Abstract: A toner powder bottle having a base, a top, and intermediate side walls having at least one facet formed in the side wall to facilitate axial and rotational manipulation of the toner bottle to enable connection of the bottle to a bottle receiving member. Connection means cooperates with corresponding connection means of a bottle receiving member when the toner bottle is in use. A powder discharge opening formed in the base permits the flow of toner when the bottle is properly installed.

Abstract: A method which includes: (a) selecting a flexible strip which has an adhesive material on a part of the first side, thereby defining an adhesive coated portion on the first side, and the second side of the strip being free of any adhesive material; and (b) applying heat and pressure to the adhesive coated portion on the first side, by pressing a heating element directly against the adhesive coated portion on the first side, to adhere a part of the adhesive free second side to a strip attachment region on a member, wherein there is absent any adhesive material disposed between the adhered part of the adhesive free second side and the strip attachment region.