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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsKenneth D. Corby, Michael W. Didas, Satyan R. Kalyandurg, Purnendu S. Ojha, Michael E. Baister, Suzanne M. Lenhard, David M. Gaudino
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A toner container receiving apparatus has a sump and a sump opening with box-like upwardly extending vertical walls around the sump opening. A toner container includes box-shaped downwardly extending walls which fit around the sump walls when the container is positioned over the sump. A flexible cover is movable from a covering position above the box-shaped walls through a curved path to a position alongside an exterior vertical wall of the container. A lever on the receiving apparatus is movable to a vertical position and is coupled to structure which locks the container to the sump during that movement. A handle connected to the cover is positioned to fit into a slot into the lever and prevent moving of the lever away from its vertical locking position until the cover has been moved to its covering position. The cover is flexible enough to move through the curved path but stiff enough to be pushed back to its covering position.
A container for supplying toner to receiving apparatus, which receiving apparatus has a sump for receiving toner, a sump opening above said sump, and box-shaped, upwardly extending, vertical walls surrounding said opening, said container comprising:
A container for supplying toner to a receiving apparatus, which receiving apparatus has a sump for receiving toner, a sump opening above said sump and box-shaped, upwardly extending, vertical walls around said sump opening, said vertical walls having outside vertical surfaces facing away from said sump opening, said container comprising:
A container for supplying toner to a receiving apparatus, said container comprising a base including means for connecting said container to the receiving apparatus, a containing portion having a vertical wall extending upward from said base, a cover, and guide means for guiding said cover along a curved path, the base defining an opening through which toner can move under the force of gravity, the cover being movable through said curved path from a position covering the opening to an uncovering position alongside the vertical wall, the cover being made of a material flexible enough to move through the curved path but stiff enough to be pushed back to its covering position.
A receiving apparatus for receiving a toner container, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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