Patent ID: 7362988
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner cartridge, comprising: a waste bin; a hopper releasably connected to said waste bin; a first contact surface formed in said waste bin, whereby the first contact surface limits upward movement of the hopper; a second contact surface formed in said waste bin, whereby the second contact surface limits downward movement of the hopper; and a latching means disposed in leading relation to the first and second contact surfaces for further interconnecting said waste bin and said hopper to one another; whereby said hopper does not move relative to said waste bin when said hopper and waste bin are interconnected to one another; wherein said latching means includes a hopper wheel horizontal retainer formed integrally with said waste bin; wherein said latching means further includes a hopper wheel vertical lock formed integrally with said waste bin; and wherein said hopper wheel horizontal retainer and said hopper wheel vertical lock are disposed in cooperative relation to one another and are adapted to engage a hopper wheel that forms a part of said hopper.