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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Emily Stefano Adams, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Lester Boettcher, Versailles, KY (US);
Brian Lee Hawes, Versailles, KY (US);
Brittany Nicole Sexton, Lexington, KY (US);
Glen Alan Reidhaar, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner container according to one example embodiment includes a drive coupler and an electrical contact positioned on a first longitudinal end thereof. A first guide post and a second guide post project outward along a longitudinal dimension of the toner container from the first longitudinal end of the body. The first guide post is spaced toward a first side of the body from the drive coupler, and the second guide post is spaced toward a second side of the body from the drive coupler. The first guide post and the second guide post overlap with the drive coupler along a vertical dimension of the toner container such that an imaginary horizontal plane intersects the first and second guide posts and the drive coupler. Bottom surfaces of the first and second guide posts may be positioned lower in the vertical dimension than a rotational axis of the drive coupler.