Patent ID: 6990301
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A sealing member for sealing a toner discharge opening of a toner container, which is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus including a cylindrical member having at least one hole and at least one rib formed between circumferential ends of one hole or between adjacent ones of a plurality of holes, said sealing member having a substantially cylindrical shape, said sealing member comprising: a sealing portion for sealing said toner discharge opening; and at least two locking projections for disengageable snap-hook engagement with said at least one hole to recieve from said cylindrical member an unsealing force for unsealing said toner discharge opening by a relative movement between said sealing portion and said toner container, wherein a number of said locking projections is larger than a number of said at least one rib.