Patent ID: 6885840

Claim:
A lid to selectively plug or unplug a discharge mouth of a developer container mounted to an image forming apparatus for replenishing a developer, comprising: a body having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion defining an opening, wherein the bottom portion has an inner surface and an outer surface, and the sidewall portion has an inner surface and an outer surface; a ring; a lug having a first end and a second end defining a body portion; and a plurality of arms connecting the lug and the ring, wherein the ring is sized to fit into a position at the sidewall portion such that when the ring is placed into the position, the second end of the lug and the inner surface of the bottom portion define a gap therebetween so that there is no contact between the second end of the lug and the bottom portion and the body portion of the lug facing away from the developer container when the lid plugs the discharge mouth.