Patent ID: 8610964

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a lateral cover, which is an external covering to cover a lateral side of the image forming apparatus; and a connector member having at least one protrusion, by which the lateral cover is connected to the connector member; wherein the lateral cover is formed to have an inwardly-dented handgrip, which has an open end and a closed end, and at least one opening on an upper section of the handgrip, that penetrates the lateral cover; wherein the at least one protrusion protrudes downwardly from a surface of the connector member; wherein the at least one protrusion is inserted in the at least one opening of the lateral cover to penetrate the lateral cover and protrude downwardly from the upper section of the handgrip; wherein the at least one protrusion includes a plurality of protrusions, which protrude downwardly from the surface of the connector member; wherein the plurality of protrusions are set to align in line in parallel with the open end of the handgrip when the lateral cover is connected to the connector member; wherein the plurality of protrusions are aligned to have clearance between each other; and wherein the clearance is maintained to be within an amount, which restricts fingers of a user from slipping out through the plurality of protrusions when the user is gripping the handgrip.