Patent ID: 7962063
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner bottle for use in a marking device comprising: a casing closed at a first end and defining a neck at a second end of the toner bottle and an interior wall, the neck being configured for releasable interconnection with a waste toner hopper; a first compartment having a first opening; an amount of fresh toner sealed within the first compartment; and a second compartment spaced from the first compartment, which is configured for receiving waste toner, the second compartment having a second opening defined by the casing, through which waste toner enters the toner bottle and fresh toner leaves the toner bottle, the second opening being axially aligned with the first opening; the casing interior wall spacing the first compartment from the second compartment and the second compartment being intermediate the second opening and the first opening.