Patent ID: 8401437
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner cartridge for use with an image forming device, comprising: a body including an interior to contain toner and comprising a main section and an extension that extends outward from the main section and includes a smaller depth than the main section, the body including a top positioned on the main section, a bottom positioned on the extension, and a front, back, and first and second lateral sides positioned on each of the main section and the extension; an outlet positioned on the front of the main section to allow the toner to be moved from the interior and into the image forming device; a drive gear positioned on the front of the main section to engage with the image forming device, a center of the drive gear positioned farther from the bottom than the outlet; a first slot positioned on one of the first and second lateral sides of the extension, the first slot including first and second parallel side walls, an open end that faces towards the bottom and a closed end opposite the open end; and a second slot positioned in the front of the extension with an open end that faces the bottom, the second slot including first and second opposing side walls, wherein (1) the closed end of the first slot, (2) one of the first and second side walls of the first slot and (3) a centerline of the second slot form a first, a second and a third datum, respectively, for aligning the toner cartridge when fully inserted in the image forming device.