Patent ID: 7835675

Claim:
A toner container, comprising: a container body which is cylindrical in shape, configured to contain toner and that includes an opening for discharging toner, the opening facing a lengthwise direction of the container body and being perpendicular to a length of the container body; a cap, different from the container body and connected to the container body, that includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner discharged from the opening, and is configured to be held by a toner container holder in a non-rotating manner, the cap enclosing the opening of the container body; a nozzle hole, to receive a nozzle of an image forming apparatus which is parallel to a length of the container body, the nozzle receiving the toner discharged from the toner outlet while the nozzle is in the nozzle hole, wherein the cap includes a plug for opening/closing the nozzle hole in synchronization with an attachment/detachment operation of the cap to/from the toner container holder, wherein the toner outlet is perpendicular to the nozzle hole, and the toner outlet is perpendicular to the opening of the container body.