Patent ID: 8918031

Claim:
A toner cartridge for an electrophotographic imaging device, comprising: a housing comprising two opposed end walls and an elongated body therebetween and an exit port, the body having an inner surface defining a toner reservoir for containing a quantity of toner, the toner reservoir in fluid communication with the exit port; a drive shaft rotatably mounted within the toner reservoir; a toner platform having a front surface, a rear surface and an edge surface, the front surface for moving toner within the reservoir toward the exit port, the toner platform in slidable contact with the inner surface, the toner platform being nonrotatable relative to the housing; a coupling that movably couples the toner platform to the drive shaft, the coupling detachably affixed to the toner platform; and a stop positioned within the reservoir, wherein when the drive shaft rotates the toner platform translates toward the exit paddle for moving toner within the reservoir toward the exit port, wherein when the toner platform translates to the stop, the coupling detaches from the toner platform.