Patent ID: 8180259

Claim:
A developer supply container detachably insertable into a hollow cylindrical portion of a developer receiving apparatus, including a guide portion which is inclined with respect to an inserting direction of said container into the apparatus, said container comprising: a containing portion including an inner space configured to contain developer and an opening configured and positioned to permit discharge of the developer therein; a developer feeding member provided in said containing portion and configured to feed the developer in said containing portion toward said opening by rotation thereof relative to said containing portion; a driving system configured and positioned to receive a rotational driving force for driving said developer feeding member; a switching device configured and positioned to be movable between a first position where rotation of said driving system relative to said container is substantially restricted and a second position where rotation of said driving system relative to said container is not substantially restricted, wherein said switching device includes a force receiving portion configured and positioned to receive a force from the guide portion.