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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Katun Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Terry Dean Erickson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joseph Allen Amberg, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Ryan Bayliss, Bloomington, MN (US);
Katun Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes a cartridge body having a dispensing port. An interface mechanism is coupled with the cartridge body. The interface mechanism includes at least one detent movably coupled with the cartridge body. The at least one detent includes a retaining surface, a shuttle surface and a bias element coupled with the detent. At least one detent guide is coupled with the cartridge body, and the at least one detent guide includes a guide channel aligned with the retaining surface. The cartridge body is configured for installation in an image forming apparatus between intermediate and fully installed configurations. In the intermediate installed configuration a feature of the image forming apparatus is within the guide channel and the shuttle surface depresses the detent. In the fully installed configuration the bias element deploys the retaining surface into intercepting alignment with the feature.