Patent ID: 7734231

Claim:
A toner container to be detachably installed into an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus for replenishing a developing device provided in the apparatus main body with toner, comprising: a container for containing toner, and including a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other, the container extending longitudinally between the first and second side walls, wherein the container includes: a container main body for containing the toner and having an opening in a top thereof; a cover for closing the opening in the top of the container main body; a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body; and a retaining portion provided on the first side wall and to be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body; wherein the cover has a pair of side surfaces opposed to each other and generally in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the container, and the handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in the longitudinal direction of the container, and is formed into a concave shape by recessing the pair of side surfaces of the cover in opposite directions.