Patent ID: 8311447

Claim:
A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus, comprising: a cylindrical container body having an opening at a first side thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof adjacent the opening, the cylindrical container body having a length; an end unit having a toner outlet, a handle, and a toner inlet, the end unit disposed at the opening of the cylindrical container body, the toner outlet to discharge toner which passes through the notch, the toner inlet disposed at an end portion of the end unit and perpendicular to the length of the cylindrical container body; a shutter, at the toner outlet, to open and close the toner outlet; a conveyor, rotatably mounted within the cylindrical container body and extending along the length of the cylindrical container body, to convey the toner towards the end unit from a second side of the cylindrical container body, which is opposite to the first side, to the toner outlet; and a seal to seal the toner inlet of the end unit.