Toner cartridge for use in an electrophotographic printing machine
US4827307A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 2, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0882
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner cartridge for use in a copying machine for supplying fresh toner to the developer for the machine. The cartridge is formed with an elongated opening to permit discharge of toner when inverted. A removable flexible strip covers the opening and is detachably held to the cartridge by adhesive material. The pattern of the adhesive material is non-linear at the portions of the cartridge adjacent the ends of the opening so that upon an application of a pulling force upon the strip to detach the same, the resistance force is gradual.
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