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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Nuestro Bayubay, Cebu, PH;
Salvador Capurihan Bonanciar, Cebu, PH;
Brian Scott Carpenter, Lexington, KY (US);
Donato Austria Marmol, Legazpi, PH;
Robert Watson McAlpine, Lexington, KY (US);
Katrina Rosit Lactuan, Consolacion, PH;
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a toner reservoir. An outlet port faces downward on a front of the housing near a first side of the housing. A linkage is positioned on the first side of the housing and has an engagement surface that is accessible at the rear of the housing. A projection is positioned on the first side of the housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The projection is operatively connected to the linkage such that the projection moves upward from the first position to the second position when the engagement surface receives a forward force that is toward the front of the housing. The projection extends outward sideways from the first side when the projection is in the second position.