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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Goro Katsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Kabumoto, Chiba, JP;
Kanae Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Terazawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
A toner container for powdery toner for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a toner discharge surface having a toner outlet configured to discharge the toner, a side surface perpendicularly extending from the toner discharging surface, and a slanted side surface facing the side surface and extending outwardly from the toner discharging surface.