Patent ID: 8676095

Claim:
A toner container comprising: a main casing defining an internal space for accommodating toner and formed with a communication hole through which an interior and an exterior of the main casing communicate; a shutter movable between an open position in which the communication hole is open and a closed position in which the communication hole is closed, the shutter being selectively movable in either one of an opening direction such that the shutter moves to the open position from the closed position and a closing direction such that the shutter moves to the closed position from the open position, the shutter comprising: a base portion having a first edge and a second edge positioned downstream of the first edge in the closing direction; and a folded portion; and a seal member disposed between the main casing and the shutter when the shutter is in the closed position and configured to enclose the communication hole, the base portion being configured to be in sliding contact with the seal member when the shutter moves between the open position and the closed position, the folded portion being folded at a fold along the second edge so as to be positioned opposite to the seal member relative to the base portion, the seal member being formed with a seal opening at a position corresponding to the communication hole, the fold being configured to move across the seal opening when the shutter moves from the open position to the closed position and when the shutter moves from the closed position to the open position.