Powder container

- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a powder container, showing the new design;

FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged front view of the powder container;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the powder container;

FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged rear view of the powder container;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the powder container;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the powder container;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the powder container;

FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged top view of the powder container;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the powder container;

FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged bottom view of the powder container;

FIG. 7 is a rear, left side, and bottom perspective view of the powder container, showing only the left end portion thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front, right side, and bottom perspective view of the powder container, showing only the left end portion thereof.

The powder container shown in the drawings and described herein is configured to store powder, such as toner or carrier, for forming an image in an image forming apparatus, such as a copying machine or a printer. The powder container is arranged to be positioned with the image forming apparatus, and is configured to discharge the powder through a shutter portion according to a shortage of the powder.

The broken line showing of portions of the powder container is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a powder container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D667047
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 3, 2011
Date of Patent: Sep 11, 2012
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Yuki Oshikawa (Ayase), Hideo Yoshizawa (Saitama)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Application Number: 29/398,651
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