Image forming device having a replaceable unit that includes a latching mechanism

An electrophotographic image forming device, comprising:

• a replaceable unit including:
• an elongated body extending along a lengthwise dimension between a front and a rear of the body, the body further including a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom, the body having a reservoir for holding toner, the front of the body including a front end wall of the body and an end cap mounted in front of the front end wall;
• a latch catch on the first side of the body positioned to receive a corresponding latch when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device to restrain the body from moving in a forward direction toward the front along the lengthwise dimension;
• and
• a latch releasing mechanism including:
• a latch actuator positioned between the front end wall and the end cap and having an actuation foot extending from the latch actuator, the latch actuator and the actuation foot being movable relative to the front end wall and the end cap between a home position and a releasing position and being biased toward the home position;
• and
• a release handle accessible from a front side of the end cap for user engagement and operatively connected to the latch actuator such that actuation of the release handle causes the latch actuator and the actuation foot to move from the home position to the releasing position to permit the actuation foot to contact the corresponding latch of the image forming device to unlatch the body from the image forming device.