Patent ID: 8634748

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus body including an image forming unit to form an image on a recording medium; an openable top cover that includes a discharge tray and covers a first portion of a top surface of the apparatus body; a fixed top cover adjacent the openable top cover that covers a second portion of the top surface; a container-installation section in which at least one replaceable container is removably installable, positioned in the apparatus body, the container comprising: a container body to contain consumables, having a transparent portion that makes the color of the consumables contained in the container body visible from outside thereof; and a connecting portion, covered by the fixed top cover and connectible to the container-installation section of the apparatus body, to supply the consumables from the container to the apparatus body; a first holder provided in the container-installation section of apparatus body to hold the connecting portion of the container in a state in which the container is installed in the apparatus body and cover the connecting portion so that the connecting portion is not visible when the top cover is opened; and a second holder, provided in the container-installation section of the apparatus body, to hold the container body of the container in the state in which the container is installed in the apparatus body, such that the color of the consumables in the container body are visible through the transparent portion of the container body when the openable top cover is opened, wherein the entire container body is covered by the openable top cover when the container is fully installed in the apparatus body.