Patent ID: 8374524

Claim:
A retaining clip apparatus for securing a toner hopper of a toner printer cartridge, the toner hopper having a toner feeder gear housing and a top cover housing, the apparatus comprising: a first end configured to engage a protruding edge of the toner hopper; a second end having a first surface configured to engage a portion of the toner feeder gear housing and having a second surface configured to engage a portion of the top cover housing, wherein the second end comprises a substantially U-shaped portion, the substantially U-shaped portion being substantially positioned and fitted within a space between the top cover housing and the toner feeder gear housing, wherein when the top cover housing is attached to the toner hopper, the top cover housing presses against the second end, and the second end applies a downward force against the portion of the toner feeder gear housing; and, an elongated body portion connecting the first end to the second end, the first end and the second end extending from the elongated body portion in opposite directions, the elongated body portion having one or more abutting surfaces configured to abut one or more portions of the toner feeder gear housing, wherein the retaining clip apparatus secures the toner feeder gear housing to the toner hopper.