Patent ID: 6968139

Claim:
A toner supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said container comprising: a toner accommodating portion configured to accommodate toner, said toner accommodating portion having a supply opening configured and positioned to supply toner into the image forming apparatus; a feeding member, provided in said toner accommodating portion, configured and positioned to feed the toner in said toner accommodating portion toward the supply opening; and a sealing member configured and positioned to seal the supply opening, said sealing member having: a locking portion configured and positioned to be locked by a drive locking member provided in a main assembly of the image forming apparatus; and a coupling portion configured and positioned to be coupled with a drive coupling member provided in the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, wherein said sealing member is rotatable integrally with said feeding member by a rotational force received by said coupling portion from the drive coupling member, wherein said locking portion and said coupling portion are spaced apart from each other with respect to a mounting direction of said toner supply container, and wherein said locking portion is capable of being locked by the drive locking member when the drive coupling member is in a retracted position at which said coupling portion is not coupled with the drive coupling member.