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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Rie Mitani, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Hidekazu Shono, Hyogo, JP;
Osamu Saito, Osaka, JP;
Ryuji Inoue, Hyogo, JP;
Tetsumaru Fujita, Hyogo, JP;
Kei Hasegawa, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuhide Ohkubo, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Shintaro Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Fukuhata, Hyogo, JP;
Ryouhei Ohi, Kyoto, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Rie Mitani, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Hidekazu Shono, Hyogo, JP;
Osamu Saito, Osaka, JP;
Ryuji Inoue, Hyogo, JP;
Tetsumaru Fujita, Hyogo, JP;
Kei Hasegawa, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuhide Ohkubo, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Shintaro Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Fukuhata, Hyogo, JP;
Ryouhei Ohi, Kyoto, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a substantially tetrahedral toner-containing portion having an openable edge to discharge toner contained in the toner-containing portion, and a reference fold along which the toner container is foldable after the openable edge is opened. The reference fold extends from the openable edge and is provided on medians of two triangular faces of the toner-containing portion adjoining each other along the openable edge.