Patent ID: 7702262

Claim:
A toner container for connection to a toner-container holder of a main body of an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising: a longitudinal container body for containing toner, the container body having a first end and second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body; and a gripper at the second end; and an end attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder, the end including: a nozzle hole to receive a nozzle of the image forming apparatus; a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body; and a plug disposed within the nozzle hole which moves in a direction which is parallel to the length direction of the container body for opening/closing the toner outlet in synchronization with an attachment/detachment operation to/from the toner-container holder.