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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Daisuke Eto, Osaka, JP;
Toshinori Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Ikebata, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toner container adapted for containing toner includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other. The toner container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall and includes a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body and a retaining portion provided on the first side wall to be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body. The handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in the longitudinal direction.