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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Suzuki, Odawara, JP;
Kenshiro Abe, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Shinichi Sasaki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kouji Hashimoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/116 ; G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/116 ; G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
A toner container usable with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, for containing toner, the toner container includes a first frame of plastic resin material; a second frame of plastic resin material; a bonding portion where the first and second frames are connected with each other by bonding material; a fitting portion, adjacent the connecting portion, where a projection provided in the second frame is fitted into a pit provided in the first frame.