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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Hideo Ichikawa, Numazu, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Sunao Ikeda, Numazu, JP;
Nobuhiro Makita, Numazu, JP;
Seiji Ozawa, Numazu, JP;
Shigeru Yoshiki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takaaki Yanagisawa, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Ichikawa, Numazu, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Sunao Ikeda, Numazu, JP;
Nobuhiro Makita, Numazu, JP;
Seiji Ozawa, Numazu, JP;
Shigeru Yoshiki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takaaki Yanagisawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toner container has a hollow body having a small diameter mouth portion, a ramp surface at one end and a spiral. A removable lid is positioned at the mouth portion so as to close the mouth portion and a lug is provided at the lid.