Patent ID: 9217956
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner container assembly for a printer, the toner container assembly comprising a seal assembly, wherein the seal assembly comprises: an outer retainer ring comprising a non-adhesive carrier, a first adhesive layer on a surface of the non-adhesive carrier, and a first opening through the outer retainer ring, wherein the outer ring has an outside diameter of from 38 mm to 44 mm; a foam ring comprising a second opening therethrough, wherein the foam ring is attached to the outer retainer ring with the first adhesive and has an outside diameter of from 29 mm to 35 mm; a double-sided adhesive ring attached to the foam ring comprising a third opening therethrough, wherein the double-sided adhesive ring has an outside diameter of from 39 mm to 35 mm; and a solid foam disc comprising a first slit therethrough, a second slit therethrough, a major surface that physically contacts the double-sided adhesive ring, and an outside diameter of from 29 mm to 35 mm, wherein: the first slit is perpendicular to the second slit and the solid foam disc is attached to the foam ring by the double-sided adhesive layer; and the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, a center of the first slit, and a center of the second slit are generally aligned along an axis that is perpendicular with the major surface of the solid foam disc.