Supply unit for supplying a developer for a copying machine

- Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a supply unit for suppyling a developer for a copying machine, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 2, with its internal mechanisms omitted.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D309911 August 14, 1990 Koyama et al.
D353834 December 27, 1994 Haida
D358163 May 9, 1995 Nomura
D363305 October 17, 1995 Nishioka et al.
D366277 January 16, 1996 Kawamura
D371389 July 2, 1996 Taneya et al.
D373788 September 17, 1996 Kurisu
D374033 September 24, 1996 Tokuda et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
M9504587 February 1996 DEX
867126 April 1993 JPX
900572 June 1994 JPX
941034 December 1995 JPX
Other references
  • U.S. Design Patent Application No. 29/039,008 filed May 18, 1995 (allowed).
Patent History
Patent number: D390867
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Inventor: Toshiyuki Kurisu (Yokohama)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Law Firm: Limbach & Limbach L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/56,234
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D18/40); Toner Or Developer Container, Cassette, Etc. (D18/43)
International Classification: 1603;