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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroumi Morinaga, Susono, JP;
Toshiaki Nagashima, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method of disassembling, for reuse, a toner accommodating container, including a main body for accommodating toner, an opening for permitting filling of the toner and a cap press-fitted with an engaging portion of the opening to plug the opening, the includes a first step of partly cutting the cap without cutting the engaging portion; and a second step of removing the cap from the engaging portion while releasing engagement between the cap and the engaging portion by deforming the cap using a cut portion provided by the cuttin step.