assembly that is clamped by activation of the clamp in the housing;
• wherein the air input path is configured to couple the air source in the housing to a toner container attached to the cap and valve assembly when the cap and valve assembly is installed into the dispensing system.

A cap and valve assembly for installation into a dispensing system housing comprising a receiver, an air source, and a clamp that can be activated to clamp the housing to the cap and valve assembly, the cap and valve assembly comprising:

• a housing coupler shaped to be slidingly received into the receiver of the housing in a first direction;
• a toner path extending in a second direction to carry a toner from a toner container to a toner output;
• wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the toner output is spaced a sufficient distance from the housing coupler to permit a toner dispensed from the toner output to fall clear of a toner container attached to the cap and valve assembly;
• an air input path;
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• an air input path opening located on a surface of the cap and valve assembly that is clamped by activation of the clamp in the housing;
• wherein the air input path is configured to couple the air source in the housing to a toner container attached to the cap and valve assembly when the cap and valve assembly is installed into the dispensing system;
• an elongate body including an elongated outer tube and an elongated inner tube;
• the elongated outer tube comprising the air input path opening;
• and the elongated inner tube comprising the air input path;
• wherein the elongated inner tube is movable relative to the elongated outer tube such that the air inlet path is selectively alignable with the air input path opening.