Patent ID: 8380102

Claim:
A toner container system for an image forming apparatus comprising: a reservoir for containing toner having an opening therethrough in communication with an interior of the reservoir; a rotatable member positioned within the opening; and a skiving seal for blocking toner from entering a gap between the opening and the rotatable member, the skiving seal positioned along the length of the rotatable member and adhesively affixed adjacent to the rotatable member along the gap in the skiving direction of rotation of the rotatable member, the skiving seal comprising: a flexible sheet having a surface and a length corresponding to the length of the gap; and a tubular portion adjacent to the gap formed by folding the flexible sheet over itself from an edge extending along the length of the flexible sheet without creasing the fold and adhesively adhering a portion of the folded portion of the flexible sheet to the surface of the flexible sheet along the length of the flexible sheet.