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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 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 for use in an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a body having a reservoir for holding toner, a toner port on the body in fluid communication with the reservoir, and a shutter translatable along a first dimension between a closed position blocking the toner port and an open position unblocking the toner port. A lock is translatable along a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension between a locked position blocking the shutter from moving from the closed position to the open position and an unlocked position unblocking the shutter permitting the shutter to move from the closed position to the open position.