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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin L. Maltzahn, Webster, NY (US);
Christina L. Pierce, Victor, NY (US);
Laurie M. O'Connor, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A toner container with an orientation dependent shutter mechanism is provided with an orientation independent shutter lockout feature to ensure that a toner container's shutter will not open unless the toner container is inserted properly into a corresponding toner compartment, thereby ensuring that the proper color toner will be inserted into the toner compartment.