Patent ID: 7054575

Claim:
A seal assembly for sealing a toner passage in a toner hopper used in an image forming apparatus, said seal assembly comprising: a main body portion, said main body portion including a first layer defining a first opening, an adherent layer including a second opening in register with said first opening of said first layer, said adherent layer having a first surface and a second surface, said second surface of adherent layer is adjacent said first layer and said first surface of said adherent layer further including at least one masking region, wherein said at least one masking region is covered by at least one kiss-cut release liner; and a tear-able layer wherein said tear-able layer is adhered to said first surface of said adherent layer except where said at least one masking region is covered by said kiss-cut release liner, thereby said at least one kiss-cut release liner is covered by said tear-able layer; and a pull-strip is connected to said tear-able layer.