Liquid toner replenishment system

A disposable dispensing container for toner materials for use in a liquid toner imaging system and comprising:

• an enclosure comprising a single compartment containing liquid toner concentrate and an opening communicating with said chamber;
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• means for causing egress of liquid toner concentrate from said chamber to the liquid toner imaging system through said opening a first mode of operation and ingress of liquid toner material into the chamber from the liquid toner imaging system through said opening in a second mode of operation.

Apparatus according to claim 25 wherein the means for causing egress and ingress comprises:

• rotary driven means for causing egress of contents of the enclosure from the chamber when rotated in a given sense and for causing ingress of material into the chamber when the enclosure is rotated in the opposite sense;
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• engagement means extending outside of the enclosure for receiving a rotary driving input from an external motive source and providing operation of the rotary driven means.

A method for producing an image on a substrate utilizing a liquid toner imaging apparatus having toner particle and carrier liquid carryout on the average in a first ratio, the apparatus comprising an image bearing surface, a liquid toner reservoir which supplies liquid toner to the image bearing surface for developing an image thereon, and a replaceable container having an enclosure including a compartment initially containing toner concentrate and having an opening communicating with the reservoir, including the steps of:

• a) transferring toner concentrate from the compartment to the reservoir to replenish the toner therein;
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• b) transferring excess liquid toner from the reservoir to the compartment.