Patent ID: 8005406

Claim:
An image forming apparatus for use with a toner container which dispenses toner to the image forming apparatus depending on an angular position of a rotatable cap of the toner container relative to the image forming apparatus, the rotatable cap having a handle attached thereto, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section which forms a toner image on a photosensitive surface having a latent image formed by light; a toner container holder to support the toner container which permits the cap of the toner container to rotate relative to the image forming apparatus; a cover to selectively cover and uncover a toner container within the toner container holder when the cover is at a closed position and an open position, respectively; and a member which moves with movement of the cover and which interacts with the handle of the toner container depending on the angular position of the rotatable cap, wherein: the member comprises a recess to receive the handle when the cover is in the closed position and the handle is an angular position to dispense toner.